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Post by Cohdra on Jul 15, 2003 9:43:59 GMT -5
I've heard a theory that the Islamic Dome of the Rock might actually fit this description. Please read
Following a brief period of Persian rule, Jerusalem was captured in 638, six years after the death of Muhammed, by the Muslim Caliph Umar. Soon after his occupation of the city, Umar cleansed the Temple Mount, built a small mosque and dedicated the site to Muslim worship. The most imposing structure the Muslims found in Jerusalem was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Here the Arab conquerors undertook to build a more spectacular edifice, not only to proclaim the supremacy of Islam, but also to ensure that the new followers of Islam would not be tempted by Christianity. The site chosen was the very same rock where previously had stood the Jupiter temple of the Romans and before that, the two temples of the Jews.
Yet there was another reason for the Muslim veneration of this particular site, one more important than the political expediency of usurping another religion’s holy place. A certain pkmtyolpage in the Koran links the Prophet Muhammed with Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. That pkmtyolpage, the seventeenth Sura, entitled 'The Night Journey', relates thatMuhammed was carried by night 'from the sacred temple to the temple that is most remote, whose precinct we have blessed, that we might show him our signs...' Muslim belief identifies the two temples mentioned in this verse as being in Mecca and Jerusalem. According to tradition, Muhammed's mystic night journey was in the company of the Archangel Gabriel, and they rode on a winged steed called El Burak, meaning lightning, which according to Islamic Hadith tradition was a winged, horse-like creature that was "smaller than a mule, but larger than a donkey." Stopping briefly at Mt. Sinai and Bethlehem, they finally alighted at Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and there encountered Abraham, Moses, Jesus and other prophets, whom Mohammed led in prayers. Gabriel then escorted Muhammed to the pinnacle of the rock, which the Arabs call as-Sakhra, where a ladder of golden light materialized. On this glittering shaft, Mohammed ascended through the seven heavens into the presence of Allah, from whom he received instructions for himself and his followers. Following his divine meeting, Muhammed was flown back to Mecca by Gabriel and the winged horse, arriving there before dawn.
At this hallowed site, known in Arabic as Haram al Sharif, the 9th Caliph, Abd al-Malik, built the great Dome of the Rock between 687 and 691. Besides its association with the ‘Night Journey’ of Muhammed, Jerusalem was also chosen as the site of this first great work of Islamic architecture for political reasons. For a brief period between 680 and 692 Mecca had become the capital of a rival caliphate established by Abd Allah ibn Zubayr who controlled most of Arabia and Iraq. Following the retreat of the Umayyad army from its siege of Mecca the construction of the Dome was undertaken in order to discourage pilgrimages to Mecca. Often incorrectly called the Mosque of Umar, the Dome of the Rock, known in Arabic as Qubbat As-Sakhrah, is not a mosque for public worship but rather a mashhad, a shrine for pilgrims. Adjacent to the Dome is the Al-Aqsa Mosque wherein Muslims make their prayers. Designed by Byzantine architects engaged by the Caliph, the Dome of the Rock was the greatest monumental building in early Islamic history and remains today one of the most sublime examples of artistic genius that humanity has ever produced (the Great Mosque of Damascus, being a true mosque, is the earliest surviving monumental mosque). The dome is 20 meters high, 10 meters in diameter, and its lead supporting structure was originally covered in pure gold (the real gold was removed over the centuries and the dome is now made of anodized aluminum).
Another excerpt:
The east-west axis of the Dome of the Tablets is lines up exactly with the Ancient Eastern Gate located underneath the Southern side of the present day East Gate!. The dome marks the place where Holy of Holies stood (red arrow in the background).
Originally, one standing on the Mount of Olives could look over this Eastern Gate (also called Shushan or HaKohan gate) into the huge area (presently north of the Dome of the Rock) and see all the gates (at different levels) in a perfect line. "All the walls which were there were high, except the wall in the east, so that the priest who burned the heifer, standing on the top of the Mount of Olives, and directing himself to look, saw through the gateway of the sanctuary, at the time when he sprinkled the blood." [Mishnah, Middot 2:4]
Dr. Asher S. Kaufman concluded that the original site of the Temple was at the northwest corner of the Temple Mount north of the Dome of the Rock. He has determined that the east-west line aligning the Mount of Olives with the Eastern Gate and the Temple bisect on a small shrine called the Dome of the Spirits. The Holy of Holies is thought to have been located on the bedrock covered by this small cupola. He noted that the bedrock inside this little domed area is the only such bedrock appearing on the Temple Mount --it sticks up from the surface. The rest of the area around the Dome of the Rock has been paved. This is the "Eben Shetiyyah" (Foundation stone) that was the floor in the ancient Holy of Holies. [Dr. Asher Kaufman, Biblical Archeology Review, Vol IX No.2, Mar./Apr. 1983, Where the Ancient Temple of Jerusalem Stood, Extant "Foundation Stone" for the Ark of the Covenant Is Identified]
"The Holy Place itself faced east-wards, and was approached from the east; but most assuredly the ministering priests and the worshippers looked not towards the east, but towards the west." [The Temple: Its Ministry and Services, Alfred Edersheim, Chapter 1 --A First View of Jerusalem, and of the Temple, The Shushan Gate, p. 36-37]
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Post by Alleluja on Jul 15, 2003 14:49:20 GMT -5
Very good Research Cohdra! Thank you!
