Mathew 24:15 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...)
This is what Daniel prophesied:
This is what Daniel prophesied:
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
Our many topics have delved into this topic thus far from many different angles:
1. The point of worship. where is the temple, where do we worship in
Abomination was used in reference to worship. When there is a problem with the offering, or when the offering is tainted, it is an abomination.
Deuteronomy 17:1 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evil favouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
The good sacrifices are pleasant and of sweat smelling odour while the bad sacrifices after an abomination:
2.Then we delved into worship. In modern, new testament
terms. What is worship in the spirit as foreshadowed by the old
testament? There we analyzed the various types of offerings, then and
now.
3. Now that we understand worship in the new testament,
what is an abomination in the new testament? What is accepted? What is not? What did the old laws on
abominations foresee?
4. And desolation.
Meaning and use of the term in the old
testament with reference to the place of worship. Relate it to the
present. How would a modern temple become desolate? How would we know?
This is how it was used in the old;
Psalms offers an insight: It is caused by the enemy.
This is how it was used in the old;
A time of desolation is a time when the Sanctuary and the place that would otherwise be of safe habitation of the chosen ones become destroyed. And defiled sacrifices would abound therein, when the sacrifices/sweet smelling odours of the chosen ones are no more, God refuses to accept them as sacrifices.
- And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
Psalms offers an insight: It is caused by the enemy.
A desolate place is a place left without inhabitants. The dictionary meaning of the word offers great insight into the circumstances that would surround a time of desolation.
Psalms 74:3 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
With these, any Christian would know when the time of desolation. Is the place of worship still accomodative? Are sacrifices being accepted? Is it a time to run away from Jerusalem, because the enemies are upon it? Is there a desolation in our place of worship?des·o·lateadjectiveadjective: desolateˈdesələt/
"a desolate moor"
synonyms: bleak, stark, bare, dismal, grim; More
deserted, uninhabited, godforsaken, abandoned, unpeopled, untenanted, empty, barren;
"the desolate prairie"
antonyms: populous
"I suddenly felt desolate and bereft"
synonyms: miserable, despondent, depressed, disconsolate, devastated, despairing, inconsolable, broken-hearted, grief-stricken, crushed, bereft; More
antonyms: joyful verbverb: desolate; 3rd person present: desolates; past tense: desolated; past participle: desolated; gerund or present participle: desolatingˈdesəˌlāt/1.make (a place) bleakly and depressingly empty or bare."the droughts that desolated the dry plains"
synonyms: devastate, ravage, ruin, lay waste to;
