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10-Sunday Sacredness and the Abomination of Desolation


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Ezekiel 8 [SUP]1[/SUP]And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. [SUP]2[/SUP]Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. [SUP]3[/SUP]And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. [SUP]4[/SUP]And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. [SUP]5[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. [SUP]6[/SUP]He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. [SUP]7[/SUP]And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. [SUP]8[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. [SUP]9[/SUP]And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. [SUP]10[/SUP]So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. [SUP]11[/SUP]And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. [SUP]12[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.[SUP]13[/SUP]He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. [SUP]1[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP]Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. [SUP]15[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. [SUP]16[/SUP]And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. [SUP]17[/SUP]Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. [SUP]18[/SUP]Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

In the above vision given to Ezekiel, God recounts some of the abominations adopted and practiced by the Jews. As stated in a previous chapter, the Jews were continually adopting the practices and religious symbols and ceremonies of the nations around them. These they would incorporate into their own services of worship. These very things God warned them about, and referred to them as abominations. The reader is referred to chapter four regarding that which the Lord considers an abomination.

A. T. Jones said the following regarding Ezekiel chapter eight-
“All that is meant in this we cannot tell; but this much is certain, that, in the estimate of Jehovah, as bad as was the worship of Astarte, and however much it provoked to jealousy; as bad as was the worship of all manner of abominable beasts; as bad as was the worship of Tammuz; yet worse than all these, even though in them were embodied some forms of sun worship -- more abominable than all these was the setting of the face toward the east, in the worship of the sun itself. This was to turn the back upon the Lord; to leave him and his worship behind; and, in worshiping the visible sun, to choose all that was included in all the forms of its worship that might be known. This was open apostasy -- the renunciation of all that was good and the acceptance of all that was bad.” (The Two Republics, Chap.7, p. 158)

The greatest of the abominations above, was to face the east to worship the sun. These men between the porch and the altar literally turned their backs on the temple of the Lord, to face the sun in the east. In order to worship the sun, they had to turn their backs to the sanctuary that God had them build to worship Him. The place that He had chosen, to dwell among them (Exo. 25:8). This last and greatest abomination brought the full force of the judgment of God upon the Jews, their city, and temple. Those people who survived the famine and pestilence of the siege were slaughtered, or enslaved. The city of Jerusalem was destroyed, as was the sanctuary also. Desolation was the result of this abomination.

Chapter nine of Ezekiel continues the vision begun in chapter eight. In this chapter, God tells one of his servants among those who were to destroy the Jews, to place a mark upon the foreheads of all those who sigh and cry for the abominations committed by the people. These men were not to be harmed by the destroyers. The rest of the Jews, men, women, and children, were slaughtered indiscriminately by the same. These judgments God brought upon Jerusalem through Babylon. The Babylonians were His chosen instruments of destruction.

So it was, when the Jews turned their backs on God and His temple in order to worship the sun, the desolating judgments of God were poured out upon them. This particular abomination causes desolation. It is the climax, or end of rebellion against God. The limit to which there is no passing. The writer therefore concludes, that the future abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel and Christ, will involve the same procedure of rebellion. That which happened literally and locally to Israel, will happen spiritually and globally to those who profess to be God’s own during this new covenant era.

One might ask then, how are those who profess to be Christians turning their backs on the temple of God today? Where is the temple of God today? Let us examine the scriptures regarding this point.

Hebrews 7 [SUP]25[/SUP]Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. [SUP]26[/SUP]For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; [SUP]27[/SUP]Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. [SUP]………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………[/SUP]Hebrews 8 [SUP]1[/SUP]Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; [SUP]2[/SUP]A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

Christ is in the sanctuary, or temple in heaven. “ He ever liveth to make intercession for us.” Christ is actively involved in the forgiveness of our sins, the conviction of our hearts by the Holy Spirit, and the empowering of our lives by the same. Every believer has direct access to the throne of God through Him, in prayer (Heb. 4: 14-16). God is in His temple, directing all the affairs of creation. Christ is their also, continually interceding for fallen humanity. These are biblical truths, supported by the scriptures themselves. See, Ps. 11:4, 18:6, 29:9, Isa. 6:1-3, Hab. 2:20, Mic. 1:2-4, Heb. 8:1&2, 9:11,12,&23, Rev. 7:15, 11:19, 14: 15&17, 15: 5&7, 16: 1&17.

