What is the Abomination of Desolation? Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) The Holy Place is the Temple, specifically in the Sanctuary. Antichous Epiphanes was a forerunner of the Anti-Christ. His abomination that desolates was set up an altar to, and image of, Zeus in the temple. Mar 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains This Abomination is a warning to God’s people to flee. It happens 3.5 yrs into the Tribulation. there are rules specified in Moses Law about what is allowed in the temple. Unless something is a holy object (like the ark of the covenant) or a holy person (like a priest), it ought not be in the temple. Theories Contradicts: This clue rules out any interpretation that does not take place at the standing temple in Jerusalem, such as the Dome of the Rock theory. It is something that is visible or something people will see and also something that can be said to be standing. Since seeing it is a sign, the implication is that the abomination becomes visible suddenly. This clue could fit the abomination being a person, a statue or perhaps even a building (except buildings do not suddenly become visible but are in a state of incompletion while being built).Theories Contradicted: This clue rules out any interpretations that presents the abomination as something you cannot see or does not stand up, such as saying it is some heretical religion or the destruction of Jerusalem itself. Daniels 70 weeks prophecy is the source of the abomination of desolation prophecy that Jesus quoted: Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. . Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. Overspreading: 3671 kanaph kaw-nawf from 3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle:- bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)). It says “Abominations” Plural. There is more than one abomination. Considering that overspreading means it’s on the “uttermost part of a building or pinnacle”, we believe the Anti-Christ will place the Crescent Moon on the wing of God’s Temple, which makes total sense. Just as they do on any mosque. More proof that it’s the Anti-Christ that does this: Dan 11:30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. Dan 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. The daily sacrifices (morning & evening) are stopped at the same time the Abomination of Desolation happens. Dan 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Armies surround and take control of Jerusalem right before her desolation . they do not move on but continue their desolation by trampling Jerusalem for a certain period of time called the times of the Gentiles: Luk 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Luk 21:21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. Luk 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. A parallel prophecy in Revelations: Rev 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. Rev 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. Gentiles literally means “Nations” What plainly follows the abomination and end of altar sacrifices is a trampling of Jerusalem by armies for 42 months. The word translated abomination in Hebrew is shiqqus. It is heavily associated with idolatrous practices as the Theological Workbook of the Old Testament explains: Shiqqus. Detestable thing, idol. This noun is always used in connection with idolatrous practices, either referring to the idols themselves as being abhorrent and detestable in Gods sight, or to something associated with the idolatrous ritual. Idols generally are referred to as an abomination (Jeremiah 16:18;Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 7:20; 2 Chron. 15:8, etc). Not only are the idols an abomination, but they that worship them become detestable like that which they love (Hosea 9:10), for they identify themselves with the idols. The abominable filth of Nahum 3:6 is shiqqus. It seems likely that, since shiqqus is everywhere else clearly related to idolatrous worship, the same would be true here. It is important to recognize that by the use of such a strong word as shiqqus God wants his people to recognize the extreme seriousness and wickedness of this sin, however attractive and popular it might be. Gods own people need to view sin from Gods perspective (Deut. 7:26) Remember from all the passages above that the verbs associated with the abomination require it be something that can be set up to stand. In other words, an idol. People and buildings are not idols, but statues can be. If people worship an idol in a building like the Dome of the Rock there, then the idol would be the abomination, not the building. (Daniel 12:11, like Daniel 9 speaks of the end times abomination placed there for 1,290 days. Everything above points to a second, final abomination of desolation fulfillment being stood up in the future by the Antichrist. If the first one, a statue of Zeus, was a idolatrous worship statue (fitting the Torah definition of abomination), then we would expect the next one done by the Antichrist to be the same. What will it be? We do not have to speculate or wonder any longer. As it happens, there is an idol of worship featured prominently in Revelation in connection with the Antichrist. However, you may not have ever recognized it as such due to the slightly different terminology used: Rev 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. An image is a likeness or representation of something. When it comes to false gods like Zeus or the Antichrist, it typically refers to a statue. But this is more than a statue. The image of the Antichrist made by the False Prophet for all to worship has a spirit with or in it that enables it to speak!: Rev 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. Notice in both Rev.16 & Rev.19 it says “in his image”: Rev_16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. Rev_19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. However we are also not discounting the fact that the IMAGE may be a statue which represents the Empires Image not the Mans, such as a Crest or coat of arms, containing the Crescent moon and star of Baal, which today represents Allah.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:02:54 +0000
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