Tugis life was full of dignity and worth. . Standing where it ought not.--St. 17 Those who are on the roof should not come down to get anything out of their houses. 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. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. , 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? Nineteen centuries ago, when Jesus gave this prophecy, the chosen ones included the apostles to whom he was talking. (b)Into what will any love turn, and who says so, and where? In the 1st century CE it was taken up by the authors of the gospels in the context of the Roman destruction of . 34. 17,18. (a)We look forward to see members of the United Nations act together as what toward Christendom? For just as the lightning comes out of the east and shines over to the west, so the presence of the Son of man will be. 4 In the spring of the year 33C.E. Rbi8 pp. An abomination is normally a great sin, commonly worthy of death. 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. Their being gathered together has doubtless been done under the active guidance of the heavenly angels sent forth by the invisibly present Jesus Christ. 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. 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. 16 Necessarily the fulfillment of this prophecy means great tribulation for Christendom, the most reprehensible part of Babylon the Great. That is almost unbelievable! In other words, they receive the judgment of the second death, which Jehovahs Witnesses correctly understand to mean permanent death no resurrection. There that old religious harlot, Babylon the Great, is pictured as riding a scarlet-colored wild beast that has seven heads and ten horns. Antiochus treated Israel with such violence and contempt that they rebelled against him. "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), A. 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. . 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. 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.) 14,15. When you see this (let the reader take note), That picture will shortly prove to be a true prophecy. But this strange event is part of a bigger thing, namely, the destruction of Babylon the Great as pictured in the last book of the Holy Bible, Revelation chapter seventeen. And yet it will be! 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. For that reason, it ought to be understood that the little horn that emerges from the ten is the same entity as the disgusting thing. The words "spoken of by Daniel the prophet" are omitted in many of the best MSS. While Jehovahs Witnesses are under the delusion that the beast received the death-stroke back during WWI, the reality is that the Anglo-American system is now facing imminent collapse, which is why there is a relentless drive to ignite a global war. And the wild beast that was but is not, it is also itself an eighth king, but springs from the seven, and it goes off into destruction.Rev. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. In the concluding words of the prophecy Daniel recorded the words of an angel who said: And from the time that the constant feature has been removed and the disgusting thing that causes desolation has been put in place, there will be 1,290 days., It is apparent that the removal of the constant feature and the placing of the disgusting thing are inseparable. 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. (Rev. Such tribulation means utter destruction for her! (a)Despite the destruction of Babylon the Great, what will the Eighth World Power never be able to boast of having accomplished? GREAT TRIBULATION ENVELOPS ALL THE SYSTEM OF THINGS. 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. 13-18 - The Watchtower1985 Bible Words Indexed (8 occurrences) See DISGUSTING THING (S). 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. See Insight on the Scriptures . Here we have a prophetic panorama like that with foreshortened perspective. Whatever remains of the Watchtower then will be subservient to Satans kingdom. But inexplicably the army withdrew. (a)Why does not the scarlet-colored wild beast gain a reward for being used as an instrument in devastating Babylon the Great? ERV. Jerusalems desolation in 70C.E. In reality, the idols were merely fronts for the demons to receive the worship that belonged to Jehovah. 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. An entity needs to have a linkage with food, have contamination potential, and also a sense of 'offensiveness' in order to . But more often throughout the Bible abomination refers to major covenant violations, especially idolatry (in Deuteronomy alone, see 7:25, 13:6-16, 17:2-5, 18:9-12, 27:15, 32:16). She is listed as having a membership of over nine hundred million church members. Truly the Jewish system of things with those features came to its full conclusion with the desolating of ancient Jerusalem in 70C.E. 17 Nineteen centuries ago great tribulation came upon the ancient Jewish Jerusalem. When you see this (let the reader take note), 16 those of you in Judea should flee to the mountains. (Daniel uses siqqus, a term that always appears in connection with idolatry.). (a)What has that Seventh World Power professed to be religiously, and so what question arises? But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 1495-1553 - Reference Bible (Rbi8) In fact, many Christians didflee, sparing their lives, when they saw Romes armies coming. What was the first-century type of modern-day Christendom, and how was her desolation typified? (b)Is it at the desolation of Babylon the Great (including