Countless millions of Roman Catholics are turning their backs on the ministry of Christ in His temple in heaven by seeking forgiveness of their sins, in and through the false priesthood of the Church of Rome. Likewise, they ingest crackers and wine as though they were the literal body and blood of Jesus, being administered by the same false priesthood. This they do in the place of seeking the indwelling of the Holy Spirit of God, given only by Christ, to those who truly seek His intercession. They also seek intercession from the dead in their prayers to the “Saints”, instead of God in Christ’s name. For more details see the book Christ and Rome.

The vast majority of Protestant denominations, have rejected the testimony of scripture regarding Christ’s intercession for humanity in the heavenly sanctuary, and its unavoidable connection with the judgment of the same. By their firm belief that everything was completed at the cross, they effectively deny Christ’s ministry for us now in heaven. By rejecting the priesthood and ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary, they are left with nothing but the false priesthood and ministry of the Church of Rome, “ BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” Thus Roman Catholics and Protestant denominations have more and more in common every day.


On top of this, the vast majority of Protestant churches submit to the authority of the Church of Rome by observing the day of worship established by her. Disregarding the seventh day Sabbath of the scriptures, they choose to follow the example of Rome by worshipping God on the day of the sun. They are effectively turning their backs on the temple of God, in order to worship the man of sin on the day of the sun. Who is the man of sin, but the one who has established the abomination of sun worship within the congregation of those who claim to worship the true God. By accepting the authority of the Church of Rome, they are turning their backs on the authority of God’s word, and therefore the continual ministry of Christ on their behalf. For Christ Himself is THE WORD OF GOD (Rev. 19:13).

The following quote is from the Pope John Paul II's APOSTOLIC LETTER DIES DOMINI(Emphasis mine).

Therefore, also in the particular circumstances of our own time, Christians will naturally strive to ensure that civil legislation respects their duty to keep Sunday holy. In any case, they are obliged in conscience to arrange their Sunday rest in a way which allows them to take part in the Eucharist, refraining from work and activities which are incompatible with the sanctification of the Lord's Day, with its characteristic joy and necessary rest for spirit and body. (112)

That the Church of Rome intends to exalt her day of worship among the nations is evident. She will be joined by those Protestant denominations which have firmly rejected the truths of God’s word, leading them straight back to Rome. Those denominations which have lost the power of the Holy Spirit by way of rejecting truth, are foremost in seeking the power of the state. Therefore will they unite with the Church of Rome, for she is the MOTHER OF HARLOTS, and they are her daughters. So will this world gladly join in the rebellion of Babylon the great, against the God of heaven and the authority of His word.

When Sunday sacredness is exalted in this world by law again, then will it become the abomination of desolation. Then will the swift judgments of God be poured out upon this world without mercy. The seven last plagues will do their work, and the end shall come. Let us examine the book of Daniel, and the words of Christ, pertaining to the abomination of desolation in the next chapter.
 
crossnote said:
Greater theologians than us differ on this point. Why should we rebeat this dead horse?
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Any "theologian" that denies the very plain truth that Paul stated in II Thessalonians 2: 1-6 is not a "greater theologian" but a teacher of heresy.
Just because an individual calls himself a "theologian" or others, you included, calls him a " theologian" does not make it so.
You get 2 or more "theologians" in a room and you will always have two or more OPINIONS on most subjects.
People need to stop INTERPRETING the word and believe the simple truth that is stated.
 
