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:)"
This reverence to Daniel the prophet, Makes the book of Daniel part of the New Testament. This reference is directed to Daniel 9:27.
The "abomination" is when Satan stands in Jerusalem, and proclaims that he is God, and the world believes it. The "desolation" is an incorrect translation into the English, which should read "desolator", and Satan is the desolator that will make the claim that he is God, the true Christ. "Desolation" is a condition, in the Hebrew manuscripts it is written, "On the wings of the desolator," this is not a condition, but a entity, a person. It is through this individual, Satan that the abomination shall come from. It is the desolator [Satan] that shall cause all but the sealed of God, to become desolate, or deceived.
Daniel 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 the determined shall be poured upon the desolate."
The Holy place is the place that the temple sits, and this is the subject for the very first, when the buildings of the temple were observed by the disciples, and the question of what it would be like at His second advent. This is where the desolation [Satan, the Antichrist] shall sit on mount Zion, making his abominations, or statements that he is the Christ.
Matthew Chapter 24
"Prophecy of End Times, Warnings, the Great Tribulation"
This Bible Study is written by Roger Christopherson, and it's transcription/ location is provided by http://www.theseason.org/plough.htm
Matthew 23 ended with Jesus telling of His second coming, and the disciples were convinced that when He went to the cross, and died and rose again, that there would be a second time of His coming. Some of them did not have the clarity to see the difference between the two advents, and that it would be approximately two thousand years. This confusion between the two advents lead us into Matthew 24, when the disciples ask Jesus, "When shall this be?"
Today there is also much confusion, however Jesus made it clear exactly how things would be, and lets go the the teacher, Jesus Christ for the answers.
Matthew 24:1 "And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and His disciples came to Him for to shew Him the buildings of the temple."
These disciples of Christ were from the country, and visiting the big city of Jerusalem were struck by the awesomeness of the size and shape of the Temple. They were fishermen, and of various other occupations, and now they were standing before these magnificent buildings, observing the stones that were within them.
Matthew 24:2 "And Jesus said unto them, "See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down."
As the disciples were standing and commenting on the magnificence of the structures, Jesus told them that at His coming, after the wrath of God's anger was upon the earth, not one stone of these beautiful structures would be left standing one stone upon another.
Many so-called critics show their ignorance when they tell us that this event happened when The Roman General Titus came against Jerusalem in 70 A.D., and destroyed the city. However one of the points of interest of all tours to Jerusalem is the wailing wall. This is wall that stands as the only part of Jerusalem that was left of old Jerusalem, at it's destruction.
Jesus prophecy in verse two tells us that "there shall not one stone upon another," and that condition has not happened yet. All of the stones of the temple will be turned to dust, at that end of this earth age. Zechariah 14 gives us a profile of how Jerusalem will be, and the events that shall transpire at that time. When Satan has taken his seat in Jerusalem, fulfilling the role of the Antichrist.
Matthew 24:3 "And as He sat upon the mount of Olives the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when shall these things be and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"
This mount of Olives is less then a mile from the eastern gate of the temple city. Jesus is alone with His disciples, and this matter bothered them as to what would it be like at His second coming, and the end of this earth age.
Jesus went to great detail of what the events and signs would be just before His second advent, that would mark the end of this flesh age.
Matthew 24:4 "And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Take heed that no man deceive you."
This is the number one warning, "Take heed that no man deceive you." Deception will be the foremost thing to guard against in the latter days, that will consummate the end of this age. This means that these events will not happen all at one time, but will take place over a period of time. These warnings or signs that Jesus is about to give us, are the seven seals that are given us in the Book of Revelation.
These are an exact overlay of the seven events, which are the seven seals that we should be watching for today. At the end of Matthew we will include the thirteenth chapter of Mark, which is an overlay of Matthew twenty four. These events will be spelled out before we are finish, but again, Don't let anyone deceive you.
Matthew 24:5 "For many shall come in my name, saying, 'I am Christ;' and shall deceive many."
How can you make sure you are not deceived? You check it out in God's Word, and the Strong's Concordance with Hebrew and Greek numbered dictionaries are a good place to start. Many ministers teach traditions that just don't check out what Christ said. Though their intentions are good, their doctrine will cause you to be deceived. It is your soul that is at stake here. What value do you place upon your soul.
