Sunday, March 31, 2013

Signs Pt 17 Abomination of Desolation


Mat 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:)
Mat 24:16  Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Mat 24:17  Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Mat 24:18  Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
Mat 24:19  And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Mat 24:20  But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:


Mar 13:14  But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not,
(let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
Mar 13:15  And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
Mar 13:16  And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
Mar 13:17  But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Mar 13:18  And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.


Luk 21:20  And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Luk 21:21  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.
Luk 21:22  For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
Luk 21:23  But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
Luk 21:24  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

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Reading ALL three gives us a full picture.

In Matthew and Mark we read of the 'abomination of desolation' and we are told when this is seen to flee to the mountains quickly. However in Luke we are told 'when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then KNOW that the desolation thereof is nigh'. 

So here you are and you live in Jerusalem after the Lord has departed to Heaven and you are devote believers in Your Savior. You hang on the every word of the gospels and you know what these men of God have written. You are told they are SIGNS so you pay close attention.  Then one day, many years later in 66AD, thirty some years after Jesus' death, the city of Jerusalem is surrounded by the pagan Roman army. Jesus had predicted this, remember!  You rush into action because YOU know that Jesus said when you see the city compassed with armies that soon desolation was going to arrive and you don't want to have anything to do with that.  So off you go, and you CAN go off to the mountains because the army withdrew miraculously allowing all of those who were watching the signs to escape.  You didn't care that the armies withdrew in fact it made more sense than ever. Jesus said when you saw those armies you better leave and leave FAST, leave without hesitation. So when the way was cleared for you, you understood this was Jesus' divine intervention allowing you to escape to safety.

Then, in 70AD, yes, a few years later, Jerusalem was destroyed by pagan Rome.

Some might question the urgency of leaving when it took a while for the complete destruction, but our Savior knew that obedience demands action and hesitation has a way of keeping you procrastinating until Satan has enough time to convince you that you are safe.  On the other hand you could have been among those who fled and then thought about returning, being tempted to go back because the destruction wasn't imminent. By faith you HAD to believe the WORD of GOD and NOT return. Living by FAITH in the very word of Jesus, trusting that while to outside appearances your actions may seem extreme, they may seem silly, they may seem unnecessary, but you KNOW that they are very necessary and far from silly.

Our LORD allows our faith to be tried so that it is refined in the fires of affliction making it stronger all through HIM.

If we believe for ONE moment that we can turn back because we just don't believe Christ is going to come any time soon, then we put our eternal lives in great peril.  If we hesitate to get out of our sins, again, thinking that we have TIME to take care of things later on, we are jeopardizing our LIFE ETERNAL.

TODAY is the day of salvation!

Heb_3:15  While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

Don't wait!

We know from our previous studying that the 'abomination of desolation' is Rome in its PAGAN and PAPAL forms, so we know that this message is a dual message for the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world.

When we see Papal ROME once again standing where it should not- in the HOLY PLACE- we know we have but a SHORT TIME until our Savior returns.

Dan 11:45  And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Dan 12:1  And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book

Tabernacles planted where they have no right to be planted- the BEAST standing in the HOLY CITY in such a way it has laid claim to it.

When the ancient Christ followers saw the sign they fled and Jerusalem was destroyed.  When we see the sign we have to FLEE all that would keep us from being Christ followers, because all those who are not Christ's will be destroyed.

May our Savior keep us IN HIM, knowing us and us knowing Him, prepared for all that is coming as He returns!

Please LORD, keep us in YOU!
Keep us from EVIL.
Keep us in YOUR EVERLASTING ETERNAL LOVE!
By YOUR MERCY AND GRACE!

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