According to the Biblical Prophecy ‘Experts,’ What Starts the Last 7 Years?

 

That is a very good question, what do the most famous Biblical prophecy ‘experts’ believe will be the event that starts the last 7 years? 

Here is the answer, they believe the event that starts the last 7 years is the peace treaty.

 

In popular Christian eschatology (the study of end-times events), particularly within dispensational premillennialism, the signing of a seven-year peace treaty (or covenant) involving the Antichrist and Israel is the specific event believed to start the final seven-year period, often referred to as the Tribulation.

 

Many modern-day evangelical and dispensationalist Bible teachers subscribe to the view that a seven-year peace treaty (or covenant) involving the Antichrist and Israel will initiate the final seven years (the Tribulation period). This interpretation is a cornerstone of this specific eschatological framework.

 

Prominent figures and authors who teach this perspective include:

 

Dr. David Jeremiah: A well-known pastor, author, and founder of Turning Point Ministries, Dr. Jeremiah has written and taught extensively on end-times prophecy, adhering to the view that the Antichrist will confirm a seven-year covenant with Israel, which starts the Tribulation.

Dr. Mark Hitchcock: A prolific author and Bible prophecy expert, Dr. Hitchcock focuses on current events aligning with prophetic timelines, and he teaches that the seven-year covenant is the key trigger for the final period.

Robert Clifton Robinson: An author and teacher who frequently writes blog posts and books on biblical prophecy, emphasizing that the Daniel 9:27 prophecy of a seven-year peace plan is the beginning event of the Tribulation.

 

Dr. J. Dwight Pentecost: While his prominent work, the Bible Knowledge Commentary, was published decades ago, his interpretation of the Daniel 9 prophecy as a future seven-year covenant made by the Antichrist remains highly influential and is the basis for many modern teachers' views.

 

Joel Richardson: An author and filmmaker known for his focus on Middle Eastern prophecy, Richardson discusses the role of the covenant, although his views on the Antichrist's origin might differ slightly from traditional interpretations, the core concept of the treaty remains central to the timeline.

 

This teaching is widely disseminated through prophecy conferences, Christian television and radio, books, and online resources. The general consensus among those who hold this view is that the treaty will be brokered by a rising world leader (the Antichrist) and will guarantee Israel's security, allowing for the rebuilding of their Temple in Jerusalem.

 

And you know what, I agree that the last 7 years, or the 70^th Week will begin with the signing of the peace treaty with the many. In fact, it just happened: On October 13, 2025 the peace treaty was signed with the many.

 

So, why aren’t all these Biblical 'experts' proclaiming that the last 7 years has begun? It is probably because they also believe in the pre-tribulation rapture theory, which states that the rapture also occurs at the beginning of the last 7 years.  And since Christians have not been raptured yet, they reason the last 7 years has not begun. BTW, most pretribbers erroneously call the last 7 years the tribulation even though the tribulation events are only from Seals 1 to 4.

Part of the reason for their incorrect rapture thinking and failure to realize that the last 7 years has begun is that they also believe in a man-made theological system that came about in the 1830s called dispensationalism. This system forces them to interpret scripture in a certain way.

 

Dispensationalism is a Christian theological framework for interpreting the Bible that views history as a series of distinct "dispensations" or "administrations" in which God relates to humanity in different ways. A core tenet is maintaining a distinction between Israel and the Christian Church, and using a consistent literal interpretation of Scripture, especially biblical prophecy.

 

With their dispensational constraint they then interpret scripture based on what their theological system dictates rather than allowing the scriptures to speak for themselves. And the theological system of dispensationalism dictates that there has to be a pre-tribulation rapture.

 

In dispensationalism, the Rapture is a central and distinct event in end-times prophecy that involves the sudden removal of the Christian Church from the earth before a seven-year period of Great Tribulation. This event serves to "pause" God's dealings with the Church (the current "Dispensation of Grace") so that He can resume His specific prophetic program with national Israel.