3Scoreand10 said:
Any "theologian" that denies the very plain truth that Paul stated in II Thessalonians 2: 1-6 is not a "greater theologian" but a teacher of heresy.
Just because an individual calls himself a "theologian" or others, you included, calls him a " theologian" does not make it so.
You get 2 or more "theologians" in a room and you will always have two or more OPINIONS on most subjects.
People need to stop INTERPRETING the word and believe the simple truth that is stated.
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Get two theologians in a room and you will have more than two pinions.
 
keeth said:
10-Sunday Sacredness and the Abomination of Desolation


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Ezekiel 8 [SUP]1[/SUP]And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. [SUP]2[/SUP]Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. [SUP]3[/SUP]And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. [SUP]4[/SUP]And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. [SUP]5[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. [SUP]6[/SUP]He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. [SUP]7[/SUP]And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. [SUP]8[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. [SUP]9[/SUP]And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. [SUP]10[/SUP]So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about. [SUP]11[/SUP]And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. [SUP]12[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.[SUP]13[/SUP]He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. [SUP]1[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP]Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. [SUP]15[/SUP]Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. [SUP]16[/SUP]And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. [SUP]17[/SUP]Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. [SUP]18[/SUP]Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

In the above vision given to Ezekiel, God recounts some of the abominations adopted and practiced by the Jews. As stated in a previous chapter, the Jews were continually adopting the practices and religious symbols and ceremonies of the nations around them. These they would incorporate into their own services of worship. These very things God warned them about, and referred to them as abominations. The reader is referred to chapter four regarding that which the Lord considers an abomination.

A. T. Jones said the following regarding Ezekiel chapter eight-
“All that is meant in this we cannot tell; but this much is certain, that, in the estimate of Jehovah, as bad as was the worship of Astarte, and however much it provoked to jealousy; as bad as was the worship of all manner of abominable beasts; as bad as was the worship of Tammuz; yet worse than all these, even though in them were embodied some forms of sun worship -- more abominable than all these was the setting of the face toward the east, in the worship of the sun itself. This was to turn the back upon the Lord; to leave him and his worship behind; and, in worshiping the visible sun, to choose all that was included in all the forms of its worship that might be known. This was open apostasy -- the renunciation of all that was good and the acceptance of all that was bad.” (The Two Republics, Chap.7, p. 158)

The greatest of the abominations above, was to face the east to worship the sun. These men between the porch and the altar literally turned their backs on the temple of the Lord, to face the sun in the east. In order to worship the sun, they had to turn their backs to the sanctuary that God had them build to worship Him. The place that He had chosen, to dwell among them (Exo. 25:8). This last and greatest abomination brought the full force of the judgment of God upon the Jews, their city, and temple. Those people who survived the famine and pestilence of the siege were slaughtered, or enslaved. The city of Jerusalem was destroyed, as was the sanctuary also. Desolation was the result of this abomination.

Chapter nine of Ezekiel continues the vision begun in chapter eight. In this chapter, God tells one of his servants among those who were to destroy the Jews, to place a mark upon the foreheads of all those who sigh and cry for the abominations committed by the people. These men were not to be harmed by the destroyers. The rest of the Jews, men, women, and children, were slaughtered indiscriminately by the same. These judgments God brought upon Jerusalem through Babylon. The Babylonians were His chosen instruments of destruction.

So it was, when the Jews turned their backs on God and His temple in order to worship the sun, the desolating judgments of God were poured out upon them. This particular abomination causes desolation. It is the climax, or end of rebellion against God. The limit to which there is no passing. The writer therefore concludes, that the future abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel and Christ, will involve the same procedure of rebellion. That which happened literally and locally to Israel, will happen spiritually and globally to those who profess to be God’s own during this new covenant era.

One might ask then, how are those who profess to be Christians turning their backs on the temple of God today? Where is the temple of God today? Let us examine the scriptures regarding this point.