Christendom) that that system of things ends? Accordingly, concerning the final efforts of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, we read, in Revelation 17:12-14: 22 And the ten horns that you [the apostle John] saw mean ten kings, who have not yet [in Johns day] received a kingdom, but they do receive authority as kings one hour with the wild beast [the international organization for world peace and security; the disgusting thing that causes desolation]. "Desolation" is from the Greek root word eremosis and means something that has been stripped or laid waste. Such fleeing out of Christendom has meant also fleeing out of Babylon the Great, for Christendom is also an integral part of religious Babylon the Great. Additional prophecies of a disgusting thing. (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. Now, lets consider Daniel 11:31 more closely. 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. 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. 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. . But 33 years after Jesus death, Christians did catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation . This something different does not restrict matters to a modern-day period of three and a half years to parallel the period of 66-70C.E. 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. . The apocalyptic picture in Mt 24 verse29 also calls for sobriety of judgment.a. In all biblical uses, the term can be . 20. The national covenant with God, established on the basis of obedience to Gods law as given through the prophet Moses, does. 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. 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. How could such a numerous, mighty religious organization ever be desolated, be brought to ruin? 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. (a)Who should rejoice at the wonderful prospect ahead? Hence all along since 1919 they have been fleeing out of antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem. One that belongs to his generation, or one from the last days? So, since the Watchtower teaches that Germany was the king of the north during the first half of the 20th century, followed by the USSR, the they is ostensibly understood by Jehovahs Witnesses to be the Anglo-American kings of the south and the Nazi/Soviet kings of the north. 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. The United Nations will attack Christendom and the rest of Babylon the Great, as also foretold at Revelation 17:16-18. The desolating of unbelieving Jewish Jerusalem in the year 70C.E. (b)In spite of what fact has Christendom been most forward in riding the United Nations, and why? 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. Verse 11. to read. Christian Cruse (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1955), 86-87. that Roman legions marched on Jerusalem to put down a revolt. Concerning this a number of questions come to mind foremost being: What is this disgusting thing? by Syrian King AntiochusIV (Epiphanes). It may well be. (Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures idols and the false gods they represented are depicted as disgusting things. The interested reader may consult orthodox commentaries.) (a)What other gathering under angelic guidance has been going on since 1935C.E.? It is the disgusting thing! The Disgusting Thing that Causes Desolation - part 2. Instrumental in executing this judgment of Jehovah God upon her will be the modern-day disgusting thing that causes desolation, the Eighth World Power. 25. 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. 24. , Luke 21:21-24 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. . 15 Gods angel, who said to the apostle John: And the ten horns that you saw mean ten kings, . But under the title of League of Nations this organization did not destroy Christendom. This prophecy makes sense only with reference to the fall of Jerusalem. Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular. These troubles are notsigns of the end; the disciples must be ready to stand firm through them (24:4-8, 13). At whichever spot. How do we know the eighth king has not begun ruling? 29 These words emphasize, not a flight in escape to various places of safety, but a gathering of the chosen ones by angels. Scientists describe core disgust as a mechanism of food rejection. (b)Christendom must be desolated in connection with the end of what system, and why? That empire has ceased to exist, and Rome today is the center of the most populous and powerful part of Christendom. It seems likely that the numerous institutions of the United Nations, as well as associated institutions like the IMF, Bank of International Settlements, and the World Bank, stand poised to become a functioning world government in the future in the aftermath of the inevitable crash of the present economic and political system. 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. For then the closing part of the great tribulation will eternally desolate the disgusting desolator of all Babylon the Great. 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. So what affects Babylon the Great must also affect Christendom. However, obviously, the Watchtower has a hidden agenda, as they make no such connection. Also, those called and chosen and faithful with him will do so.. A. . The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1999, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1996. "The daily sacrifice will be stopped. (The Answer May Surprise You). This attack on Babylon the Great will be the beginning of the great tribulation. ( Matthew 24:15; Daniel 12:11) w85 10/1 pp. But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not. That such parts deserve to be destroyed also will be shown to all the universe when the disgusting desolator, the mightily armed Eighth World Power, turns its forces against the Founder of Christianity, Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God at HarMagedon.Rev. 