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:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Matthew 24:15-22.
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2. 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:) 16 Then let them which be
in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17
Let him which is on the housetop not
come down to take any thing out of his
house:
3. 18 Neither let him which is in the
field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with
child, and to them that give suck in
those days! 20 But pray ye that your
flight be not in the winter, neither
on the Sabbath day:
4. 21 For then shall be great tribulation,
such as was not since the
beginning of the world to this time,
no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except
those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved: but
for the elect's sake those days shall
be shortened. Matthew 24:15-22
5. Two fold meaning prophecy:
Destruction of Jerusalem in
AD 70 and the time of the
end.
7. Four points to note:
1= The abomination of desolation
2 = Fleeing from Judea to the
mountain
3 = Remain on the housetop not
coming down.
4 = Remaining in the field not coming
home.
8. 1.
What is the abomination of
desolation?
Daniel 11:30-31
9. 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. 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.
Daniel 11:30-31
10. Note the following 7 points from the
passage:
1 = The ship of shittim, coming against.
2 = Griviance and indignation against the
holy covenant.
3 = Intelligence with those that forsake the
holy covenant.
4 = And arms shall stand on his part.
5 = Pollution of the sanctuary of strength.
6 = Taking away the daily sacrifice.
7 = Setting up the abomination of desolation.
11. What do all these symbolize in Bible prophecy?
What is the ship of Chittim?
Chittim = Coasts of Chittim
The coasts and island of the Mediterranean.
Between the Middle East & North Africa.
Daniel Says: The ship of Chittim coming against. Vs. 30
What does ship represent in Bible prophecy?
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do
business in great waters …Ps. 107:3
12. Revelation 18:17,19
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to
nought. And every shipmaster, and all the
company in ships, and sailors, and as many
as trade by sea, stood afar off, 19 And they
cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping
and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great
city, wherein were made rich all that had
ships in the sea by reason of her costliness!
for in one hour is she made desolate.
13. In the biblical days ship was the
driving force of commerce.
When ship is mentioned they talk
about - ECONOMY
15. Daniel states that in the last days
there will be ECONOMIC CRISIS in
the MIDDLE EAST which will
trigger GLOBAL ECONOMIC
RECESSION.
16. What is the meaning of the HOLY
COVENANT and who does it
connect to? Vs. 30
17. Luke 1:67-75
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,
and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And
hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of
his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy
prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That
we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand
of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our
fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath
which he sware to our father Abraham, 74 That he would
grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of
our enemies might serve him without fear, 75 In holiness
and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
18. The holy covenant was made with
ABRAHAM and confirmed with
JESUS CHRIST
19. Galatians 3:16-17
16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the
promises made. He saith not, And to
seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to
thy seed, which is Christ. 17 And this I say,
that the covenant, that was confirmed
before of God in Christ, the law, which was
four hundred and thirty years after, cannot
disannul, that it should make the promise of
none effect.
20. Christ is the Prince of the Covenant.
The covenant is the plan of
salvation. Through dead Christ
confirmed the covenant and
became the prince of the covenant.
21. Hebrews 8:6
6 But now hath he obtained a more
excellent ministry, by how much
also he is the mediator of a better
covenant, which was established
upon better promises.
22. 2 :What is grief and indignation
against the holy covenant?
23. It is an attempt to stop the plan of
salvation that was ordained from
the foundation of the world.
24. Jesus foresaw this and made the
following statement: Jesus saith
unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me. John 14:6
25. What did the Pope say?
Gathers all the major
world religious leaders and
says Jesus is not the only
way to God or heaven but
one of the ways. They
claim Mary is one of the
ways. Pope also is another
way.
26.
27. 3. Intelligence with those that
forsake the holy covenant. Vs 30
Working together with those who
do not accept Jesus Christ as the
One and Only Way to God.
28. The Papacy having intelligence
with other religions of the world to
form the NEW WORLD ORDER or
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT
30. GLOBAL FORUM OF SPIRITUAL AND PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS ON
HUMAN SURVIVAL.
CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD UNIVERSITY – APRIL 1988
31. THE TEMPLE OF UNDERSTANDING has led the
way in interfaith education and advocacy for 50
years.
For those who wish to learn who we are, it might
be essential to learn of what we do. We educate
youth and adults both cross culturally and inter-
religiously for global citizenship and peaceful
coexistence; advocate for acceptance and
respect for religious pluralism by the worlds
governing bodies; and actively continue to
promote justice and tolerance.
32. The organization was founded in 1960 by a
pioneering visionary, Juliet Hollister, with the
support of a distinguished group of
“Founding Friends,” which included Eleanor
Roosevelt, Ecumenical Patriarch
Athenagoras, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,
Sir Zafrula Khan, H.H. Pope John XXIII,
Anwar al-Sadat and H.H. the XIVth Dalai
Lama, among others.
