He is in the wilderness, do not go out; Look! That terrible time of trouble is destined to coincide with the coming of Christ. Yes, it is the same as "the disgusting thing that causes desolation" that began as the League of Nations and that now exists as the United Nations. 24 And as Jesus added: In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short. (Matt. Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.. 5 To be true to type, the desolating of Christendom must come within the time period in which a system of things comes to its full conclusion. 33 Also, as foretold in the final part of Jesus prophecy, all nations have been gathered before the Son of man, Jesus Christ, enthroned in the heavens. That the admonition above applies to Christians in the future and not merely those living in Judea in the first century is evident from the span of verses immediately following, where Jesus went on to say: As regards the little horn with eyes and a mouth speaking great blasphemies, the prophecy states: Is the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses the disgusting thing? What is the holy place and how will it be brought to desolation? But primarily what causes the Bible to call it disgusting or abominable is that it was put in place of Gods Messianic kingdom for which Christians are taught to pray. the present worldwide system of things has been in its time of the end. (Luke 21:24) The prophet Daniel associates the time of the end with the placing of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation when he writes: Make secret the words and seal up the book, until the time of the end. Now, lets consider Daniel 11:31 more closely. Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. Love of Christendom is not going to deepen or to spread. in the tribulation upon Jerusalem it was the armed forces of the Sixth World Power (Imperial Rome) that acted as the disgusting thing that causes desolation. In the coming great tribulation as it affects the antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem (Christendom), it is the members of the Eighth World Power that carry out the work of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation. And are these members of the Eighth World Power armed? Such disgusting things evidently refer, not to idolatrous objects, but to things generally unclean or repulsive, as dirt and filth, thereby making the rapacious city despicable in the eyes of all. However, for the reason previously stated it simply cannot be true that the U.N. is presently in the role of the image the idol brought to life by the resuscitated beast. standing in a holy place. (Mt 24:15) In 66C.E. 24:30; 25:31-46. EHV. Read discussions, or register to add your comments or ask questions, (Most modern translations use the term abomination, rather than disgusting thing. For comparison check out, Calling to mind the words of the Lord Jesus, discerning Christians living in Judea and Jerusalem seized the opportunity. And yet it will be! Hence what affects the most important part will also affect the rest or remaining part of Babylon the Great. ERV. Additional prophecies of a disgusting thing. 12 What though, is pictured by the scarlet-colored wild beast that has seven heads and ten horns and on which Babylon the Great rides? (b)What reason, then, is there for the Bible to call the international peace organization a disgusting thing or abomination? the conclusion of the system of things. (Matt. 32. That is almost unbelievable! 'Now when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be let the reader understandthen those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 32 Other Bible texts combine together to show such guidance. 30 Jesus words, immediately after, do not mean right after ancient Jerusalems great tribulation in 70C.E. . Most other translations use the expression armed forces instead of merely arms. These forces under the command of the king of the north likely are presently manifest in military alliances such as NATO and various other coalitions, but may also be expressed by militarized police and the oxymoronically named Homeland Security force in the United States, which in the event of martial law will come to the fore as the enforcer of the dictates of the last kingdom of man. 15 "The prophet Daniel said that the disgusting thing that will cause destruction will stand in the holy place. The "abomination of desolation" is a Hebrew idiom, meaning "the abomination that maketh desolate." St. Luke ( Luke 21:20) does not use the expression; it would have sounded strange to his Gentile readers. In all justice the whole system must end! to flee before the disgusting thing returned three and a half years later bringing utter desolation upon the holy city. 24:15-21) Obediently, Jesus disciples in Judea did flee from that province after they saw the large army of General Cestius Gallus besiege and then suddenly retreat from the holy city of Jerusalem. For he has executed judgment upon the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged the blood of his slaves at her hand.Rev. 21 It is because they still fight against Gods Messianic kingdom, for they strive to keep their occupancy of the earth by their armed might. Antiochus treated Israel with such violence and contempt that they rebelled against him. Here is a link to a Watchtower article fleshing out the setting leading up to the desolation of Jerusalem. The