On the word immediately Dr.A.T.Robertson says in his commentaries: This word, common in Marks Gospel as euthus, gives trouble if one stresses the time element. 23. In the Hebrew, the meaning is the same and is associated with pagan idols. The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1999, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1996. 21 It is because they still fight against Gods Messianic kingdom, for they strive to keep their occupancy of the earth by their armed might. The zealots even triumphantly gave chase. brought an end to a Jewish system of things that has never been restored. Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular. . (a)What befell Jewish Jerusalem nineteen centuries ago, and why must the antitype of this affect Babylon the Great? Do we mean that the membership of the United Nations will shortly lay desolate the religious organization of Christendom? Simply put, the Watchtowers teaching regarding the desolation of the holy place cannot stand up to critical examination. , Luke 21:21-24 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. To them he said: When you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, . Even though they are used as an instrument in bringing devastation upon Babylon the Great, they gain no reward for this. Jesus warned His disciples of an "abomination of desolation" who would defile the temple. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. 15 Gods angel, who said to the apostle John: And the ten horns that you saw mean ten kings, . Woe to the pregnant women and those nursing a baby in those days! Verse 11. the constant feature has been removed and there has been a placing of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation.Dan. He did not indicate any modern date to parallel the year 66C.E., neither any modern time period of three and a half years to correspond with the period of 66 to 70C.E. 717-719 - The Watchtower1974 "Wisdom Is for a Protection" (21 occurrences) It states: First, it is important to note that there is an obvious connection between the profanation of the sanctuary, the fortress and the removal of the so-called constant feature, as well as the putting in place of the disgusting thing that causes desolation. Whatever remains of the Watchtower then will be subservient to Satans kingdom. Mark substitutes this for "in the holy place" of St. Matthew. (Most modern translations use the term abomination, rather than disgusting thing. For comparison check out Bible Hub). But how is it even possible that the chosen ones could be misled by the clergy or anyone not associated with the leadership of the trusted Watchtower organization? Evangelical scholars will disagree about how muchof this passage is devoted to each question, but they generally agree that 24:3-35 mostly refers to events leading up to the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. The "abomination of desolation" is a Hebrew idiom, meaning "the abomination that maketh desolate." St. Luke ( Luke 21:20) does not use the expression; it would have sounded strange to his Gentile readers. He is in the inner rooms, do not believe it. "When you see the disgusting thing that will cause destruction standing where it should not (let the reader take note), those of you in Judea should flee to the mountains. 24. (b)What do the words immediately after not mean, and what does Dr.A.T.Robertson say about immediately? This attack on Babylon the Great will be the beginning of the great tribulation. The numerous prophecies of Daniel are complimentary, as well as harmonious with Revelation. (b)Thus the great tribulation such as has not occurred since the worlds beginning begins and ends upon whom? A desolation, devastation. [1] Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History, trans. The reader may wonder, Why so? The words "spoken of by Daniel the prophet" are omitted in many of the best MSS. Nineteen centuries ago, when Jesus gave this prophecy, the chosen ones included the apostles to whom he was talking. Will Gods chosen ones of today yet have a similar signal to flee and begin fleeing out of the antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem, Christendom? By the time that the great tribulation is due to begin upon antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem (Christendom), the angels will have gathered all the foreordained number of the chosen ones out from all partnership with this doomed system of things. On that account God can then cut short the number of the days of the great tribulation, that thereby some flesh may be saved. From nous; to exercise the mind, i.e. But Jehovah God has a heavy account to settle with all the rest of the world empire of false religion, namely, Babylon the Great. Up until relatively recently (1999) Jehovahs Witnesses believed that the United Nations was already standing in the holy place, which I will not bother to explain the convoluted rationale behind since it has been discarded. When, whenever. Therefore, if people say to you, Look! Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. 8 After World WarI and down to World WarII this peace-preserving organization was known as the League of Nations. . Her type, the prophetic figure of her, is the unfaithful Jerusalem of the first century of our Common Era. And, as modern history shows, the anointed chosen ones of Jehovah God have been fleeing from bondage to Christendom and Babylon the Great since the year 1919C.E., the year in which the disgusting thing that causes desolation was set up, even though they did not perceive in that year that the League of Nations was then the abomination of desolation or the disgusting thing that causes desolation. But they did understand Gods command, Get out of her, my people, that is, out of Babylon the Great, as including Christendom. It was in the year 66 C.E. By means of his angels he is separating the individual members of the nations just as an Oriental shepherd separates his sheep from the goats. These have one thought, and so they give their power and authority to the wild beast [the disgusting thing]. According to Daniel's prophecy, Da chapter eleven, verse 31 thirty-one, the "disgusting thing" is something that is put in place during the struggle between the "king of the north" and the "king of the south." That verse reads: "And they will certainly put in place the disgusting thing that is causing desolation." 