So what affects Babylon the Great must also affect Christendom. A desolation, devastation. Thus the great tribulation will not be over at the desolating of Babylon the Great (including Christendom). In Matthew 24:29-31 Jesus said: 28 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 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. 10. (Na 3:4-7) The bloodstained and disgusting things to be removed from the teeth of the Philistine (Zec 9:6,7) likely relate to the pagan practice of eating sacrificial animals along with their blood.Compare Eze 33:25. The angel goes on to relate: Surely any honest-reasoning person who does not have a hidden agenda will discern that when Jesus exhorted his disciples to consider the prophecy of Daniel regarding the desolation of the holy place he had in mind the passages cited above in this article. He was also a lead pastor of a very small church (5 years) and a very large church (eleven years. (a)What does history show as to whether the chosen ones have waited till now to flee out of antitypical Jerusalem? It should be noted, however, that Daniel 11:31-35 and 12:9, 11 connect a 'disgusting thing causing desolation' with "the time of the end." It is reasonable that the development of this latter expression of 'the disgusting thing causing desolation' in the time of the end should follow the . More than likely even some negligent Christians failed to escape Jerusalems awful fate. From the time when the regular daily offering is removed and an abominable thing that causes desolation is set up, there will be one thousand two hundred ninety days. This is the disgusting thing that is foretold to desolate Christendom, Gods Kingdom of a Thousand Years Has Approached, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1975, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1970, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1999. 1. Then he says, When you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation . (a)What is the case as regards love for Christendom among the member-nations of the United Nations? (b)What do the words immediately after not mean, and what does Dr.A.T.Robertson say about immediately? 24:15, 16) w74 12/1 pp. left the city, and moved to a town called Pella.[1] So Jesus, ever the Good Shepherd, told the first Christians how to survive those most harrowing years of the churchs infancy. The United Nations is the disgusting thing, and Christendom is viewed as a holy place by its followers. 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. 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). let the reader understandthen let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.. 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. 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. One that belongs to his generation, or one from the last days? No! the conclusion of the system of things. (Matt. 16 Necessarily the fulfillment of this prophecy means great tribulation for Christendom, the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great. 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. Properly, to stare at, i.e. . A great tribulation such as has not occurred since the worlds beginning until now, no, nor will occur again, for it needs no repeating. (1Cor. We begin with the key phrase, "abomination of desolation." The term "abomination" (Hebrew toevah and siqqus) appears more than 100 times in the Old Testament and just a few times in the New Testament. The reasons for uncertainty are easy to list. 13 Exactly so, the international organization for world peace and security springs from the preceding seven world powers or surviving relics of them, and it is in itself an eighth world power. 17:12, 16,17) The fulfillment of this part of the prophecy takes place after the scarlet-colored wild beast ascends out of the abyss, and hence sometime after the year 1945, when it made this ascent out of the abyss. In all biblical uses, the term can be . Acts 8:30,31 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 'Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. 11. 29 These words emphasize, not a flight in escape to various places of safety, but a gathering of the chosen ones by angels. (b)Was there to be something similar for the chosen ones of today, and what do Jesus words in Matthew 24:29-31 show on this? 25. But all in vain! 29,30. Their being gathered together has doubtless been done under the active guidance of the heavenly angels sent forth by the invisibly present Jesus Christ. Even though they are used as an instrument in bringing devastation upon Babylon the Great, they gain no reward for this. 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. (b)Daniel 11:31 associates the disgusting thing with what power struggle, and what has been the thing that they put in place? (b)Survivors of that series of destructive acts will look back and see that it has all been what, as Jesus called it? 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. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish. (Reader, pay attention!) ( Matthew 24:15; Daniel 12:11) w85 10/1 pp. Then we analyze the structure of the passage and do the necessary lexical and grammatical work. Here is the Christ, or, There! do not believe it. 15 Gods angel, who said to the apostle John: And the ten horns that you saw mean ten kings, . And when you see the SHIKUTS MESHOMEM (the abomination of desolation, the abomination that causes desolation, DANIEL 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) standing where it ought not . When you see this (let the reader take note), 16 those of you in Judea should flee to the mountains. Who says so? 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. The disciples probably thought they were asking one question. 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.. Mark substitutes this for "in the holy place" of St. Matthew. 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." Standing where it ought not.--St. Abomination also refers to idolatry in the prophets, including Daniel 9 and 11. Is Narcissism the Problem Behind Pastors Moral Failures? Should they obey literally or metaphorically? The word "abomination" in the Greek means something that is disgusting and is oftentimes associated with that which is defiling and/or idolatrous. Thus since 1935C.E. The salvation and the glory and the power belong to our God, because his judgments are true and righteous. An expression like that of Daniel (associating disgusting things with desolation) appears in the Apocryphal book of 1 Maccabees (1:54) as applying to this event. 