It is then, in the future, when the disgusting thing will be put into place. Who or what is that Disgusting thing that causes desolation? This is what is symbolized in Revelation the 17th chapter where the 10 kings, symbolizing all the national governments, give their kingdom to the wild beast until the will of God is accomplished. But under the title of League of Nations this organization did not destroy Christendom. But this strange event is part of a bigger thing, namely, the destruction of Babylon the Great as pictured in the last book of the Holy Bible, Revelation chapter seventeen. 26. From nous; to exercise the mind, i.e. An abomination is normally a great sin, commonly worthy of death. But, as now seen, Babylon the Great is actually the world empire of false Babylonish religion, of which Christendom is the most populous and powerful part. After all, this prophecy alerts God's Named People to the timing of Vindicating Jehovah's Sacred and Holy Name. (b)In spite of what fact has Christendom been most forward in riding the United Nations, and why? Rather, hate will supplant any love for her. The same Eighth World Power will be his handy tool in making the desolation of Babylon the Great complete. idolatry. More than likely even some negligent Christians failed to escape Jerusalems awful fate. then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains. . (a)Whom, then, does this indicate Christendoms desolator to be? (a)What has that Seventh World Power professed to be religiously, and so what question arises? However, its ascending up from the earth symbolizes its recovery from death as if coming out of grave the abyss. 8. "Abomination of desolation" is a phrase from the Book of Daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century BCE Greek king Antiochus IV Epiphanes replaced the twice-daily offering in the Jewish temple, or alternatively the altar on which such offerings were made. Wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.. 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. (a)Who should rejoice at the wonderful prospect ahead? Here we have a prophetic panorama like that with foreshortened perspective. But she had her type back there in Bible times. 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. 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. Hence, although not directly named in Bible prophecy, she is typed or prophetically pictured. Jesus gave relatively little attention to the question When? and much toward the question How shall we live faithfully? Preaching on such texts today should be shaped by Jesus concern for the welfare and endurance of his church. Now, lets consider Daniel 11:31 more closely. It is not the military people, the legions of the pagan Roman Empire. the present worldwide system of things has been in its time of the end. (Luke 21:24) The prophet Daniel associates the time of the end with the placing of the disgusting thing that is causing desolation when he writes: Make secret the words and seal up the book, until the time of the end. Ezekiel 44:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. 24:3) The desolating of Jerusalem in 70C.E. That terrible time of trouble is destined to coincide with the coming of Christ. 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). 30 Jesus words, immediately after, do not mean right after ancient Jerusalems great tribulation in 70C.E. 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. . In 24:4-14, the, Jesus is preparing his disciples for eventsmost of them extremely difficultthat will take place in their lifetime. Tugis life was full of dignity and worth. So what affects Babylon the Great must also affect Christendom. Abomination also refers to idolatry in the prophets, including Daniel 9 and 11. Instrumental in executing this judgment of Jehovah God upon her will be the modern-day disgusting thing that causes desolation, the Eighth World Power. 24:15, 16) w74 12/1 pp. The national covenant with God, established on the basis of obedience to Gods law as given through the prophet Moses, does. Also, those called and chosen and faithful with him will do so.. An abominable thing, an accursed thing. Additional prophecies of a disgusting thing. Of the two, the former seems, in its enigmatic form, more likely to have been the phrase actually used; the latter to have been an explanation. 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., However, for the reason previously stated it simply cannot be true that the U.N. is presently in the role of the image the idol brought to life by the resuscitated beast. 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. . 2. Who was it that suggested such an almost unbelievable thing, and how? 34. Though it has historical fulfillments, there is also a future fulfillment when daily sacrifices will be offered in Jerusalem and then cut off and replaced by some sort of blasphemous display. Jerusalems desolation in 70C.E. . That is almost unbelievable! Is it out of affection for God that the scarlet-colored wild beast destroys Babylon the Great (including Christendom)? Then he says, When you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation . Will Gods chosen ones of today yet have a similar signal to flee and begin fleeing out of the antitypical unfaithful Jerusalem, Christendom? See Insight on the Scriptures Disgusting thing). EHV. In the concluding words of the prophecy Daniel recorded the words of an angel who said: It is apparent that the removal of the constant feature and the placing of the disgusting thing are inseparable. 