 

So, basically they are allowing a man-made system dictate to them how to interpret scripture rather than interpreting scripture for what it says. 

And what does scripture say regarding the rapture? I refer you to the Apostle Paul who addressed the Thessalonians about their incorrect rapture belief—they believed the rapture was imminent or had already occurred and God through the Apostle Paul told them that certain things had to occur first.

 

1 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

 

2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit, or a message, or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.

 

3 No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

 

4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. 2 Thes 2:1-4

 

As you just read God told them that before the rapture, which occurs at the day of the Lord, that the apostasy must occur first, the antichrist be revealed and the abomination of desolation occur. All of that must occur before the rapture.

 

Therefore, since those things must occur first, then the rapture is not imminent until those things occur. Thus, the dispensational theory that contends the rapture is imminent cannot be correct because it contradicts scripture. 

And here is another scripture that disproves dispensational thinking. How can God have a different dispensation for Israel and Christians when they have been grafted together into one.

 

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, Rom 11:17.

 

So, how can there be a dispensation for two groups when we have been combined? There cannot.

And if you don't believe me about the dispensational error here is what the 'experts' say.

The most significant argument against thebiblical interpretation system of dispensationalism is that it fragments the unified message of Scripture by postulating a fundamental distinction between Israel and the Church, leading to an inconsistent interpretive method and a denial that Christ and the New Testament are the culmination and fulfillment of Old Testament promises. 

 

Critics, primarily from the covenant theology perspective, raise several specific points:

 

·         Disunity of Scripture: Dispensationalism is accused of "chopping up" the Bible into distinct, self-contained "dispensations" (periods of time where God tests humanity under specific rules), which obscures the overarching, continuous story of God's single plan of redemption through Jesus Christ that spans the entire Bible.

·         Separation of Israel and the Church: A core tenet of dispensationalism is a hard distinction between national/ethnic Israel and the Church as two separate peoples of God with different promises and destinies (one earthly, one heavenly). Critics argue that the New Testament presents the Church as the spiritual "Israel of God" and the continuous people of God, where the wall between Jew and Gentile has been broken down in Christ.

·         Inconsistent Hermeneutic: While dispensationalists advocate a "plain" or "literal" interpretation, especially for prophecy, critics point out this is applied inconsistently. For example, when the New Testament interprets an Old Testament prophecy (like the rebuilding of David's tabernacle in Acts 15) as being fulfilled spiritually in the Church, dispensationalists may label this an "application" to maintain the need for a future literal fulfillment in a physical Israel. This leads to a complex system rather than a "plain" one.

So, having established that the dispensational system is faulty, when in the end times does the rapture occur? God in scripture tells us It occurs at the day of the Lord.

 

That you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit, or a message, or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 2 Thes 2:2

 

And when in the end times does the day of the Lord occur? God clearly tells us it begins after the sun is darkened and the moon is turned to blood.

 

The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes. Acts 2:20

 

And the sun is darkened, and the moon is turned to blood after the Sixth seal is opened.

 

12 And I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;

 

13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.

 

14 The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

 

15 Then the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;

 

16 and they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the sight of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;

 

17 for the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Rev 6:12-17

 

Therefore, the rapture and the day of the Lord occur after the sixth seal has been opened. Take note that in the scripture passage above the men of the earth hide because they see Jesus. That is exactly what happens at the rapture, Jesus is seen in the clouds and men hide. And after the rapture God’s wrath begins to be poured out upon the earth, which is exactly what the passage above says will happen—for the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

 

According to the ‘experts’ the last 7 years begins with the peace treaty, I agree, but their man-made erroneous dispensational system does not allow them to recognize that the last 7 years began on 10/13/2025 with the signing of the peace treaty with the many, and it also forces them to deny the fact that the rapture occurs at the day of the Lord after the opening of the sixth seal.

