ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION

1. ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall
be saved. 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. 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:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which
is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to
take his clothes.” -Matthew 24:12-18
Throughout the sands of time, God’s Holy Altar has been desecrated by abominable acts. That desecration continues to
this very day.
In the year 586BC, King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon invaded Jerusalem, pillaging and burning down the first Holy
Temple. All of the sacred vessels were seized and God’s chosen people were led away in chains. It is uncertain if the Ark
of the Covenant was also carried away by the Babylonians at that specific time. Surprisingly, Nebuchadnezzar II allowed
the Hebrew people to practice their Hebrew faith. 48 years later, they were permitted to return to the Holy Land by Cyrus
the Great.
In the book of Daniel, the prophet foretold of another form of desecration, “He will confirm a covenant with many for one
'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an
abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." -Daniel 9:27. In 168BC, that
prophecy would be fulfilled when a Greek king by the name of Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded Judea and captured the
Holy City. To humiliate the Hebrew people, Antiochus IV stormed into the most sacred part of the Holy Temple known as
the Holy of Holies. There, he built an altar over the Altar of Incense and sacrificed a pig, sprinkling its blood over the alter
and lit it as a burnt offering to the pagan god Zeus. In retaliation, the Maccabees would lead the Jews in driving Antiochus
IV and his army out of the Holy Land. The Jews regained control for about one hundred years until the Roman general
Pompey invaded Judea in 63BC.
Jesus Christ prophesied of the destruction of the rebuilt Holy Temple. In 70AD, that prophesy was fulfilled as punishment
for the Jewish insurrection at the hands of the ruthless Romans. All that remains of the city today is the western wall
known as the ‘Wailing Wall’.
Before, most of the abominations were committed by outside forces. But in 1972, those unholy acts were practiced from
within in the form of homosexual clergy. At that time, the United Church of Christ became the first mainline Protestant
denomination in the United States to ordain openly gay clergy. Other denominations would follow suit including the
American Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Presbyterian Church in 2009, 2010 and 2012,
respectively. However, all of these were mere spinoffs of the original, universal church founded by Simon Peter over 2,000
years ago; known as the Catholic Church.
Despite the holy sacrament of marriage between a man and a woman, this past week, Pope Francis, who has held the
position since 2013 and whose real name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, declared his support for civil union among
homosexuals, transgenders and transvestites.
Now let me make this abundantly clear. What people do is between God and them. I am not judging anyone. The Holy
Bible does that. In fact, I have a family member who is homosexual. I love this person no more and no less regardless of
their decision. Notwithstanding, my loyalty is with the Almighty. He condemns all acts outside of His Natural Order.
When I first saw Pope Francis on television, the Holy Ghost spoke to me, saying this man is unworthy to lead God’s
people. He is, indeed, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Since then, those words were proven correct. This imposter has been
vocal against both capitalism and illegal immigration. His words have not been of free will and democracy, but rather of
socialistic views. Need I remind you that the #1 priority of socialism is to remove God from this world?

2. My heart breaks for our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. The Man of Sin has been successful in
contaminating the holiness of the church. Every denomination errs, everything from distorting the real interpretation of
Holy Scripture to misguiding the LORD’s people with notions that whatever you do and no matter how many times you do
it, you will be forgiven. Need I also remind you that confession without repentance and faith without works are dead?
It is so true what Christ Jesus told His disciples, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way,
that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” -Matthew 7:13-14
Amen.