United Nations is the disgusting thing, and Christendom is viewed as a holy place by its followers. Down to everlasting desolation will go the antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem (Christendom). Though it has historical fulfillments, there is also a future fulfillment when daily sacrifices will be offered in Jerusalem and then cut off and replaced by some sort of blasphemous display. by Syrian King AntiochusIV (Epiphanes). the constant feature has been removed and there has been a placing of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation.Dan. Rather, hate will supplant any love for her. Keep praying that your flight may not occur in wintertime, nor on the sabbath day; for then there will be great tribulation. (Matt. It will be the grand finale of the great tribulation. During that finale it [that is, the scarlet-colored wild beast that came up out of the abyss in the year 1945] goes off into destruction. (Rev. With her the nonreligious elements of this system of things have committed fornication in a spiritual sense, sharing with her in her crimes against the faithful people of Jehovah God and against all the rest of his earthly human creatures. The use of en tachei [shortly] in Revelation 1:1 should make one pause before he decides. The eighth chapter of Daniel makes that connection clear, as the context indicates the removal of the constant feature and the trampling of the holy place coincides with the fierce-looking king bringing to ruin the people made up of holy ones. The words "spoken of by Daniel the prophet" are omitted in many of the best MSS. In, on, among. Indeed that abomination did come in Roman form in AD 70. Jehovah's Witnesses have also pre-identified the disgusting thing that will bring desolation; recognizing the United Nations as a disgusting thing in God's sight; since it is posed to become a world government, and as such, it presumes to accomplish what only God's kingdom can possibly accomplish. The Watchtower first began teaching that the League of Nations was the original abomination as well as the manifestation of the symbolic scarlet-colored beast of Revelation back around 1929. The same Eighth World Power will be his handy tool in making the desolation of Babylon the Great complete. (b)May they be among those to whom what cry of praise to Jehovah is directed? The word "desolation" means to be in a condition that is uninhabitable and devastated. But she had her type back there in Bible times. No Jew can prove his qualifications as a real member of that priestly family. Eusebius, the first great historian of the church, says that when the Romans fell upon Jerusalem, the church at Jerusalem . Ezekiel 44:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. . In fact, she is said to be the great city that has a kingdom over the kings of the earth. (Rev. Jerusalems desolation in 70C.E. Indeed, Scripture calls sexual sins like adultery, homosexuality, and bestiality abominations (e.g., Leviticus 18:22, 29-30). . He was also a lead pastor of a very small church (5 years) and a very large church (eleven years. 36 Boast for just a little while the Eighth World Power may, that it has desolated all false religion included in Babylon the Great, but it will never be able to boast that it will have desolated Gods only true religion, the miraculously preserved true Christianity. 31. Her type, the prophetic figure of her, is the unfaithful Jerusalem of the first century of our Common Era. 24:3) The desolating of Jerusalem in 70C.E. However, its ascending up from the earth symbolizes its recovery from death as if coming out of grave the abyss. The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings. 26 Fleeing out of the antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem (Christendom) has been the right thing for them to do at any time since the end of World WarI in 1918. And the appearance of the antitypical disgusting thing standing in a holy place is an immediate precursor of a time of tribulation that will bring the entire world to the brink of extinction. "The daily sacrifice will be stopped. In view of what does a question of doubt arise as to Christendoms desolation? When you see 'the abomination that causes desolation' standing where it does not belong--let the reader understand--then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains. If a group of Christians sat down to list perplexing passages, it wouldnt take long for someone to mention Matthew 24:15-16: So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet Daniellet the reader understandthen let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.. brought the end of the holy place, Jerusalem, the holy city. (Mt 27:53) However, the Scriptures direct our attention to a heavenly Jerusalem, the Messianic Kingdom, which is represented on earth by anointed Christians. 36. Therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken about by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place(let the reader use discernment), then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains.. The disciples then asked Jesus to explain: When will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age? (24:3). Christendoms destruction had its prophetic picture made nineteen hundred years ago. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine. 12:4-11; see also 11:40. 