36. First of all, you ask if the God of the Christians
forgives those who do not believe and do not
seek faith. Given that – and this is
fundamental – God’s mercy has no limits if he
who asks for mercy does so in contrition and
with a sincere heart, the issue for those who do
not believe in God is in obeying their own
conscience. In fact, listening and obeying it,
means deciding about what is perceived to be
good or to be evil. The goodness or the
wickedness of our behavior depends on this
decision.” – Pope Francis 2013
37. Pope Francis assures atheists: You don’t
have to believe in God to go to heaven. Your
good works will…
38. 4. And arms shall stand on his part.
Daniel 11:31
39. And arms standing on his part
means a power shall rise to carry
out the works of pollution.
40. What did the prophet say they
would pollute?
…and they shall pollute the
sanctuary of strength…. Daniel 11:31
42. Sanctuary :
And let them make me a sanctuary;
that I may dwell among them ¬
Exodus 25:8
A sanctuary is the dwelling place of
God.
43. Note that the Sanctuary
Moses built had:
1 – The Outer Court
2 – The Holy Place
3 – The Most Holy Place
44. In the Outer Court:
Alter of Sacrifice Laver or Water Basin
45. The Holy Place:
1 – Table of Shew-Bread
2 – Golden Candlestick with 7
branches
3 – Alter of Incense
46. Table of Shew-Bread (North)
-> 12 Loaves of bread
-> 12 Disciples of Jesus
-> I am the Bread of Life
-> Only Eaten by Priests
47. Golden Candlestick with 7 lamps &
branches (South)
-> No windows. Light never goes off.
-> I am the light of the world..Jn 8:12
-> Seven Spirits of God…Rev 1:4; 3:1; 4:5;
5:6.
-> Ye are children of Light
48. Alter of Incense
->Priest burns incense
morning and evening
at the hour of prayer
-> Our prayers and
worship come before
God as sweet smelling
incense
49. The Most Holy Place
Contains only one item = The Ark
of the Covenant
After the dedication of Solomon’s
Temple: Now therefore arise, O LORD
God, into thy resting place, thou, and
the ark of thy strength: let thy
priests, O LORD God, be clothed with
salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in
goodness….. 2 Chron. 6:41
50. The ark was made of pure Gold.
What was inside the ark?
1 Kings 8:9 There was nothing in the ark save
the two tables of stone, which Moses put
there at Horeb, when the LORD made a
covenant with the children of Israel, when
they came out of the land of Egypt
53. A true image of the earthly.
Hebrews 8:2….A minister of
the sanctuary, and of the true
tabernacle, which the Lord
pitched, and not man…
54. If any man defile the
temple of God, him shall
God destroy; for the temple
of God is holy, which
temple ye are. 1 Cor. 3:17.
55. We are the temple of God and the
Spirit of God dwells in US.
56. Just as Moses’ Sanctuary had 3 Parts.
Human beings are made-up of 3
Parts.
57. The Outer Court - Physical Body
The Holy Place – Spirit
The Most Holy - Soul or Mind
58. Where is God’s Law written Today?
This is the covenant that I will make
with them after those days, saith the
Lord, I will put my laws into their
hearts, and in their minds will I write
them; …Hebrew 10:16
59. Our Minds or Hearts is the
Sanctuary of strength.
60. 5. Pollution of the sanctuary of
strength. What does this mean?
61. Pollution of Sanctuary of Strength
simply means the corruption of the
human mind with Satanic doctrines
and teachings which are not in line
with the Holy Scriptures.
And this is done by disobeying the
commandments of God.
62. And the dragon was wroth with
the woman, and went to make
war with the remnant of her
seed, which keep the
commandments of God, and
have the testimony of Jesus
Christ. Rev. 12:17
63. Dragon = Satan, Devil. Rev 12:9
Woman= Church. 2 Cor. 11:2
Commandments = Law. Jn 14:15
The testimony of Jesus Christ – The
Spirit of Prophecy. Rev 19:10
64. The war is against the seed and the
commandments of God.
65. 6. Taking away the daily sacrifice
What is the daily sacrifice?
66. The Daily Sacrifice is the Sacrifice we
offer to God everyday.
In the days of the temple sacrifice, the
Priest offers sacrifice morning and
evening confessing the sin of Israel and
reconciling them to their Maker.
67. Today who is recognized as a Priest
and how do sacrifices offered?
But ye are a chosen generation,
a royal priesthood, an holy
nation…1 Peter 2:9
68. Let my prayer be set forth before
thee as incense; and the lifting
up of my hands as the evening
sacrifice… Psalm 141:2
70. Taking away the daily sacrifice: is
taking away our freedom/right of
prayer and worship to God in
purity & holiness.
