In this section of our study, “A Biblical View of the End Times,” we are examining the political ascent of the antichrist after the Rapture. There are likely a series of events which take place between the Rapture and the start of the Tribulation, suggesting there is an unknown gap of time between these two points. While this is not the conventional view, it is one which several Bible passages strongly paint as the accurate one. In this lesson, we explore the backdrop of the Fourth Seal Judgment, and its implications for the covenant the antichrist will subsequently confirm with Israel (Daniel 9:27).