You see, the A.V. says "and he (Jesus) shall confirm (strengthen) the covenant (referring to the Abrahamic covenant already mentioned in Dan. 9:4, Gen. 12:1-3) with many for one week (7-years), whereas the R.V. says And "he" (Antichrist) will make a firm covenant (peace) with many for one week (7-years). Ask yourself which one did God say, because he didn't say both! Did God say "confirm the covenant" (A.V.); or "make a firm covenant" (R.V.). Friend don't be deceived, there's all the difference in the world confirming or strengthening "the" covenant ("the" existing Abrahamic covenant - Dan. 9:4, Ge. 17:1-8) as apposed to making "a" new covenant of peace with Israel for 7-years! Next, notice how the end of verse 27 "qualifies" the he in the R.V. when you change the words to "the desolator" instead of the correct reading in the A.V. ! Let's face it, the one who does the desolationg is totally opposite the ones who are desolated, right? Ask yourself again, which one did God say? "The desolate" in A.V. or "the desolator" in the R.V.? Like night is opposite to day and Antichrist is opposite to Christ, they are radically different! Do you see what has happened here? Satan has really pulled a wool over the eyes of this modern day Laodician church by changing our foundation, the word of God (Ps. 11:3)! After all, that was Satan's plan in 1885 to begin with: to destroy the word of God. Then later, in Sir Robert's time, Satan placed the thought in his mind to switch his Bibles; which of course completely altered the outcome of his standard work, "The Coming Prince" !
In 1917, Brother C.I. Scofield brought this same interpretation of Dan. 9:27 to America in his copyrighted notes found on pages 914 and 915 in his 1917 Scofield Reference Edition of the Bible. By the way, it is interesting to note that Sir Robert and Brother Scofield were close friends! As time went on, other writers sch as Larking, Ironside, McClain, Penetcost, Green, Walvoord, etc. wrote prophetic books which "also agreed" with Sir Robert's R.V. interprettation of Dan. 9:27 and formed the basis of our modern prophetic teachings we hear today! Unbelieveable? Absolutely, bit agree with Paul when he says for us in 1Thess. 5:21 to "prove all things; hold fast that which is good." Please don't just take this at face value: check these things out for yourself. Study to show thy self approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed...(2Tim. 2:15).
Why don't you right now get a Strongs Concordance, and see if you can find any verse in the Bible which reads "7 year tribulation period," or "the tribulation" or "the tribulation period."That's right, there's not one single verse in A.V., is there? On the contrary, Rev. 12:6, Rev. 11:3, Rev. 12:4, Rev. 11:2, Dan. 7:25, and Dan 12: 7 all declare in different terms a future 3-1/2 time of "great tribulation"; and there's not even one single verse in the A.V. let alone two which backs up a 7-year tribulation period as "traditionally taught" (Mt. 18:16, 2Cor 13:1). Let's try another. See if you can find in the Bible any verse that says the antichrist confirms any kind of covenant anywhere. However, in Romans 15:8 and Gal. 3:17, you will find clear evidence that Jesus Christ confirms (strengthens) the Abrahamic covenant!
Brother, if the "root" be holy (A.V.) so are the branches (Rom. 11:16)! However, Sir Robert Anderson switched "roots" on us and used an "un-holy root" (the R.V. 1885) as the foundational scriptures for his book "The Coming Prince," which has produced the un-holy fruit of incorrect modern prophecy teaching on Daniel's vision of the seventy weeks. This defection from the truth, in other words, has produced a "false way" (Ps 119:104), pleasing to our "Laodicean ears," but potentially damaging to our bodies! (Mic. 3, Jer. 6:13-14, Ezek. 13:10-16).
Before we end, let's look at one more thing. Notice in Dan. 9:25 there are 69 weeks-of-years (483 years) "unto" the Messiah (meaning anointed) the Prince. Jesus was annointed the "Messiah" at his baptism in Luke 3:21-23; which began his 3-1/2 year public ministry. So "unto" the Messiah in vs. 25 is 69 weeks! Now in vs. 26 it says "after" the 69 weeks shall Messiah be cut-off (crucified). Well how long "after" his baptism was it until he ws cut-off or crucified? It naturally was 3-1/2 years or the entire duration of his public ministry; therefore "after" means "3-1/2 years after," which makes 69-1/2 weeks used up at the crucification of Christ! "not" 69 weeks as traditionally taught! That only leaves 1/2 week or 3-1/2 future left of Daniel's 70th week after the crucification! Which of course is the great tribulation or "time of Jacob's troubles." So now where's the 7 year tribulation period? It can only be found in the perverted R.V. reading of Dan. 9:24-27, that's where!
Finally, brethren, 2 Cor 2:1 states, "For we are not as many which corrupt the word of God: but of sincerity, but of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ." If we are the generation on which the ends of the world are come (1 Cor. 10:11), and believe we are, it is absolutely essential we be found faithful to God's pure word (A.V.), not the Devil's word (R.V.), when Jesus returns! After all, he said in Luke 18:8, "...when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" I can't help but wonder also about that question, considering what the Devil done to corrupt and twist God's word in this last century! He has taken away the "key of knowledge" - the true word, (Luke 11:52) from most Christians today through corrupted bibles and perverted end time teachings based on the same. Jesus promises us if we will keep (guard from loss or injury by keeing the eye upon) his word, he will keep (guard from loss or injury by keeping the eye upon) us from "the hour of temptation" (3-1/2 yr. great tribulation), which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth (Rev. 3:8-10). What a wonderful promise, but conditional! We must first keep (guard from loss or injury) his pure word, the Authorized King James Bible, and then he will do the same for us! Remember that letter is written to the Church. Therefore "...Awake thou sleepest,...and Christ shall give thee light" (Eph. 5:14). Be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, search the scriptures to see if these things be so! He who has ears to hear, let him hear.