Many teach that Christ refers to the AoD of 168 BC which many have noted in the other posts. My question would be is Christ telling us of an AoD that is yet to come? During the tribulation period perhaps? At a time when the antichrist kills the Jewish priests and mingles their blood with swine in the temple to defile it openly.
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Roger
Christ referred to the AoD of 168BC as the type of the anti-typical fulfillment at the end time. What do you think the anti-type will be. I have my thoughts on this but would like to see what others are thinking. I have nothing cast in concrete at the moment. There is a time coming that for the times of the Gentiles...
Rev 11:1 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, "Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.
Rev 11:2 But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.
Rev 11:3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth."
The time period here is 3-1/2 years. Is this coincidental to the language in Luke 21:20...
Luk 21:20 "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.
or is it speaking of the same event?
Who or what is this coming AoD? It does have something to do with sacrifices beign reinstated and then stopped...
Dan 8:23 "And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes.
Dan 8:24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
Dan 8:25 "Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.
Dan 8:26 "And the vision of the evenings and mornings Which was told is true; Therefore seal up the vision, For it refers to many days in the future."
Dan 8:8 Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven.
Dan 8:9 And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land.
Dan 8:10 And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.
Dan 8:11 He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.
Dan 8:12 Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered.
Dan 8:13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, "How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?"
Dan 8:14 And he said to me, "For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed."
Judah the Hammer fulfilled verse 14 as the type, but what about the anti-type?