17:1-6,18) Back in 1930 the publication Light, VolumeII, pages87-93, explained her to be organized Christian religion or organized Christianity as exemplified in Christendom. 19:1,2. a See Volume1, pages192, 193 of the book Word Pictures in the New Testament, as of 1930, by A.T.Robertson, M.A., LL.D. Scientists describe core disgust as a mechanism of food rejection. 25. By what was the League of Nations succeeded, when, and as promoted chiefly by whom? How do we know the eighth king has not begun ruling? CHRISTENDOM is represented by her hundreds of religious sects. 10 For more than two centuries this Seventh World Power has professed to be Christian and has been a stronghold of Christendom. Calling to mind the words of the Lord Jesus, discerning Christians living in Judea and Jerusalem seized the opportunityto flee before the disgusting thing returned three and a half years later bringing utter desolation upon the holy city. This act was the abomination of desolation, the abomination causing desolation. (b)What reason, then, is there for the Bible to call the international peace organization a disgusting thing or abomination? . The fall of Jerusalem, Jesus return, and the end of the age were one complex event in their minds. What did Jesus indicate? No, even though they may love still the various non-Christian religious elements of Babylon the Great. Indeed, Scripture calls sexual sins like adultery, homosexuality, and bestiality abominations (e.g., Leviticus 18:22, 29-30). 19 Jesus prophecy concerning the disgusting thing he gave when foretelling the sign of [his] presence and of the conclusion of the system of things. (Matt. This bad condition and heart attitude led to their monumental act of rebellion in rejecting Gods own Son, and Jesus showed that this would bring certain destruction upon them.Mt 21:33-41; Lu 19:41-44. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. (a)Till when did the chosen ones of nineteen hundred years ago wait before fleeing out of all Judea? Is it out of affection for God that the scarlet-colored wild beast destroys Babylon the Great (including Christendom)? Additional prophecies of a disgusting thing. Jesus foretold: "When you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, (let the reader use discernment,) then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains." (Matt. Dan Doriani (MDiv, PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary; STM, Yale Divinity School, Research Fellow, Yale University, 1981, 1995) is Professor of theology and Vice President at Covenant Theological Seminary. But, alas, post-WWI Germany did not have anything to do with setting up the League. to comprehend, heed. A great tribulation such as has not occurred since the worlds beginning until now, no, nor will occur again, for it needs no repeating. And an army was given over, together with the constant feature, because of transgression; and it kept throwing truth to the earth, and it acted and had success., In the next verse the fierce-looking king is shown to also bring desolation upon a holy place. That two-horned beast is properly understood to be the Anglo-American dyad. 27 Nineteen centuries ago the anointed chosen ones did wait until they saw the disgusting thing standing in the holy place before they found it advisable and urgent for them to flee out of Jerusalem and all Judea, that is, from 66C.E. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will perform great signs and wonders so as to mislead, if possible, even the chosen ones. Accordingly, concerning the final efforts of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, we read, in Revelation 17:12-14: 22 And the ten horns that you [the apostle John] saw mean ten kings, who have not yet [in Johns day] received a kingdom, but they do receive authority as kings one hour with the wild beast [the international organization for world peace and security; the disgusting thing that causes desolation]. 3. PREVIOUS Matthew 24:14 NEXT Matthew 24:16. Is Narcissism the Problem Behind Pastors Moral Failures? 3 The name Christendom is not found in any prophecies of the Holy Bible. Why, hate will soon lead to the destruction of the Babylonish world empire of false religion. 17:12, 16,17) The fulfillment of this part of the prophecy takes place after the scarlet-colored wild beast ascends out of the abyss, and hence sometime after the year 1945, when it made this ascent out of the abyss. The eighth chapter of Daniel makes that connection clear, as the context indicates the removal of the constant feature and the trampling of the holy place coincides with the fierce-looking king bringing to ruin the people made up of holy ones. It is the Almighty God, Jehovah God, the Author of the Holy Bible. onward. What did the book Light, Volume Two, of the year 1930, identify the abomination that maketh desolate as being? In fact, many Christians didflee, sparing their lives, when they saw Romes armies coming. . But when you shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that reads understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: Daniel 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 2. Who was it that suggested such an almost unbelievable thing, and how? (a)We look forward to see members of the United Nations act together as what toward Christendom? At whichever spot. It will be the grand finale of the great tribulation. During that finale it [that is, the scarlet-colored wild beast that came up out of the abyss in the year 1945] goes off into destruction. (Rev. See Insight on the Scriptures Disgusting thing). . These verses come in the context of the Olivet Discourse, which begins with Jesus telling his disciples that the temple will be destroyed (24:1-2). It is not the military people, the legions of the pagan Roman Empire. 