And since the last 7 years have begun, this is what we have to look forward to in the next 3.5 years—by the spring of 2029—we should see Seals 1 to 5 occur; a conquering world force, nuclear world war, a hyperinflationary financial collapse, a 25% population drop, the ‘coming on the scene’ of the UFO connected antichrist, the strengthening of the peace treaty, a rebuilt Jewish temple, the abomination of desolation, the mark of the beast, and the antichrist war of persecution against Jews and Christians. 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36  

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My Dream Just Came True a Second Time--A Paradise Lost--Is America Next? UPDATED

 

It looks like my dream from 2012 just got another major fulfillment and it is also looking like it will get another major fulfillment on the highly synced date of 9/30/2028—let's take a look. 

My Dream 

On February 20, 2012—President’s Day—I had a prophetic dream. Here is my account of it from the post; Dreams of a Paradise Lost.

 

On President’s Day, 2/20/2012, just after midnight I had what I believe to be a dream from God involving that picture. Here is how I remember it; a man came running into the room where the tropical island paradise wall mural is. He was an average build man, with medium to light complexion and a short beard. He looked scared to death; he had a look of stark terror and fear on his face and was in a panic, but did not or could not say anything. I think I called to him a couple of times loudly and asked; “what is wrong?” He did not answer. The next thing I saw was the wall mural of the tropical island but I could not see any of the scene, it had turned a smoky--cloudy black and gray similar to what is depicted below. 

 

Later the same night I had another dream; I remember seeing a Google Earth picture of a city and I heard “check the distance from Oklahoma City.” My response was; “Why Oklahoma City, what does that have to do with anything?”

 

The Fulfillments 

That was my dream, and it was fulfilled on 9/20/2017 when category 5 hurricane Maria slammed into St. Croix near two towns named Williams Delight and Frederiksted (My name is William Frederick) almost to the exact hour 2039 days after my dream. And St Croix is 2039 NM from Oklahoma City—my dream was fulfilled--a paradise suffered a great destruction! (Note: It is not my delight to see others suffer, and BTW, from my house to Mt. Rainier is exactly 2039 NM.)

Now, guess what, check this out, from 2/20/2012 to 10/28/2025, when the island paradise of Jamaica suffered a destruction from category 5 hurricane Maria, is exactly 5000 days!

 

Is there a connection between my dream and both category 5 hurricanes Maria, and Melissa devastating island paradises?

 

The Bible Message 

Yet there is more, in the post about my dream I also wrote this.

 

This morning I asked God to give me a message for this post from His Word when I randomly opened my Bible. I randomly opened to Jeremiah 18 which contains messages for two groups of people, the nations and Israel, and a prayer and warning to the evil doers.

 

Jeremiah 18

 

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

 

2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

 

3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels.

 

4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

 

5 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

 

6 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.

 

7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

 

8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

 

9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;

 

10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

 

11 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.

 

12 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

 

13 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

 

14 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?

 

15 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

 

16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

 

17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

 

18 Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

 

19 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

 

20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

 

21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.

 

22 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

 

23 Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. 

So, as you can see on that day I randomly opened my Bible to Jeremiah 18—a chapter about God letting destruction come upon a nation for their wickedness. The passage even mentions this; “I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy.” 

And an East wind can be the most dangerous wind in a hurricane in certain conditions as noted below.

 

An east wind becomes the most dangerous if you are on the "dirty side" of a hurricane as it moves northward.

 

Here's why:

 

A hurricane moves north: As a hurricane travels north along a coastline, its right-front quadrant is located on its eastern side.

 

The speeds combine: The storm's counter-clockwise rotation pulls in air from the south, and this southerly wind combines with the storm's northward forward motion.

 

The east wind impact: This combination produces a strong east wind that pushes immense amounts of ocean water onto the coast, creating a devastating storm surge. 

Both Maria and Melissa were moving north when they slammed into St. Croix and Jamaica respectively.

 

The Date Syncs 

In previous posts we have identified 9/29-30/2028 (Yom Kippur in 2028, which begins at sunset on the 29^th and goes to sunset on the 30^th) as a very important watch date for a great destruction to come upon America the Babylon. And guess how many days it is from my dream to 9/29/2028? It is 6066 days (666). 