There are many that will put on the robe of the minister, and call themselves preachers. I come in the name of Christ, to represent He that died on the cross to save your soul. There will be many different denominations at that time, and many different forms of fellowships. But again, What was the first warning? Be careful, don't let them deceive you.
Remember that it was the religious community that brought about the crucifixion of Christ. It was the religious community that stole form the people, and rejected Christ with the strongest voice, and even to this day they reject teaching His Word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. There are some that do teach the right way though.
Most churches today though, teach the traditions of their forefathers, and not the Word of God. They make void the Word of God by their doctrines.
Matthew 24:6 "And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet."
There has never been a century of so many wars as there has been in the 1900s. Two of the wars included every nation on the earth, while there have been wars of nations, and peoples within nations. Wars of races, and wars of religions. We see that there are conflicts in Africa, and Europe, and as long as these conflicts are going on, you know that the end simply can not come; "but the end is not yet."
We are entering a different time, in this generation. We hear of wars, but for the first time in History, using the modern technology and the use of satellites, communication is as simple as lifting up a telephone to communicate around the world. When Prime minister Rabin of Israel was killed, and was laid to rest, people in every part of the world observed the events. These conflicts will keep going on in every part of the world, and it is a sign that the time of Christ's return is close, but not yet. There are other things and events [signs] that must come to pass also prior to the second advent.
Before the end comes there will be the cry of peace, and the entire world will go into a "New World Order", a new age government that will govern the affairs of all mankind as equals. This age started over forty years ago, and today has every nation in the world in it's charter as members. What is the opposite of wars and rumors of wars? It is peace, and rumors of peace. When the focus changes from war to peace, then that is the time to pay special attention.
When all these conflicts are settled with peace accords, then the one world order will be locked into it's final position. Peace accords have been settled in the far east between Chinas and England: In South Africa between blacks and whites: In Europe between Catholics and Protestants, and individual nations: Between the Communist and non-communist states, and the World at large is ripe for an end to conflict.
When this happens, the end is near. We will then see the political system, as we know it end, and from it will rise from the people of the world a new beast, a religious best, as spoken of in Revelation 13:3.
Matthew 24:7 "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilence, and earthquakes, in divers places."
Amos wrote of this famine that shall come in the end times. Remember back in verse four when we were warned against people deceiving us? In Amos 8:11; "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the Lord: The famine is not for bread, my friend, it is for the truths of God's holy Word. God's truths are becoming deluded down where what is taught is an outright lie. The absolutes of the Commandments and being shaded by the scripture lawyers, the same as happened with the scribes and Pharisees.
Major earthquake intervals are now weekly in the world, where in the past there were centuries between these events. These quakes are now even happening where they are completely unexpected.
Matthew 24:8 "All these are the beginning of sorrows."
This word "sorrows" in the Greek is "Ydin", and means birth pangs. The word is used only here and in Mark 8, and marks the beginning of the travail of childbirth. The number in Strong's Dictionary is 5604, and this is important, because it reflects the intervals between the events of the signs of the end times.
This translation loses the message that Christ is telling us; for He is saying that when we see this happening, it is the start of the birth of a new age. In other words, it marks the approach of the birth of the second advent, or coming. The events that mark the end will be growing closer and closer together, and when it reaches a point, the birth will begin.
Do you want to know how close you are to the end? Then look at the events that are going on around you. Listen to the labor pains of this generation. When you learn it sign of the end times, then the news of any media will come alive, for the political beast is already here in the form of the United Nations, and that beast just celebrated its first fifty years.
Matthew 24:9 "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake."
Revelation 11 tells us of the two witness that will prophecy, and cause much hardship on the peoples of the world. The two of them will preach against Satan, the Antichrist and they will match Satan's deceiving wonders with wonders that God placed in them. In that day, you will either know them as the witness of God, or you will think them to be trouble makers and against God. There will be no straddling of the fence.
Should you be on the side of the two witnesses, you will be hated by all peoples, including family and friends, not because of your deeds, but because you sided with the two witnesses. Those two witnesses represent "my name sake", which is the true Christ.
In the phrase, "No man knoweth the hour nor the time," though no man knows the instant of the time of Christ's coming, Jesus gives you the exact day to start looking for Him. The key to understanding is in Revelation 11:8, 9.