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. All political rulers pictured by the ten horns, yes, in fact, the whole political system pictured by the scarlet-colored wild beast will hate her. Do we mean that the membership of the United Nations will shortly lay desolate the religious organization of Christendom? He was also a lead pastor of a very small church (5 years) and a very large church (eleven years. 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. 'The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where he should not be.' Woe to the pregnant women and those nursing a baby in those days! 27 Nineteen centuries ago the anointed chosen ones did wait until they saw the disgusting thing standing in the holy place before they found it advisable and urgent for them to flee out of Jerusalem and all Judea, that is, from 66C.E. Obviously, the desolation of Jerusalem, as horrific as it was, did not result in a great tribulation that obliged God to cut short on account of the chosen ones. Rather, hate will supplant any love for her. From eremoo; despoliation. The fall of Jerusalem, Jesus return, and the end of the age were one complex event in their minds. 18 Those who are in the field should not turn back to get their coats. Her type, the prophetic figure of her, is the unfaithful Jerusalem of the first century of our Common Era. 2 Who, though, suggested such an almost unbelievable thing? Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine. Why, hate will soon lead to the destruction of the Babylonish world empire of false religion. 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. This is what is symbolized in Revelation the 17th chapter where the 10 kings, symbolizing all the national governments, give their kingdom to the wild beast until the will of God is accomplished. What does the need to cut short the days to save flesh mean for the system of things? I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days dressed in sackcloth.. (Reader, pay attention!) 7 What, though, is the disgusting thing that will soon bring Christendom to complete desolation? 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. But this was only the Jewish interpretation of matters, not an inspired revelation. 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. (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? A desolation, devastation. . 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 . Reliable history now proves that the gathering together of the anointed chosen ones of Jehovah God began in 1919, or after World WarI, and that in continues, at least to some extent, down till now. The reader may wonder, Why so? 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. So, the "putting in place the disgusting thing that causes desolation"is in reference to the sanctuary of Jehovah, of which Christ is both the cornerstone and High priest. "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. . (Matt. He uttered that remarkable prophecy in connection with foretelling the sign of . The salvation and the glory and the power belong to our God, because his judgments are true and righteous. It is a wholly artificial and self-serving interpretation intended to blind Jehovahs Witnesses to the judgments of Jehovah. (Space forbids that I address double and partial fulfillments of elements of 24:3-35. Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular. 32 Other Bible texts combine together to show such guidance. A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Properly, to stare at, i.e. Thereafter how will all other parts of the system of things show that they deserve to be destroyed? 35. 26. Such Jerusalem was considered holy by the Jews down till its destruction in 70C.E., and it was the type, the warning example. 31. Let the man on the housetop not come down to take the goods out of his house, and let the man in the field not return to pick up his outer garment. 36. Mark substitutes this for "in the holy place" of St. Matthew. (b)With whom else must Jehovah God settle accounts, and by what means? At the time that. Why not? Sorry, there was an error loading the video. Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Plural. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will perform great signs and wonders so as to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones. 3. 18 The United Nations organization is described as a "disgusting thing" because it claims to be able to do something that only God's Kingdom can do bring world peace. 717-719 - The Watchtower1974 "Wisdom Is for a Protection" (21 occurrences) Simply put, the Watchtowers teaching regarding the desolation of the holy place cannot stand up to critical examination. These have one thought, and so they give their power and authority to the wild beast [the disgusting thing]. (Heb 12:22) There are also others that falsely claim to represent that Kingdom, and Revelation chapter17 shows that their religious field of operations will be desolated by the ten horns (kings) of a symbolic wild beast.. (a)Jesus prophecy about the disgusting thing was given when foretelling the sign of what? The word "desolation" means to be in a condition that is uninhabitable and devastated. Those disgusting things were represented by idols and given names like Molech and Chemosh. 