Speaking of 6066, Strong’s Hebrew #6066 is Onesh—punishment, penalty.

 

And from 10/28/2025--when Melissa hit--to 9/29/2028 is 1066 days. Strong’s Hebrew #1066 is Bokim—weeping or place of weeping.

 

And from my dream to 9/30/2028 is 6067 days. And 6067 has many syncs to 9/30/2028 which you can read about in the post; My Dream Was Encoded in Pi. Here is one of the syncs.

 

And from 10/28/2025 to 9/30/2028 is 1067 days. Strong’s Greek #1067 is Gehenna—hell, and Strong’s Hebrew #1067 is Bekirah—First born daughter—America is the first born daughter of her mother country England and her destruction will be like Gehenna.

I wrote the following to Steve Wilkin, “Steve I think I am onto something. Do you have any info on 1066, 5000, and 6066?” And here is what Steve replied with.

 

 

 

The Distance Syncs 

Now let’s consider some distances. The mural that I saw in my dream was a picture of Hawaii. And it just so happens that you can draw a line from Jamaica to Hawaii 5000 miles long, which matches the number of days from my dream to when Melissa hit Jamaica!

 

Also, you can draw 2 lines in a northerly direction from Washington, D.C., one to China that is 6066 NM long--number of days from my dream to 9/29/2028. 

And you can draw one from Washington D.C. to Russia that is 6066 M long. 

You can also draw a line 5000 NM to Russia. 

Jeremiah tells us that the destruction of America the Babylon comes from the north. Those lines from Washington DC were drawn to the north.

 

Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the Lord. Jer 51:48 

I believe this destruction is recorded in scripture, when the 3 world’s superpowers—USA—Russia—China will attack each other in a nuclear exchange allowing the antichrist--little horn--to take over the world.

 

I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. Dan 7:8

 

And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. Dan 7:24

 

Another Bible Message 

I asked God to give me a message for this post by randomly opening my Bible. I opened it to Proverbs 1, which is another passage that talks about the destruction that comes for not fearing God and rejecting His ways.

 

1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;…

 

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction…

 

15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

 

16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

 

17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

 

18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

 

19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof…

 

24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

 

25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

 

26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

 

27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

 

28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

 

29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

 

30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

 

31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

 

32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

 

33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

 

Conclusion 

In light of my dream, the verses that God led me to, the synced destructions of St. Croix and Jamaica, all the number syncs and their meanings associated with 9/29-30/2028, and the distance syncs; is all of this a confirmation of a destruction coming upon America the Babylon on 9/29-30/2028? 

And if this is the day of her destruction how would that work into a chronology of the last 7 years? At this point in time I see 2 possibilities, see this post for the details; Is a Prophetic Countdown Underway for 2029 or 2032? 

Update: Got another email from Steve in response to this post.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36  

Not sure that you will go to heaven? The end times are knocking on the door and so is Jesus. He wants to save you; will you let him? Find out what you must do to be saved, click here.  

New to end times prophecy? Get a solid grasp on what's coming and how to prepare. Download 'Escape God's Wrath: A Beginner's Guide to the End Times' for FREE and find out how to navigate the future with confidence. It is also available on Amazon in paperback, or audio.

 

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If you're tired of confusing theories and failed predictions, discover the clarity you've been looking for. The Coming Epiphany, trusted by thousands since 2004, offers a comprehensive and literal explanation of end-time prophecy, grounded firmly in scripture.

 

This updated edition goes far beyond our articles to reveal critical answers you need now: 

The true nature and timing of the Day of the Lord. 

The key events that must precede the rapture. 

America's surprising end-times fate. 

How to prepare for what is coming. 

An end times chronology reconciling the date parameters of 1260, 1290, 1335 and 2520. 

In a world filled with questions about the future, this book aims to provide a clear perspective. Don't guess what's next. Know what the scripture reveals. Get your copy in paperback, eBook, or audio and join thousands of readers finding understanding today.