31. . We begin with the key phrase, abomination of desolation., The term abomination (Hebrew toevah and siqqus) appears more than 100 times in the Old Testament and just a few times in the New Testament. 10:6,11) Christendom is the antitype or the thing that was typed so long ago. These troubles are notsigns of the end; the disciples must be ready to stand firm through them (24:4-8, 13). ERV. What did the Watch Tower issue of July15, 1926, explain the scarlet-colored wild beast to be, and how is it an eighth king? 'Then those in Judea must flee to the hills. then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains. He was also a lead pastor of a very small church (5 years) and a very large church (eleven years. It is a wholly artificial and self-serving interpretation intended to blind Jehovahs Witnesses to the judgments of Jehovah. 5 To be true to type, the desolating of Christendom must come within the time period in which a system of things comes to its full conclusion. What came to a full conclusion at Jerusalems destruction in 70C.E., and how can that be shown? Hence all along since 1919 they have been fleeing out of antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem. Now, lets consider Daniel 11:31 more closely. Excitedly we wait to see how members of the world organization will act together as the disgusting thing that causes desolation. Back in the year 70C.E. - 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.The Septuagint is, "From the time the sacrifice is taken away for ever, and the abomination of desolation is prepared to be set up, are a thousand two hundred and ninety days." A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. by Syrian King AntiochusIV (Epiphanes). The United Nations is the disgusting thing, and Christendom is viewed as a holy place by its followers. The problem is how much time intervenes between the tribulation of those days and the vivid symbolisms of Mt 24 verse29. This is the first installment in a new series that analyzes perplexing passages of the Bible. . "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), A. 24:3) The desolating of Jerusalem in 70C.E. Hence what affects the most important part will also affect the rest or remaining part of Babylon the Great. Young's Literal Translation for Matthew 24:15. Their being gathered together has doubtless been done under the active guidance of the heavenly angels sent forth by the invisibly present Jesus Christ. Given the similar content and wording of the prophecies of Daniel it should be evident to the discerning reader that the holy place that is destined to come to desolation . 37 At this wonderful prospect may all sheeplike ones rejoice, who hope to survive in the flesh clear through the great tribulation according to Gods promise. is a type or prophetic picture of the desolating of modern-day Christendom, which is likewise unbelieving as regards the Holy Bible and its Author, Jehovah God. , 1 Corinthians 14:7,8,20 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 13. See Insight on the Scriptures . It should be noted, however, that Daniel 11:31-35 and 12:9, 11 connect a 'disgusting thing causing desolation' with "the time of the end." It is reasonable that the development of this latter expression of 'the disgusting thing causing desolation' in the time of the end should follow the . Inasmuch as the appointed times of the nations ended in the year 1914C.E. As regards the little horn with eyes and a mouth speaking great blasphemies, the prophecy states: I kept watching as that horn made war on the holy ones, and it was prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was rendered in favor of the holy ones of the Supreme One, and the appointed time arrived for the holy ones to take possession of the kingdom., In the book of Revelation, the same event is depicted thusly: But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary, leave it out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for 42 months. Christendoms destruction had its prophetic picture made nineteen hundred years ago. 1495-1553 - Reference Bible (Rbi8) According to the description there given, this triumphant war on the part of the Lamb of God will bring great tribulation upon the former patronizers and consorts of Babylon the Great (including Christendom). In reality, the idols were merely fronts for the demons to receive the worship that belonged to Jehovah. An abomination is normally a great sin, commonly worthy of death. 7:9-17; Matt. 18 Those who are in the field should not turn back to get their coats. Also, those called and chosen and faithful with him will do so.. Is this a figure we should still expect, or has he come already? That terrible time of trouble is destined to coincide with the coming of Christ. And discerning students of prophecy well know that this is not the only place in Daniel where these things appear together in context. When Jesus gives instruction concerning future events, his purpose is not to satiate our curiosity or answer all or our speculative questions. (a)Whom, then, does this indicate Christendoms desolator to be? It is Christs congregation, made up of holy ones. Ancient Jewish Jerusalem was not a type of Babylon the Great but was a type of the most prominent and powerful part of Babylon the Great, namely, Christendom. 