The statement goes on to explain that the role of the coming attacks will break the will of America, and leave her client states powerless, so that the jihad warriors can seize Jerusalem
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Perilous Times
15 "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place let the reader understand),
16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
I still believe there has to be a 3rd Temple in Jerusalem before that can occur.
Whether the 3rd Temple is built before or after the AntiChrist is revealed is another interesting issue/question.
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I am leaning toward the idea that Jesus will bring the 3rd temple with him upon his return...
ref.Rev.21:1-2
Revelation 21
The New Heaven and Earth
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
I don't think the New Jerusalem will have a Temple. Seems contrary to Rev 21:21-27:
"The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God--the Sovereign-Strong--and the Lamb are the Temple. . . ."
Regardless,
The Anti Christ is not going to enter the New Jerusalem and his image or some such will be set up in the Holy of Holies well before (3.5 years?) the arrival of the New Jerusalem. When the AntiChrist's image is set up in the Holy of Holies, the Jews will realize they've made a covenant with the wrong dude and flee for their lives as Scripture indicates.
imho.
I do not personally believe that the abomination that makes desolate has already occurred.
Mat 24:15 MESSAGE:
"'But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you've read Daniel (9:27--see below), you'll know what I'm talking about. If you'are living in Judea at the time, run for the hills; if you're working in the yard, don't return to the house to get anything; if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. Hope and pray this won't happen during the winter or on a Sabbath.'"
21 "This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again. I fthese days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God's chosen people, the trouble will be cut short."
At which point--the abomination of desolation being set up in the Holy of Holies--clueing in the Israelis that they backed the wrong dude; according to another Scripture--the AC begins a massive slaughter of Israeli's.
Daniel 9:27: "'Then for one seven, he will forge many and strong alliances, but halfway through the seven he will banish worship and prayers. At the place of worship, a desecrating obscenity will be set up and remain until finally the desecrator himself is decisively destroyed.'"
Whole Life Study Bible has this note on p 1456: . . .
The major sign is "the abomination that causes desolation" (Mt 24:15), a specific observable event that tells the faithful who are alive during the tribulation that Christ's coming to earth at the end of the age will occur very shortly. This visible sign-event refers primarily to the future desecration of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem by the antichrist (see Da 9:27, note; 1Jn 2:18; see article on THE AGE OF THE ANTICHRIST, p. 1872). The antichrist, or man of lawlessness, will set up an image of himself in God's temple, declaring himself to be God (2Th 2:3-4; Rev 13:14-15). The following are important facts concerning this pivotal event."
"(1) The 'abomination that causes desolation' will mark the beginning of the final stage of the tribulation, which culminates in Christ's return to earth and his judgment on the ungodly at Armageddon (Mt 24:21,29-30; see Da 9:27; Rev 19:11-21)."
"(2) By noting the time of this event ("So when you see" Mt 24:15), tribulation saints can know with a high degree of certainty when the tribulation will end and Christ will come to reign on earth (see Mt 24:33, note). The time span between this event and the end is given four times in Scripture as three and a half years, or 1,260 days (see Da 9:25-27; Rev 11:1-2; 12:6; 13:5-7; see Da 9:25-27, note).
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