Hebrews 7 [SUP]25[/SUP]Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. [SUP]26[/SUP]For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; [SUP]27[/SUP]Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. [SUP]………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………[/SUP]Hebrews 8 [SUP]1[/SUP]Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; [SUP]2[/SUP]A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

Christ is in the sanctuary, or temple in heaven. “ He ever liveth to make intercession for us.” Christ is actively involved in the forgiveness of our sins, the conviction of our hearts by the Holy Spirit, and the empowering of our lives by the same. Every believer has direct access to the throne of God through Him, in prayer (Heb. 4: 14-16). God is in His temple, directing all the affairs of creation. Christ is their also, continually interceding for fallen humanity. These are biblical truths, supported by the scriptures themselves. See, Ps. 11:4, 18:6, 29:9, Isa. 6:1-3, Hab. 2:20, Mic. 1:2-4, Heb. 8:1&2, 9:11,12,&23, Rev. 7:15, 11:19, 14: 15&17, 15: 5&7, 16: 1&17.

Countless millions of Roman Catholics are turning their backs on the ministry of Christ in His temple in heaven by seeking forgiveness of their sins, in and through the false priesthood of the Church of Rome. Likewise, they ingest crackers and wine as though they were the literal body and blood of Jesus, being administered by the same false priesthood. This they do in the place of seeking the indwelling of the Holy Spirit of God, given only by Christ, to those who truly seek His intercession. They also seek intercession from the dead in their prayers to the “Saints”, instead of God in Christ’s name. For more details see the book Christ and Rome.

The vast majority of Protestant denominations, have rejected the testimony of scripture regarding Christ’s intercession for humanity in the heavenly sanctuary, and its unavoidable connection with the judgment of the same. By their firm belief that everything was completed at the cross, they effectively deny Christ’s ministry for us now in heaven. By rejecting the priesthood and ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary, they are left with nothing but the false priesthood and ministry of the Church of Rome, “ BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” Thus Roman Catholics and Protestant denominations have more and more in common every day.


On top of this, the vast majority of Protestant churches submit to the authority of the Church of Rome by observing the day of worship established by her. Disregarding the seventh day Sabbath of the scriptures, they choose to follow the example of Rome by worshipping God on the day of the sun. They are effectively turning their backs on the temple of God, in order to worship the man of sin on the day of the sun. Who is the man of sin, but the one who has established the abomination of sun worship within the congregation of those who claim to worship the true God. By accepting the authority of the Church of Rome, they are turning their backs on the authority of God’s word, and therefore the continual ministry of Christ on their behalf. For Christ Himself is THE WORD OF GOD (Rev. 19:13).

The following quote is from the Pope John Paul II's APOSTOLIC LETTER DIES DOMINI(Emphasis mine).

Therefore, also in the particular circumstances of our own time, Christians will naturally strive to ensure that civil legislation respects their duty to keep Sunday holy. In any case, they are obliged in conscience to arrange their Sunday rest in a way which allows them to take part in the Eucharist, refraining from work and activities which are incompatible with the sanctification of the Lord's Day, with its characteristic joy and necessary rest for spirit and body. (112)

That the Church of Rome intends to exalt her day of worship among the nations is evident. She will be joined by those Protestant denominations which have firmly rejected the truths of God’s word, leading them straight back to Rome. Those denominations which have lost the power of the Holy Spirit by way of rejecting truth, are foremost in seeking the power of the state. Therefore will they unite with the Church of Rome, for she is the MOTHER OF HARLOTS, and they are her daughters. So will this world gladly join in the rebellion of Babylon the great, against the God of heaven and the authority of His word.

When Sunday sacredness is exalted in this world by law again, then will it become the abomination of desolation. Then will the swift judgments of God be poured out upon this world without mercy. The seven last plagues will do their work, and the end shall come. Let us examine the book of Daniel, and the words of Christ, pertaining to the abomination of desolation in the next chapter.
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Strange, the above post was incomplete, but when I go to respond with a quote of it the quote is complete. Lets see if it all posts.
 
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