17:9-11. (Space forbids that I address double and partial fulfillments of elements of 24:3-35. Also, the gathering has been done with worldwide announcement and notification, like a great trumpet sound, through the witness given both by word of mouth and by means of the printed publications of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in many languages. The disciples probably thought they were asking one question. "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), A. Long ago The Watch Tower in its issue of July15, 1926, page215, explained that under the heading League Foretold. At that time the peace-and-security organization still was; it had not ceased to be, as it did during World WarII. At whichever spot. In the historical books, abomination always describes idolatry, often with child sacrifice (1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13). He uttered that remarkable prophecy in connection with foretelling the sign of . While the Jewish people, and particularly their religious leaders in Jesus days on earth, were evidently scrupulous in avoiding anything connected with literal idols, they were, nevertheless, guilty of disgusting practices of self-idolatry, disobedience, hypocrisy, greed, and falsehood, and Jesus said that, like their forefathers, they had turned the temple into a cave of robbers. (Mt 23:1-15, 23-28; Lu 16:14, 15; compare Mt 21:13 and Jer 7:11,30.) When he came to suppress the rebellion, his forces entered the temple, stopped the regular sacrifices, set up an idol of or altar for Zeus, and apparently offered swine there as a sacrifice. Look! (a)Till when did the chosen ones of nineteen hundred years ago wait before fleeing out of all Judea? This object of disgust, an idol, will cause desolation, causing those in Judea to flee to the mountains ( Matthew 24:16 ). 26. (a)What has that Seventh World Power professed to be religiously, and so what question arises? But they make perfect sense if Jesus predicts that another abomination of desolation, like Antiochus Epiphanes of Daniel, is coming. Bring biblical wisdom to the confusing issues across the world by making a gift to our international work. Eventually, corrupt priests and kings brought various disgusting things into the very temple of Jehovah. Tugis life was full of dignity and worth. It was in the year 66 C.E. What did the Watch Tower issue of July15, 1926, explain the scarlet-colored wild beast to be, and how is it an eighth king? 16 Necessarily the fulfillment of this prophecy means great tribulation for Christendom, the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great. The Desolating of Christendom by the Disgusting Thing. In short, the disgusting thing will stand in a holy place when the present system collapses and is replaced by a tyrannical world government, supported initially by organized religion, and the work of Jehovahs Witnesses is crushed. Well, the United Nations of today cannot be called a Christian organization, for about half of the 127 member nations of which it is composed do not profess to be Christian. She is called the mother of the harlots and of the disgusting things of the earth. She holds a golden cup full of the disgusting things of her fornication with the kings of the earth. Though she curries the favor of the earthly kingdoms, sitting on top of a symbolic wild beast composed of such kingdoms, the time comes when this beast refuses to carry her, turns on her, and completely desolates her.See BABYLON THE GREAT. All of them are armed, more heavily and destructively so than has been the case of the nations in all previous history. At the time that. Scientists describe core disgust as a mechanism of food rejection. That connection is confirmed in the 8th chapter of Daniel as well, where we read regarding the fierce-looking king: It exalted itself even against the Prince of the army, and from him the constant feature was taken away, and the established place of his sanctuary was thrown down. . According to divine prophecy (Daniel 11:31 and Da 12:11), a "disgusting thing that causes desolation" was to play a shocking role in this twentieth century. (b)In spite of what fact has Christendom been most forward in riding the United Nations, and why? The Disgusting Thing that Causes Desolation "Therefore, when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken about by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place (let the reader use discernment), then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains." Jesus Christ __________ Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases on Amazon.com. And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not. What is the connection between the prophecies of Daniel and Jesus? Jesus warned His disciples of an "abomination of desolation" who would defile the temple. 19:1,2. a See Volume1, pages192, 193 of the book Word Pictures in the New Testament, as of 1930, by A.T.Robertson, M.A., LL.D. Is this a figure we should still expect, or has he come already? A desolation, devastation. Disgusting Things Leading to Desolation. Daniels prophecy foretold disgusting things associated with desolation. He has three children and three grandchildren (so far). Any possibility that persons continuing in the practice of a disgusting thing might gain entrance into the New Jerusalem, the Lambs chaste bride class, is ruled out at Revelation 21:9, 10,27. 