71. 7. Setting up the abomination of
desolation. Dan 11:31
72. What is the abomination of
Desolation?
It is the setting up of the Idolatrous
Standard of Rome.
73. In AD 70, when Rome took over
Jerusalem. The first thing they did was
to mount their flag which has the
symbol of the sun god. This is their
symbol of authority and they forced
the Jews to bow and worship the
sun god instead of Jehovah the
Creator God.
78. This day later became a public
holiday. According to the edict of
Constantine in the 4th Century.
79. "On the Venerable Day of the Sun ["venerabili die
Solis"--the sacred day of the Sun] let the
magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and
let all workshops be closed. --Given the 7th day of
March, [A.D. 321], Crispus and Constantine being
consuls each of them for the second time." The
First Sunday Law of Constantine 1, in "Codex
Justinianus," lib. 3, tit. 12, 3; trans. in Phillip Schaff
"History of the Christian Church," Vol. 3, p. 380.
80. This was accepted and agreed
upon in the council of Laodicea.
(The Council of Laodicea was a regional synod of
approximately thirty clerics from Asia Minor that
assembled about 363–364 AD in Laodicea, Phrygia
Pacatiana.)
“Christians shall not Judaize (keep
Sabbath) and be idle on Saturday
(Sabbath original), but shall work
on that day, but the Lord’s Day
they shall especially honor.”
83. Some Christians cites the following as the
change from Sabbath to Sunday:
1.
Now concerning the collection for the saints,
as I have given order to the churches of
Galatia, even so do ye. 2 Upon the first day of
the week let every one of you lay by him in
store, as God hath prospered him, that there
be no gatherings when I come…1 Cor. 16:1-2
84. This has nothing to do with believers gathering to
worship God on SUN-DAY.
This was a collection being made for the Christians
in Jerusalem who were suffering persecution in the
hands of the Jews.
If believers were worshipping on Sunday Paul
wouldn’t have asked them to lay aside one’s gifts at
home. That is what the original Greek translation
says
85. 2.
7 And upon the first day of the week,
when the disciples came together to
break bread, Paul preached unto them,
ready to depart on the morrow; and
continued his speech until midnight. 8
And there were many lights in the
upper chamber, where they were
gathered together. Acts 20:7-8
86. Note this:
They were many lights in the upper room
till midnight.
This suggests it was not a Sunday
morning worship but a night meeting.
87. It was a get-together meeting organized
to bid Paul farewell. He planned to travel
the next day.
Remember Paul had given them
instructions to set apart their collections
so he won’t waste time when he comes.
88. One may ask, was it not their custom
to break bread every first day of the
week?
The bible says; Act 2:46….And they,
continuing daily with one accord in the
temple, and breaking bread from house
to house, did eat their meat with
gladness and singleness of heart.
89. The term breaking bread is used both for
holy communion and eating common meals.
It was the customs of the disciples to break
bread always.
Even Jesus who gave us the command broke
bread on Thursday.
91. Acts 20:9-11… 9 And there sat in a window a certain
young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep
sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down
with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was
taken up dead. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him,
and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for
his life is in him. 11 When he therefore was come up
again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked
a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. 12
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a
little comforted.
97. But some may argue that it was the
only place where Paul worshipped.
Lets read from the scriptures.
98. Acts 13:13-16
13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from
Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John
departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to
Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the
sabbath day, and sat down. 15 And after the reading of
the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue
sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye
have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 16
Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said,
Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
99. AD.45 in Antioch (1st mentioned of
Christians), that was where the
Jews & Gentile persuaded Paul to
speak to them.
101. Acts 13:42
And when the Jews were gone out
of the synagogue, the Gentiles
besought that these words might be
preached to them the next
sabbath…
102. If the early Christians were
worshipping on Sunday, this would
have been a better place for them to
ask Paul to continue the following
day – Sunday.
104. Acts 13:44
And the next sabbath day came
almost the whole city together to
hear the word of God.
Note that these people were
called Christians.
105. What happened in the City of Philippi of
Macedonia, where there was no Jewish
synagogue?
Acts 16:13
And on the sabbath we went out of the city
by a river side, where prayer was wont to be
made; and we sat down, and spake unto the
women which resorted thither.
106. It is also worthy to note that Paul &
Barnabas were in this city for certain days
but waited for the Sabbath to hold a worship
service.
Acts 16:12
And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief
city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony:
and we were in that city abiding certain days.
107. God also gave man Sabbath as a sign?
Ezekiel 20:12
Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths,
to be a sign between me and them, that
they might know that I am the LORD that
sanctify them.
108. Sanctification is one of the phases
of Salvation. The keeping of the
Sabbath sanctifies us.
He created, sanctifies and will
Redeem us.
109. Jesus after His death was buried
and rested on the Sabbath Day in
His grave. He resurrected from
death and overcame the power of
death.