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. Mentioned also in Matthew 24:15, this is one of the signs of the end, when the antichrist sets up an abomination in the holy place and will command the people to worship it. We begin with the key phrase, abomination of desolation., The term abomination (Hebrew toevah and siqqus) appears more than 100 times in the Old Testament and just a few times in the New Testament. flee to the mountains (Luke 21:10-24). In the year 1930 it was plainly called the abomination that maketh desolate of Matthew 24:15 in the second volume of the book called Light, pages89 and 103, as published nine years before World WarII. After all, this prophecy alerts God's Named People to the timing of Vindicating Jehovah's Sacred and Holy Name. The apocalyptic picture in Mt 24 verse29 also calls for sobriety of judgment.a. jw2019 So we need to be alert to identify the modern-day " disgusting thing that is causing desolation" and then to be sure that we get out of the danger zone. 24:21,22) That means nothing less than that the entire system of things, including antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem, will be annihilated, never to be restored. When Jesus gives instruction concerning future events, his purpose is not to satiate our curiosity or answer all or our speculative questions. , 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? "The daily sacrifice will be stopped. '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. "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. Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary. A. . 18:21) This will be a great tribulation for Christendom, a tribulation from which all the rest of Babylon the Great will not be spared in this time of the end. In order to be true to the type of nineteen centuries ago, who is it that must have a hand in bringing this tribulation? pagan Roman armies surrounded the holy city Jerusalem, now the center of Jewish revolt against Rome. 23. Many will rove about, and the true knowledge will become abundant. 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. (b)How is Babylon the Great implicated in this, and who actually is she? The, the definite article. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. Scholars generally agree that the first reference of these prophecies is the Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes IV, who ruled Palestine from 175-64 B.C. Now, though, Jehovahs Witnesses expect Jesus words to be realized in the future, coinciding with the attack of the beast upon the harlot. It is then, in the future, when the disgusting thing will be put into place. It will bring to an end the total present-day system of things. The numerous prophecies of Daniel are complimentary, as well as harmonious with Revelation. 19 Jesus prophecy concerning the disgusting thing he gave when foretelling the sign of [his] presence and of the conclusion of the system of things. (Matt. It should be noted, however, that Daniel 11:31-35 and 12:9, 11 connect a disgusting thing causing desolation with the time of the end. It is reasonable that the development of this latter expression of the disgusting thing causing desolation in the time of the end should follow the general pattern of that in the first century C.E., though not being restricted to the land of Israel. But they make perfect sense if Jesus predicts that another abomination of desolation, like Antiochus Epiphanes of Daniel, is coming. It may well be. Instrumental in executing this judgment of Jehovah God upon her will be the modern-day disgusting thing that causes desolation, the Eighth World Power. To flee, escape, shun. Thereafter how will all other parts of the system of things show that they deserve to be destroyed? 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. It is then, in the future, when the disgusting thing will be put into place. For then the closing part of the great tribulation will eternally desolate the disgusting desolator of all Babylon the Great. 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. (a)What has that Seventh World Power professed to be religiously, and so what question arises? Additional prophecies of a disgusting thing. Is it out of affection for God that the scarlet-colored wild beast destroys Babylon the Great (including Christendom)? 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. 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. Is this a figure we should still expect, or has he come already? See Insight on the Scriptures Disgusting thing). 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. 6:9,10) In fact, in December of 1918 the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America publicly came out in favor of the then-proposed League of Nations as being the political expression of the kingdom of God on earth.. This is the first installment in a new series that analyzes perplexing passages of the Bible. What? I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days dressed in sackcloth.. 15 "The prophet Daniel said that the disgusting thing that will cause destruction will stand in the holy place. 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? 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. "Desolation" is from the Greek root word eremosis and means something that has been stripped or laid waste. 37 At this wonderful prospect may all sheeplike ones rejoice, who hope to survive in the flesh clear through the great tribulation according to Gods promise. Indeed that abomination did come in Roman form in AD 70. (b)By what time will the full number have been gathered out, allowing for God to do what? Daniel 9:26-27 refers to a prince who will destroy the city (Jerusalem) along with its temple and sacrifices, and on the wings of abominations shall come one who makes desolate. Two chapters later there is another reference to an abomination in connection to the temple: forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. (b)What was the reason for this? And discerning students of prophecy well know that this is not the only place in Daniel where these things appear together in context. This act was the abomination of desolation, the abomination causing desolation. Not only the religious features and elements of this wicked system of things must be forever desolated, but all other parts of that worldwide system must be destroyed. Given the similar content and wording of the prophecies of Daniel it should be evident to the discerning reader that the holy place that is destined to come to desolation . . (b)Into what will any love turn, and who says so, and where? 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." How could such a numerous, mighty religious organization ever be desolated, be brought to ruin? idolatry. 17:7,8) After World WarII it came out of the abyss as the United Nations, the eighth king or world power. What does the need to cut short the days to save flesh mean for the system of things? The fall of Jerusalem, Jesus return, and the end of the age were one complex event in their minds. (a)Whom, then, does this indicate Christendoms desolator to be? The national covenant with God, established on the basis of obedience to Gods law as given through the prophet Moses, does. 24:15, 16) In the first fulfillment, the "standing in a holy place" occurred in 66 C.E . That is almost unbelievable! 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. What did the book Light, Volume Two, of the year 1930, identify the abomination that maketh desolate as being? Her type, the prophetic figure of her, is the unfaithful Jerusalem of the first century of our Common Era. And they will put in place the disgusting thing that causes desolation., 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. By what was the League of Nations succeeded, when, and as promoted chiefly by whom?
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