ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION by Darryl

[HOYT D. F. SPARKS]

ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION

By Darryl, August 20, 2008

 

          Matthew 24:

                   11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

                   12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax                                    cold.

                   13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

                   14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world                                for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

                   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:)

          Just what is Jesus talking about here? When ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken by Daniel?   First of all, what kind of seeing is Jesus talking about? The word “see” is the word “eidon” and it means:

          1) to see

                   a) to perceive with the eyes

                   b) to perceive by any of the senses

                   c) to perceive, notice, discern, discover

                   d) to see

                              i.e., to turn the eyes, the mind, the attention to anything.

 

          The seeing here is more of a perception with the mind. The same word is used in John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

          This is a perception a perceiving.  So right away we should understand that Jesus has born again ones in mind, who when they see or perceive the abomination of desolation.., time is short.., and it’s crucial.   Let’s look at Daniel to what the Redeemer refers to!

          Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

          Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

          Paul speaks or writes on this very same thing but this is how he presents it, 2 Thessalonians 2:

                   1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

                   2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

                   3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

                   4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

                   5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

                   6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

                   7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

                   8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

                   9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

                   10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

                   11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.

          Yes, in verse 4,  this is the abomination of desolation that Daniel prophesied, and which Christ spoke of , and what Paul here writes about..

 

          This is no other than the Satan, the devil, having taken over the churches [The Temple] representing where God should dwell, and where the word of God should be Honored.., however, because the Holy Ghost, the one restraining, has been taken out the way, this is satan’s green light to take control of professing Christianity, and erect, he and his demons, all types of false doctrines in the church..   Let’s look at  2 Timothy 4:

                   3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

                   4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

          1 Timothy 4:

                   1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

So this is what Jesus is referring to, when the elect see this abomination of desolation, they should flee.., flee what?  Let’s look at Revelation 18:

                   4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

                   5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

          God’s people, the born again ones, will be given eyes to see and will be effectually called out of organized false religion which has been taken over by and now ruled by Satan..  The true gospel of Jesus Christ is no longer honored in these churches.., the witness of the gospel is outside of the church..   Notice what Jesus says in Matthew 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:)

                   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.

                   23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

                   24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

          Is not Paul saying the same in 2 Thessalonians 2:

                   3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

                   4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

                   5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

                   6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

                   7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

                   8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

                   9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

          It’s the same thing..

 

          We are in this time now, and those who are in organized religion, no matter what denomination, whatever type Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, even the sovereign grace churches, the reformed churches, it doesn’t matter, if you are in these churches come out if you belong to God..   As I said, the true gospel is no longer preached, and where there is semblance of it, it’s compromised for the sake of human tradition..

          God is calling, His true people out of false religion and the false churches.. for His coming is at the door..