The clue that you give, where Syria will attack the almahdi near Mecca, show that almadi reside/reign from Saudi/ex Turkey area, and you believe Turkey is thrown of Satan not Holy place. Jesus said the men of sin will reign from Holy place, and Vatican interested to make Jerusalem as the second Vatican city.
[SUP]15 [/SUP]“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),
Jesus speaks of an "Abomination of Desolation" standing in the holy place. He doesn't say which Holy Place or where it is located although Jerusalem would seem to be implied because he tells those there to flee but of course, this is speculation. He doesn't even say whose holy place it is either. Jesus does invoke Daniel which means we need to see what Daniel says about the Abomination of Desolation.
Dan 11:
[SUP]31 [/SUP]And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.
Daniel calls this place the sanctuary fortress. As of today there is no sanctuary fortress in Jerusalem which could be considered a holy place. Now Paul also gives us some information in 2 Thes 2:
...and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, [SUP]4 [/SUP]who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
What temple? There is no temple in Jerusalem today. This passage leads many to believe that a third temple will be built in Jerusalem. It may indeed, but what if the temple of God is somewhere else? I know, I'm just speculating here. The Vatican is both a fortress and a sanctuary and it houses St. Peter's Basilica, a Holy Place to more than half the world's Christians. ISIS has vowed to go there.
Daniel gives us another clue in this same passage.
“So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant."
The holy covenant??? Who are those who forsake the holy covenant? I guess it depends which covenant Daniel was discussing. There are 7 covenants given that I recall:
Adamic
Noahic
Abrahamic
Palestinian/Land
Mosiac
Davidic
New/Salvation
Do we have a companion passage which discusses the "Holy Covenant?" We actually do. Zacharias gave a prophesy in Luke 1. In the middle of this prophesy he uses the term "holy covenant" and makes clear it is the Abrahamic Covenant which is holy:
[SUP]68 [/SUP]“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited and redeemed His people,
[SUP]69 [/SUP]And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David,
[SUP]70 [/SUP]As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been since the world began,
[SUP]71 [/SUP]That we should be saved from our enemies
And from the hand of all who hate us,
[SUP]72 [/SUP]To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
And to remember His holy covenant,
[SUP]73 [/SUP]The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
[SUP]74 [/SUP]To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,
[SUP]75 [/SUP]In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
The Covenant to Abraham that they might dwell safely in the Land and be delivered from their enemies. So now I ask, which group of people oppose or forsake this covenant, the Catholics or the Muslims?
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