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As a die‑hard Dispensationalist, I loved studying eschatology. I would pore over Daniel and Revelation often. Ironically, the catalyst that prompted my change was Daniel 9 and the 70-week prophecy. I was reading the chapter for the seemingly millionth time, and I’m definitely not the “prayer warrior” type, but this time, I was praying to God for clarity and understanding. When I got to verse 27, I heard a gentle voice say, “That’s me.” After twenty years of being a Christian, this had never happened before, nor has it happened since.

“Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolateʺ (Daniel 9:27).

For twenty long years, this “he” was, in my mind, the antichrist…the one who eventually would arise as a world ruler and make a covenant with Israel. No one in the world could have convinced me otherwise. I had never even heard that there was a counter‑argument to this. When I heard the voice, I was taken aback, stopped reading for a moment, and said, “No Lord, that’s the antichrist.” I heard again in a more assertive tone, “No, that’s me.” You could imagine what was racing through my mind. Now I knew this was not me imagining things. In an instant, I was so positive that “He,” who was the covenant confirmer in Daniel 9:27, was Jesus that absolutely no one could have convinced me otherwise. Even with my skeptical, analytical mind, I needed no explanation nor elaboration because I simply knew I’d heard from the Lord. I thought naively, “I wonder if anyone else knows this??” I immediately Googled “who is the he…” and the search bar automatically completed…“of Daniel 9:27,” and to my utter surprise, I learned that prominent commentators like Matthew Henry, who died in 1714, knew that this was, in fact not antichrist but Jesus Christ who confirms the New Covenant. Also, to my surprise, I learned that Dispensationalism is a relatively new doctrine with somewhat sketchy origins.