10:6,11) Christendom is the antitype or the thing that was typed so long ago. (b)By what time will the full number have been gathered out, allowing for God to do what? Because the emergence of the last kingdom initiates Gods hour of judgment upon the world and the book of Revelation is quite clear that all who give their allegiance to the wild beast after it emerges from a death-like state, from the abyss, do not have their names written in the book of life. (b)How is Babylon the Great implicated in this, and who actually is she? (b)How does Revelation 17:12-14 describe the final efforts of the disgusting thing? Jesus' reference to "the disgusting thing that is causing desolation" (11:31), in his prophecy about the sign of his presence, shows that this power struggle of the two kings continues right down to "the conclusion of the system of things." Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. The interpretation of Daniel 9-11 is difficult and disputed, but it does have some fixed points, and the nature of the abomination that causes desolation is one of them. However, there are still a number of serious problems with Bethels latest, revised interpretation foremost being, that the eighth king, symbolized by the scarlet-colored wild beast from the abyss regardless of what agency ultimately fulfills the role has not begun ruling for the prophesied one hour.. (b)What salvation will they experience as regards the coming tribulation? As regards the proper identification of the they who put in place the disgusting thing, we must look to the 13th chapter of Revelation, where we are informed that a two-horned beast will ascend from the bowels of the earth and authoritatively speak as a dragon commanding that an image of the seven-headed beast be made, which then comes to life. 17,18. 10. (1Cor. On the word immediately Dr.A.T.Robertson says in his commentaries: This word, common in Marks Gospel as euthus, gives trouble if one stresses the time element. That picture will shortly prove to be a true prophecy. 15 Gods angel, who said to the apostle John: And the ten horns that you saw mean ten kings, . Hence, although not directly named in Bible prophecy, she is typed or prophetically pictured. (a)Despite the destruction of Babylon the Great, what will the Eighth World Power never be able to boast of having accomplished? And since that is prior to the destruction of Babylon the Great the disgusting thing includes the harlot with her cup full of disgusting things. GREAT TRIBULATION ENVELOPS ALL THE SYSTEM OF THINGS. What is the sign of the close of this age. So what affects Babylon the Great must also affect Christendom. Of the two, the former seems, in its enigmatic form, more likely to have been the phrase actually used; the latter to have been an explanation. Properly, to stare at, i.e. However, there are still a number of serious problems with Bethels latest, revised interpretation foremost being, that the eighth king, symbolized by the scarlet-colored wild beast from the abyss regardless of what agency ultimately fulfills the role has not begun ruling for the prophesied one hour., However, for the reason previously stated it simply cannot be true that the U.N. is presently in the role of the image the idol brought to life by the resuscitated beast. When, whenever. 17:12-16; 19:11-21. He did not indicate any modern date to parallel the year 66C.E., neither any modern time period of three and a half years to correspond with the period of 66 to 70C.E. Some versions translate the phrase as "the abomination that causes desolation." The original event that defined the term occurred about 200 years earlier, when Antiochus Epiphanes sacrificed a pig to Zeus in the temple. It may seem to us that they asked three questions: But a close reading shows that Jesus heard and answered two questions. Who is the reader, and what should he or she understand? From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. It states: First, it is important to note that there is an obvious connection between the profanation of the sanctuary, the fortress and the removal of the so-called constant feature, as well as the putting in place of the disgusting thing that causes desolation. The segment ends with Jesus promising this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place (24:35). Who says so? The priesthood in the family of Aaron the brother of Moses that carried on the religious services at that temple does not exist anymore. And discerning students of prophecy well know that this is not the only place in Daniel where these things appear together in context. Whatever remains of the Watchtower then will be subservient to Satans kingdom. Yet, despite this, Christendom has been more forward than all the rest of her partners in Babylon the Great in riding the mightily armed Eighth World Power (The League of Nations and the United Nations), to have a kingdom over it, if possible. 3. Wt 7/15 2013. (Most modern translations use the term abomination, rather than disgusting thing. For comparison check out Bible Hub). 