Revelation 11:8; And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified."
The "street", in the Greek, is better translated "great hall", or "stadium". Jerusalem is the great city where Christ was crucified, and spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, of it is the place where Satan, the Antichrist and his angels and the Kenites will rule from.
When the Antichrist slays the two witness, the world will watch for the three days, and it will be the greatest time of celebration this world has ever seen to that point.
Revelation 11:9; "And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves."
Friend, you will have to be brain dead to miss this event. The entire world will watch, as the television cameras are focused on the dead bodies of the two witnesses, and the signal is beamed into every home on earth.
There is no way you can miss this three and a half day period, for at the end of it the two witnesses will stand to their feet, and rise into the heavens, and this earth age is finished. These witnesses will rise exactly as Christ ascended as recorded in Acts 1:9; "And when He had spoken these things, while they beheld, He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight."
We know the season, also by the establishment of a political beast, a "one world order". When the political beast stops functioning, a religious beast will rise from it. It will rise out of the peoples of the world. That beast is not a person, but a religious order or system that all the peoples of the world will accept and respect. It will appear on the surface to be of God, however, it is Satan's system; a counterfeit of Christ's kingdom. That is why people will be deceived, because they have not studied God's word to know the difference. There are two Christ's coming, and the first is a fake.
The traditions of men have led them to believe that Satan is out to kill everyone, and destroy the world. They think of Satan to be cruel, ugly and and deformed in certain manners. They think that they can see right through his lies, and all the time they have been fed a lie by Satan's own children, the Kenites. As Ezekiel records in Ezekiel 28:13-15, "Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was they covering, the Sardis, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created"
Satan was in the Garden [or the first earth age] and every precious stone or person was there and Satan was over them. There is no written evidence that this was a "legend", but a reality. It happened. Satan, the Nachash or shining one, was there.
Exekiel 28:14; "Thou are the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; Thou hast hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire."
Satan was created to be the anointed cherub [angel] that protected with supernatural powers, overshadowing and protecting the world that then was, called the first earth age. God gave Satan his supernatural powers [I have set thee so], and Satan's sin was his pride, to try to elevate himself higher then God. What Satan actually did in that first earth age is not recorded, and that is expressed in the Hebrew idiom, "hast walked up and down".
Ezekiel 28:15; "Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee."
Satan was perfect when God created him, and the most beautiful of all God's creations. Then he fell, whoever what we are looking at here is that his beauty is not as the traditions of men have him. They are picturing Satan's spiritual flaws, in a physical realm. Satan has intelligence far beyond physical man, born of woman, and that is why we must learn to check everything out in the Word of God. Satan knows that word, and he will use it to deceive you.
The rest of Ezekiel 28 should be studied, for it gives the true nature of Satan. This is why you are not to out think Satan when you are delivered up before them, for only the Holy Spirit of God can know what should be said, in that moment.
In Mark 13:11; tells us that we will be delivered up in those days. "But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit."
The Holy Spirit will speak through you in that tongue that was spoken on Pentecost Day, where every person of every language heard and understood in their native language and dialect, without the use of an interpreter. It will not be you that speaks then, but the Holy Spirit of God.
This is why you will be hated, it is for that message that will talking against the Antichrist, whom they believe to be the true Christ. Satan came with the powers and wonders of miracles, and they simply do not know the difference between the two Christ's nor the two events. They believe this lie about the image of Satan coming to destroy mankind and the world, and this sets up flesh man to accept Satan as the true Christ.
Satan comes with his policy of peace and prosperity, of caring for the environment, and animal rights, he cares for you, because he is placing your soul under his care. Daniel 8 makes it very clear that the Antichrist will come to earth peacefully, and he wants you successful.
Matthew 24:10 "And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another."
This hatred comes because of their beliefs and their religion. When you tell your relatives that this Antichrist is a fake, you will be branded as a blasphemer, right from the start. They will look to Satan as their savior, because their ministers have taught them to do so. They are ignorant of the truth, they did not study to know the truth, but accepted the false doctrines of demons as the truth.
The church world today is looking for someone to fly them away, and Satan will give them the flight of their life. Can you see it, my friend? it's coming and in your generation, this life time. It is time to wake up.