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? He is in the wilderness, do not go out; Look! Today, Barry Cooper turns to the context of Christ's warning to give clarity to this figure's identity. Already a winner-takes-all economic war is underway. CHRISTENDOM is represented by her hundreds of religious sects. 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. brought an end to a Jewish system of things that has never been restored. Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. It is One whose prophecies have not failed in one case till now. 9. (Rev. He foretold it by a number of his prophets, even by means of his Son Jesus Christ. Disgusting Things Leading to Desolation. Daniels prophecy foretold disgusting things associated with desolation. Where, whither, in what place. (a)Whom, then, does this indicate Christendoms desolator to be? 27,28. standing in a holy place. (Mt 24:15) In 66C.E. It is the Almighty God, Jehovah God, the Author of the Holy Bible. But, alas, post-WWI Germany did not have anything to do with setting up the League. When, whenever. I have forewarned you. . 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. See Insight on the Scriptures Disgusting thing). 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 temple that was built for the worship of Jehovah as God has never been rebuilt, and never will be. 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, . An outstanding feature of Jesus' answer was his mention of Daniel's prophecy about " the disgusting thing that causes desolation" and that would 'stand in a holy place.' ( Matt. Having surveyed the original meaning of abomination of desolation in Daniel, we now to turn Matthew 24:15-16, first looking at the larger structure of Matthew 24. (b)How does Revelation 17:12-14 describe the final efforts of the disgusting thing? Besides that inconvenient fact, the U.S. was not even a member of it. Additional prophecies of a disgusting thing. It is then, in the future, when the disgusting thing will be put into place. Nevertheless, when the League was dissolved at the outbreak of the Second World War and the United United Nations was established in the aftermath of the war, the Watchtower then proclaimed that the scarlet beast had ascended from the symbolic abyss. Not only were the United States and the British Empire the principal creators of the United Nations Organization during the Second World War, but they will force the nations to accept the United Nations as a world government in the future. Necessarily, then, desolation for Babylon the Great must also include desolation for Christendom. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. The same Eighth World Power will be his handy tool in making the desolation of Babylon the Great complete. Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. 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. And the prophecy says that the disgusting thing "causes desolation" because the United Nations will play a key role in the destruction of all false religion. Now, though, Jehovahs Witnesses expect Jesus words to be realized in the future, coinciding with the attack of the beast upon the harlot. (b)Thus the great tribulation such as has not occurred since the worlds beginning begins and ends upon whom? He is in the inner rooms, do not believe it. . Acts 8:30,31 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 11. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate (11:31). 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 priesthood in the family of Aaron the brother of Moses that carried on the religious services at that temple does not exist anymore. That destructive hate must therefore strike at Christendom, the hypocritical Christian organization. . In 24:4-14, the, Jesus is preparing his disciples for eventsmost of them extremely difficultthat will take place in their lifetime. 24:3) The desolating of Jerusalem in 70C.E. What is the connection between the prophecies of Daniel and Jesus? 17:7,8) After World WarII it came out of the abyss as the United Nations, the eighth king or world power. In, on, among. 24:21, 22; 25:46) May they be among those favored ones to whom the great crowd in heaven will cry out: Praise Jah, you people! (b)What salvation will they experience as regards the coming tribulation? Since when after the great tribulation of ancient Jerusalem has this gathering of the chosen ones been going on, and under guidance of what? The zealots even triumphantly gave chase. They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). Now, lets consider Daniel 11:31 more closely. No! Here is a link to a Watchtower article fleshing out the setting leading up to the desolation of Jerusalem. tsim] on her. But she had her type back there in Bible times. Then, at that time. (Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures idols and the false gods they represented are depicted as disgusting things. 18 So when Revelation 17:16 foretells that the symbolic wild beast and its ten horns turn to hating the religious harlot and make her devastated and naked and eat up her fleshy parts and completely burn her with fire, it means that this treatment will be experienced and shared by Christendom, the antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem. But they make perfect sense if Jesus predicts that another abomination of desolation, like Antiochus Epiphanes of Daniel, is coming. Is it out of affection for God that the scarlet-colored wild beast destroys Babylon the Great (including Christendom)?
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