4. Excitedly we wait to see how members of the world organization will act together as the disgusting thing that causes desolation. Back in the year 70C.E. According to the prophecy of Daniel (11:31) the disgusting thing is put into place by they an apparent reference to both the kings of the north and south. , 1 Corinthians 14:7,8,20 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? For the same reason, the following command not to go back to get a cloak and the woe for nursing mothers who must flee cannot refer to Jesus return. When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand), GOD'S WORD Translation "The prophet Daniel said that the disgusting thing that will cause destruction will stand in the holy place. CHRISTENDOM is represented by her hundreds of religious sects. But, as now seen, Babylon the Great is actually the world empire of false Babylonish religion, of which Christendom is the most populous and powerful part. These have one thought, and so they give their power and authority to the wild beast [the disgusting thing]. 9. Please make sure all fields are filled out. To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. Attempting to stamp out the worship of Jehovah, Antiochus built an altar over the great altar of Jehovah and sacrificed upon this a pig to the Olympian Zeus (Jupiter). What did the book Light, Volume Two, of the year 1930, identify the abomination that maketh desolate as being? (Rev. More than likely even some negligent Christians failed to escape Jerusalems awful fate. Then, in 24:36, Jesus starts to speak exclusively about that daythat is, the last day. Instead, his purpose is to protect and guide and instruct his people. A generation normally lasts 40 years in Scripture, and Jerusalem and its temple did fall within 40 years, as Jesus said. "Abomination of desolation" is a phrase from the Book of Daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century BCE Greek king Antiochus IV Epiphanes replaced the twice-daily offering in the Jewish temple, or alternatively the altar on which such offerings were made. (b)Thus the great tribulation such as has not occurred since the worlds beginning begins and ends upon whom? It is Christs congregation, made up of holy ones. 16. . Jehovahs Witnesses are well aware that the disgusting thing originally appeared in the form of the Roman armies, which was foretold in the 9th chapter of Daniel. She is an international religious harlot, for the kings of the earth commit spiritual fornication with her and the commercial leaders of the earth do business with her. And discerning students of prophecy well know that this is not the only place in Daniel where these things appear together in context. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish. When you see this (let the reader take note), Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. So what is the holy place according to the Scriptures? The death toll reached over a million due to the fact that the Romans besieged the city during Passover when Jerusalem was packed with worshippers and sojourners from faraway. By the time that the great tribulation is due to begin upon antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem (Christendom), the angels will have gathered all the foreordained number of the chosen ones out from all partnership with this doomed system of things. On that account God can then cut short the number of the days of the great tribulation, that thereby some flesh may be saved. Where, whither, in what place. And those armies brought desolation because their commander leveled the city and entered the holy of holies, defiling it. Their being gathered together has doubtless been done under the active guidance of the heavenly angels sent forth by the invisibly present Jesus Christ. To them he said: When you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, . That destructive hate must therefore strike at Christendom, the hypocritical Christian organization. 23 That battle will be the war of the great day of God the Almighty at the world situation called HarMagedon, as foretold in Revelation 16:13-16 and as symbolically described in Revelation 19:11-21. However, obviously, the Watchtower has a hidden agenda, as they make no such connection. After all, this prophecy alerts God's Named People to the timing of Vindicating Jehovah's Sacred and Holy Name. "When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be" (let the reader understand), "then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. But, alas, post-WWI Germany did not have anything to do with setting up the League. Should they obey literally or metaphorically? 5,6. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. 17:11) Consequently, from the start of the great tribulation upon antitypical Jerusalem (Christendom) and down to its end on the rest of the system of things, that time of trouble will prove to be the great tribulation such as has not occurred since the worlds beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.. Thus since 1935C.E. 29 These words emphasize, not a flight in escape to various places of safety, but a gathering of the chosen ones by angels. 8 After World WarI and down to World WarII this peace-preserving organization was known as the League of Nations. The word "abomination" in the Greek means something that is disgusting and is oftentimes associated with that which is defiling and/or idolatrous. These troubles are notsigns of the end; the disciples must be ready to stand firm through them (24:4-8, 13). Additional prophecies of a disgusting thing. Ancient Jewish Jerusalem was not a type of Babylon the Great but was a type of the most prominent and powerful part of Babylon the Great, namely, Christendom. It is not the military people, the legions of the pagan Roman Empire.
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