abomination_of_desolation

The Abomination of Desolation

The verses concerning the abomination of desolation are found in the new testament books of Matthew 24 : 15 and Mark 13 : 14.

There are three verses located within the old testament book of Daniel concerning the "abomination of desolation" and "abomination that makes desolate". All are about the same subject and all have already been fulfilled. The chapters and verses within the book of Daniel are as follows } 8 : 13 - 14, 9 : 27, 11 : 31 and 12 : 11.

All the above verses are about the same subject and all have already been fulfilled.

So what is the "abomination of desolation" and the "abomination that makes desolate" ?

Let's get a definition of "abomination" and "desolation".

First, abomination. Going into the bible, one can find that an abomination is anything contrary to God Almighty's laws. Specifically the ten commandments and then some that follow through the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy as well as other parts throughout the bible. Abomination stands for anything detestable by God Almighty.

The ten commandments as stated in the book of Exodus 20 : 1 - 17 if one doesn't know them are :

     1. Thou shall not have no other gods before me.
     2. Thou shall not make unto they any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shall not bow down unto them or serve them.
     3. Thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy god in vain. (God Almighty's name is Yahweh).
     4. Remember to keep the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. (This day would be Friday night to Saturday night).
     5. Honor thy father and mother. (the word honor is different than the word "obey" and rightly so).
     6. Thou shall not kill. (This means killing in an unjust manner such as murder. Self defense and defending ones country or defending the rights of others from persons or government who kill unjustly is another matter.)
     7. Thou shall not commit adultery. (This goes for those in marriage having affairs and for those whom are single having affairs with someone who is married). Note : fornication is considered an abomination along with other various subjects that are mentioned within the Old and New Testaments and are another matter entirely.
     8. Thou shall not steal.
     9. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
    10. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's house, wife, manservant, maidservant, ox, ass (donkey or mule), or anything that is thy neighbor's. (To desire inordinately for what belongs to another is a no no.)

There were severe penalties for going against these laws. These are the main laws. Christ fulfilled the penalties for all the laws but the laws of God Almighty Yahweh still stand that were written for the Hebrew people to follow and not the rest of the world, yet there is plenty to learn from concerning these laws. Let's move forward before I start preaching.

Second, desolation :

      1. The act or an instance of desolating.
      2. The state of being desolate.
      3. Devastation; ruin: a drought that brought desolation to the region.
      4. a. The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness: a sense of utter desolation following the
          death of his parents.
           b. Wretchedness; misery.

So we can look at the "abomination of desolation" and the "abomination that makes desolate" as an entity that regards not God Almighty's laws, is detestable, and brings total ruin, wretchedness, abandonment, loneliness and misery .

It will be an entity that is deified and expected to be worshipped, is idolatrous, kills without just cause, lies, steals, destroys and ruins; having no honor, ethics, or morals; promoting unlawfulness, unrighteousness and immorality; wanting it all having no regard for God Almighty, his laws, his words or life itself by making use of the following :

       1. Military Might. In the present day this would also include nuclear and biological warfare.
       2. Unjust Laws made through and within a governmental court.
       3. Theft in various forms through governmental policy, business and finance.
       4. Lies through various forms of governmental speeches through the use of mass media.
       5. Politics itself.
       6. Religion in all its forms.
       7. Educational facilities.
       8. Propaganda through the various forms of mass media be it print or electronic in and of itself.
       9. The use of other known and unknown organizations.
      10. Economics itself.
      11. Big business itself.
      12. Finance itself.
      13. Secrecy.

Finally, this entity will appear and have an image erected and stand within the holy place. This has already happened in history once during the time of Antiochus Epiphanies IV as a main example from what the Messiah has stated in the New Testament and may be a shadow of what is to come. Below are two quotes concerning Antiochus :

1. — Billy Graham Organization

"The Syrian ruler, Antiochus Epiphanies IV (175-164 BCE) punished Jewish attempts at resistance by attacking Jerusalem, slaughtering the population, plundering the Temple and erecting a statue to Zeus on the Temple altar of burnt offering. This was what the author of Daniel referred to as 'the abomination of desolation'. "

2. — 2 Maccabees 6 :1-11 in the books of the apocrypha

1   Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God:

2   And to pollute also the temple in Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympius; and that in Garizim, of Jupiter the Defender of strangers, as they did desire that dwelt in the place.

3   The coming in of this mischief was sore and grievous to the people:

4   For the temple was filled with riot and revelling by the Gentiles, who dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and besides that brought in things that were not lawful.

5   The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth.

6   Neither was it lawful for a man to keep sabbath days or ancient fasts, or to profess himself at all to be a Jew.

7   And in the day of the king's birth every month they were brought by bitter constraint to eat of the sacrifices; and when the fast of Bacchus was kept, the Jews were compelled to go in procession to Bacchus, carrying ivy.

8   Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbour cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemee, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:

9   And whoso would not conform themselves to the manners of the Gentiles should be put to death. Then might a man have seen the present misery.

10 For there were two women brought, who had circumcised their children; whom when they had openly led round about the city, the babes handing at their breasts, they cast them down headlong from the wall.

11 And others, that had run together into caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered by Philip, were all burnt together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day.

The abomination has already happened and history just might repeat itself, that is, unless The Messiah returns to put an end to it.

December 22, 2013 - Madmen erecting a nuclear bomb in or near Jerusalem and self detonating it in the name of Allah could very well fit this description hence the name suicide bombers and a possible repeat of history. People of Israel and the world beware !! Iran now has nuclear capabilities and is now declared a seventh power by former President Obama.