Mark 13:12; "Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son;..." Satan is death, and he is the destroyer. In ignorance brother will deliver up his brother to Satan, because he simply doesn't know the difference. If they will betray one another today for religious denominations, think of what they will do for a supernatural power that promises them what ever they want. Satan, the Antichrist comes with supernatural powers, and the keys, or authority to use it to deceive the people of the earth [Revelation 9:1-4].
Matthew 24:11 "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many."
Think of all those ministers that preach the rapture theory. Every last one of them are false prophets. They give you hope where there is no hope, and they make you vulnerable to going after the first Christ to arrive on earth, and that one is Satan, the Antichrist. Jesus is warning His disciples, though He is addressing the twelve, the message is directed to those that are living in the time of the end, to our generation. Almost all of the so-called prophets of our day are looking for this antichrist to appear as one of the men on the earth today, and they have no idea in the world that it will be Satan in all his supernatural being and powers.
Jesus said there would be false prophets, they shall rise and deceive many. Friend you shall be here and face Satan, whether you like it or not. Jesus is making this a fact. You will either face and know exactly who he is, the fake and false Christ; or you will think him to be Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. This knowledge is what Jesus calls, "the seal of God in their foreheads". Your brain is in your forehead and that is what you use to think and store knowledge.
Revelation 9:4; "And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads." My friend, did you get it? You will know the difference between the two Christ, or God will turn you over to Satan to be deceived. It is your soul at stake here.
Matthew 24:12 "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
The "iniquity", is "lawlessness" of turning away from God's Word. It will multiply because of the apostasy, or falling away from God's Holy Word. The love of family members and friends shall "wax cold" or turn against those within their own family, or friendship because of their refusal to accept Satan, the Antichrist as the true Christ.
Matthew 24:13 "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
God's elect are destined to endure to the end, and not be deceived by the Antichrist. They know the Word of God, and that the false Christ will come first.
Matthew 24:14 "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."
In other words, when one of us, the elect, is delivered up to give account of why he or she will not submit to Satan the Antichrist, without premeditating, the message will be broadcasted throughout the world. Some of you have know that you have had a destiny and a purpose since you were a child. That there was more to God's Word than you have been taught, in the simplicity in which Christ Himself brings it forth. Jesus Christ is telling you that you will be here, with your gospel armor on and in place, to stand against the fiery darts of Satan. You have nothing to worry about, for as it is written in Luke 21:17-19:
Luke 21:17-19; "And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake." [17] "But there shall not an hair of your head perish." [18] "In your patience possess ye your souls." [19]
This is why we must see to it that the hatred is for the right cause, and that cause is for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the true Christ, that will come later at the seventh trumpet, and not the fifth.
Recently the O.J.Simpson trial was broadcasted to every nation on earth, and even in the small villages in Africa saw the results by television. This is an example of what will take place shortly, at the coming of the Antichrist, when blaspheming against him will be considered far worse then murder.
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:)"
This reverence to Daniel the prophet, Makes the book of Daniel part of the New Testament. This reference is directed to Daniel 9:27.
The "abomination" is when Satan stands in Jerusalem, and proclaims that he is God, and the world believes it. The "desolation" is an incorrect translation into the English, which should read "desolator", and Satan is the desolator that will make the claim that he is God, the true Christ. "Desolation" is a condition, in the Hebrew manuscripts it is written, "On the wings of the desolator," this is not a condition, but a entity, a person. It is through this individual, Satan that the abomination shall come from. It is the desolator [Satan] that shall cause all but the sealed of God, to become desolate, or deceived.
Daniel 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 the determined shall be poured upon the desolate."
The Holy place is the place that the temple sits, and this is the subject for the very first, when the buildings of the temple were observed by the disciples, and the question of what it would be like at His second advent. This is where the desolation [Satan, the Antichrist] shall sit on mount Zion, making his abominations, or statements that he is the Christ.
The world will be deceived when Satan claims himself to be Christ, for he does have supernatural powers, and he will use them to to draw the peoples of the world to come to peace. He will say, I am Jesus whom ye have been waiting for, and I have come to bring peace to the world, and the world will be brought to peace and prosperity by Satan, the Antichrist.
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