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? 'The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where he should not be.' 8 After World WarI and down to World WarII this peace-preserving organization was known as the League of Nations. (b)Why will fulfillment of Revelation 17:16 mean great tribulation for Christendom, and how is her desolator like that of ancient Jewish Jerusalem? The Desolating of Christendom by the Disgusting Thing. The apocalyptic picture in Mt 24 verse29 also calls for sobriety of judgment.a. Whatever remains of the Watchtower then will be subservient to Satans kingdom. I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days dressed in sackcloth.. 25. 13. She is called the mother of the harlots and of the disgusting things of the earth. She holds a golden cup full of the disgusting things of her fornication with the kings of the earth. Though she curries the favor of the earthly kingdoms, sitting on top of a symbolic wild beast composed of such kingdoms, the time comes when this beast refuses to carry her, turns on her, and completely desolates her.See BABYLON THE GREAT. 17:7,8) After World WarII it came out of the abyss as the United Nations, the eighth king or world power. (Most modern translations use the term abomination, rather than disgusting thing. For comparison check out Bible Hub). Daniel 12:11 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. In short, the disgusting thing will stand in a holy place when the present system collapses and is replaced by a tyrannical world government, supported initially by organized religion, and the work of Jehovahs Witnesses is crushed. Any possibility that persons continuing in the practice of a disgusting thing might gain entrance into the New Jerusalem, the Lambs chaste bride class, is ruled out at Revelation 21:9, 10,27. "Desolation" is from the Greek root word eremosis and means something that has been stripped or laid waste. The reader may wonder, Why so? According to divine prophecy (Daniel 11:31 and Da 12:11), a "disgusting thing that causes desolation" was to play a shocking role in this twentieth century. to read. Mark substitutes this for "in the holy place" of St. Matthew. Antiochus treated Israel with such violence and contempt that they rebelled against him. Soldiers even began undermining the wall of the temple to get at the militant zealots who were holed up in it. 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. Why not? . 33 Also, as foretold in the final part of Jesus prophecy, all nations have been gathered before the Son of man, Jesus Christ, enthroned in the heavens. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Scientists describe core disgust as a mechanism of food rejection. "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. Such tribulation means utter destruction for her! 17 Those who are on the roof should not come down to get anything out of their houses. These troubles are notsigns of the end; the disciples must be ready to stand firm through them (24:4-8, 13). What did Jesus indicate? Also, the gathering has been done with worldwide announcement and notification, like a great trumpet sound, through the witness given both by word of mouth and by means of the printed publications of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society in many languages. 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? A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. 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). (b)What question does this raise regarding the chosen ones of today? Likewise, to fulfill that prophetic type, great tribulation must come upon her antitype, Christendom. 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 . In the prophetic vision of Revelation 17, the symbolic immoral woman, Babylon the Great, is depicted. At the time that. 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. He is in the wilderness, do not go out; Look! 10 For more than two centuries this Seventh World Power has professed to be Christian and has been a stronghold of Christendom. What is the sign of the close of this age. She is an international religious harlot, for the kings of the earth commit spiritual fornication with her and the commercial leaders of the earth do business with her. The segment ends with Jesus promising this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place (24:35). 35 But will the great tribulation then be complete? An entity needs to have a linkage with food, have contamination potential, and also a sense of 'offensiveness' in order to . ( Matthew 24:15; Daniel 12:11) w85 10/1 pp. It is a composite organization, for its seven heads symbolize the seven world powers of human history, namely, ancient Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome and the Anglo-American dual world power. Instead, his purpose is to protect and guide and instruct his people. to comprehend, heed. The angel goes on to relate: Surely any honest-reasoning person who does not have a hidden agenda will discern that when Jesus exhorted his disciples to consider the prophecy of Daniel regarding the desolation of the holy place he had in mind the passages cited above in this article.