'Now when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be let the reader understandthen those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. . Rather, hate will supplant any love for her. 29,30. And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in lamentation, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. That is almost unbelievable! It is then, in the future, when the disgusting thing will be put into place. 2 Who, though, suggested such an almost unbelievable thing? (Daniel uses siqqus, a term that always appears in connection with idolatry.). (Na 3:4-7) The bloodstained and disgusting things to be removed from the teeth of the Philistine (Zec 9:6,7) likely relate to the pagan practice of eating sacrificial animals along with their blood.Compare Eze 33:25. The line let the reader understand (24:15) means that those who read Matthewwhich would have been written before AD 70must be ready to flee when they see Roman armies besieging Jerusalem. I have forewarned you. (b)What was the reason for this? . The sheeplike ones, who are gathered to the right hand of the King Jesus Christ, will make up the flesh that will be saved by the cutting short of the days of tribulation on account of Gods chosen ones. So these sheeplike ones will not join the nations in beating themselves in lamentation when the Son of man makes it evident to all people on earth that he, although invisible as if enveloped with the clouds of heaven, is coming with power and great glory to destroy the goatlike persons.Matt. 29 These words emphasize, not a flight in escape to various places of safety, but a gathering of the chosen ones by angels. 23 That battle will be the war of the great day of God the Almighty at the world situation called HarMagedon, as foretold in Revelation 16:13-16 and as symbolically described in Revelation 19:11-21. 35. That picture will shortly prove to be a true prophecy. 26 Fleeing out of the antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem (Christendom) has been the right thing for them to do at any time since the end of World WarI in 1918. In the prophetic vision of Revelation 17, the symbolic immoral woman, Babylon the Great, is depicted. Not only that, but consider this: If the holy place represents Christendom then how is it possible that false Christs and false prophets are operating after the point at which the disgusting thing brings desolation? (b)Into what will any love turn, and who says so, and where? Such disgusting things evidently refer, not to idolatrous objects, but to things generally unclean or repulsive, as dirt and filth, thereby making the rapacious city despicable in the eyes of all. How could such a numerous, mighty religious organization ever be desolated, be brought to ruin? When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand), GOD'S WORD Translation "The prophet Daniel said that the disgusting thing that will cause destruction will stand in the holy place. (b)By what time will the full number have been gathered out, allowing for God to do what? Matthew 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? However, there are still a number of serious problems with Bethels latest, revised interpretation foremost being, that the eighth king, symbolized by the scarlet-colored wild beast from the abyss regardless of what agency ultimately fulfills the role has not begun ruling for the prophesied one hour.. 14 Of the 127 members of the United Nations do the many non-Christian nations love Christendom? Christian Cruse (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1955), 86-87. (1Cor. But primarily what causes the Bible to call it disgusting or abominable is that it was put in place of Gods Messianic kingdom for which Christians are taught to pray. In view of what does a question of doubt arise as to Christendoms desolation? Is the Watchtowers interpretation that the disgusting thing is presently the U.N. correct? What? An entity needs to have a linkage with food, have contamination potential, and also a sense of 'offensiveness' in order to . Attempting to stamp out the worship of Jehovah, Antiochus built an altar over the great altar of Jehovah and sacrificed upon this a pig to the Olympian Zeus (Jupiter). . For God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought. (Rev. What does the need to cut short the days to save flesh mean for the system of things? One that belongs to his generation, or one from the last days? to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. Standing where it ought not.--St. (b)Why will fulfillment of Revelation 17:16 mean great tribulation for Christendom, and how is her desolator like that of ancient Jewish Jerusalem? Sorry, there was an error loading the video. left the city, and moved to a town called Pella.[1] So Jesus, ever the Good Shepherd, told the first Christians how to survive those most harrowing years of the churchs infancy. Such Jerusalem was considered holy by the Jews down till its destruction in 70C.E., and it was the type, the warning example. let the reader understandthen let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.. It will bring to an end the total present-day system of things. But this was only the Jewish interpretation of matters, not an inspired revelation. (b)Christendom must be desolated in connection with the end of what system, and why? So, the "putting in place the disgusting thing that causes desolation"is in reference to the sanctuary of Jehovah, of which Christ is both the cornerstone and High priest. (a)To be true to type, Christendoms desolation must come within what time period, and Daniel associates that time period with the placing of what? The angel goes on to relate: How long will the vision of the constant feature and of the transgression causing desolation continue, to make both the holy place and the army things to trample on?, This prophecy will have a second and larger fulfillment.

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