110. Revelation 1:18
I am he that liveth, and was dead;
and, behold, I am alive for
evermore, Amen; and have the keys
of hell and of death.
111. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57
O death, where is thy sting? O grave,
where is thy victory? 56 The sting of
death is sin; and the strength of sin is
the law.57 But thanks be to God, which
giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
112. John 11:25
…. I am the resurrection, and
the life: he that believeth in
me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live.
113. The keys of hell and of
death was obtained by
Christ when he died
114. Colossians 2:15
And having spoiled
principalities and powers, he
made a shew of them openly,
triumphing over them in it.
115. Colossians 2:16-17
16 Let no man therefore judge you in
meat, or in drink, or in respect of an
holyday, or of the new moon, or of
the sabbath days: 17 Which are a
shadow of things to come; but the
body is of Christ.
117. The Sabbath rest has three
application to all believers:
First, it points to a perfect and
finished creation, which fallen
humanity has ruined.
118. Second, it points to a perfect and
finished redemption which
believers rejoice in, being reminded
weekly by their Sabbath Keeping
119. Thirdly, it points believers to the
blessed hope, a perfect and finished
restoration.
120. Isaiah 66:22-23
22 For as the new heavens and
the new earth, which I will
make, shall remain before me,
saith the LORD, so shall your
seed and your name remain. 23
And it shall come to pass, that
from one new moon to another,
and from one sabbath to
another, shall all flesh come
to worship before me, saith
the LORD.
121. The Pope is now promoting
Sunday as a day of rest for
all families throughout the
world. He doesn’t come up
openly to say he wants
everybody to observe it but
says it is a family day for all
the world.
122. The ABOMINATION OF
DESOLATION is officially
imposing SUNDAY SACREDNESS
in all religions of the earth. And
this will be Rome’s greatest
achievement.
123. By making all religions to worship
on Sunday, the Papacy prepares the
world to accept the counterfeit
Christ.
124. It is worthy to note that virtually all
the major religions of this world
believes that a supernatural savior
will soon come. And he will come
to unite the world in common
worship.
125. According to NEW WORLD
movement. Christians knows this
supernatural savior as Christ and
expects his imminent return. Jews
awaits him as the Messiah. Hindus
expects him as Krishna.
126. Buddhists knows him as Matraya
the 5th Re-incarnation of Buddha.
Muslims expects his coming as
Imam Mande
127. The Anti-Christ or false
Christ will appear and
claim he has abolished
the law of God. The full
rebellion against God’s
law would be fully ripe.
But the man behind all
this is Satan himself.
128. Men would be deceived and
believe him to be the True
Son of God. He would
perform miracles and speak
with a melodious voice. But
those who obey the
commandments of God
would not be deceived. For
this false christ would turn
men from the law of God.
129. This false christ will cause as
many as would not worship
the image of the beast to be
persecuted and killed. Great
men of power in order to
secure popularity and
patronage will yield to a
demand for a Sunday law.
130. By yielding to this enacted Sunday
Law the nations of the earth would
have disconnected themselves from
the mercy of Jehovah.
131. This is when Jesus warns His
followers to flee from Judea to the
mountains.
Matthew 24:16
Then let them which be in Judaea
flee into the mountains:
133. Psalm 114:2
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his
dominion.
Sanctuary = Church
The symbol of the present day church
collection that has made merchandise of
men's souls.
God warns men of the impending doom.
135. Micah 4:1-2
1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the
mountain of the house of the LORD shall be
established in the top of the mountains, and it shall
be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto
it. 2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come,
and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to
the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us
of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law
shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem.
136. Mountains he represents the secret
place of the most high. The court of
His presence. God’s divine domain.
137. We understand that during this
time many who have been in
Babylon and her daughters will
come out and join the remnant
church.
This is what it means to flee to the
mountains.
138. What does the Bible mean when it
says, Let him which is on the
housetop not come down to take any
thing out of his house: Matthew
24:17?
139. Matthew 10:17
What I tell you in darkness, that
speak ye in light: and what ye hear
in the ear, that preach ye upon the
housetops.
140. Those in the housetops are
those preaching the gospel.
Verse 18 ¬ Neither let him
which is in the field return back
to take his clothes.
Field here means those sowing
the seeds of the gospel in the
world.
141. Matthew 24:21
For then shall be great tribulation,
such as was not since the beginning
of the world to this time, no, nor
ever shall be.
142. The great tribulation is when like
the disciples of old, we shall find
refuge in the solitary places of the
earth. In every age, God’s chosen
people have been reviled and
persecuted. But will come out more
than conquerors.
143. Matthew 5:11-12
Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding
glad: for great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they
the prophets which were
before you.
144. May God help us
to remain faithful
and have a place
in His Kingdom
when He comes in
Jesus’ name.
Amen!
