In light of Daniel 9:24, I interpret the remaining verses to center in the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
This is why I understand the Lord Jesus to be the subject of Daniel 9:27, "He (the Messiah) shall confirm the covenant with many" (וְהִגְבִּ֥יר בְּרִ֛ית לָרַבִּ֖ים, καὶ δυναστεύσει ἡ διαθήκη εἰς πολλούς).
Therefore, I interpret the "many" as referring to the Jewish remnant, in keeping with Isaiah 53:11-12, fulfilled on the cross (Matthew 20:28), and anticipated in the cup of the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:27-28; Mark 14:23-24; Luke 22:20).
The Lord Jesus made strong God's covenant with Abraham by suffering the curse of that covenant (Genesis 15:18), because God had called down damnation on his own head if the promise to Abram failed (Genesis 15:8-17 with Jeremiah 34:18-20).
The whole context of the Lord's Supper is the eternal covenant, initially inaugurated with Abraham, confirmed in the cross, and sealed in the cup (Luke 22:29).
In light of Matthew 24:15-16, Mark 13:14, and Luke 21:20 , we must understand the last part of Daniel 9:26-27 as pointing to the Roman prince Titus who accomplished this in A.D. 70, within the lifetime of those who witnessed the Messiah's being cut off by his crucifixion.
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
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