I think there is a real possiblilty that the actual site of the original Temple may be found NOT to be under that ole' dome!!!
You have offered some of the archeological data and that is so very imporatant!!
here is a link and info about the efforts made to rebuild The Temple:
www.templemountfaithful.org/
The exciting stone discovered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was written by King Jehoash on a polished black stone. . and was a part of the First Temple and of the unique time at which it was found.
People feel that the timing is no accident and that it is a clear message from the G–d of Israel Himself that time is short, the Temple should immediately be rebuilt and Mashiach ben David is soon to come.
People in Israel are also excited by the way in which this important and holy inscription was found and brought to the attention of the public.
www.mt.net/~watcher/cornerstone.html
Sukkot 1997 / 5758 A Cornerstone for the Third Temple was laid in Jerusalem on 20th October
Israel is now living in the time of the prophetic redemption and fulfillment of all G-d's end-time promises. The rebuilding of the Temple was the biggest desire of this nation over the last 2000 years since the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70 C.E. This is also the biggest desire of Israel today. This will be a key event which will solve all the problems of Israel and will bring to the life of this nation real peace. This will bring back Israel to dwell in all the parts and boundaries of the promise land which G-d promised to this nation in an eternal covenant to Abraham and his seed.
After the reading of G-d's promises to King David and King Solomon about the building of the First Temple, we continued to march up to the closed southern gates of the Temple Mount. The truck with the corner stone circled the walls of the Old City 7 times symbolizing what Joshua did in Jericho praying that also now the walls of hatred against Israel will fall and will be opened before G-d and His sons, Israel. After this we again entered the Old City. We prayed Feast prayers before the closed western gate of the Temple Mount and we sent a message to the Israeli government when Gershon Salomon called on them to immediately end the pagan Arab Islamic occupation of the Temple Mount and to rebuild the House of G-d and to again make it a godly focus and a House of worship and prayer for Israel and all the nations.
This Verse is given to the Jewish People: It has to do with the Rebuilt Temple! I still am quite unsure of it's true meaning!!!
Revelation 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
www.jcpa.org/jl/vp483.htm
www.templemount.org/
www.danielpipes.org/article/458
www.har-habayt.org/
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Post by Cohdra on Jul 15, 2003 15:25:44 GMT -5
Very interesting site. I'll have to do some more research myself. I do think it's an interesting (and possible) theory that the dome of the rock could very well be the abomination. Thre is an old (jewish) tradition, that when the Messiah comes, he will enter through a certain gate. The moslems had that particualr gate sealed up. There seems to be a lot of evidence to support Islam as being set against God. It is a custom in some Islamic countries to use a Bible as a foot rest, deliberately showing it disrespect. (I learned this from reading a testimony from a Christian convert from Islam; He shared his story on line).
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Post by guidemeLord on Jul 22, 2003 16:10:19 GMT -5
Very good Research Cohdra! Thank you!
I think there is a real possiblilty that the actual site of the original Temple may be found NOT to be under that ole' dome!!!
This Verse is given to the Jewish People: It has to do with the Rebuilt Temple! I still am quite unsure of it's true meaning!!!
Revelation 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
[/b][/quote] Sounds, to me, as if the temple was still standing when John wrote Rev. 11:2 or why wouldn't he have mentioned the former temple or called it the "new holy city"
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Post by Shirley on Jul 23, 2003 7:56:57 GMT -5
Sounds, to me, as if the temple was still standing when John wrote Rev. 11:2 or why wouldn't he have mentioned the former temple or called it the "new holy city" They are currently working on rebuilding the temple. Not physically yet. Planning it. There is an uproar in Jerusalem because the gate that has been locked since 1967 is now open. Jews are walking the grounds of the temple mount and its driving the muslems nuts. This was on the news yesterday. Not our news. News out of Israel, Jordan and Lebanon.
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Post by trentroy on Aug 8, 2003 9:42:51 GMT -5
They are currently working on rebuilding the temple. Not physically yet. Planning it. There is an uproar in Jerusalem because the gate that has been locked since 1967 is now open. Jews are walking the grounds of the temple mount and its driving the muslems nuts. This was on the news yesterday. Not our news. News out of Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. The jews have been bringing remnants of the 12 tribes to Israel for quite a while. According to jewish prophecy, they need remnants from all 12 tribes in order to complete the prophecy. I believe there is one tribe still unaccounted for. This is also why they've been looking for the perfect, unblemished heiffer, as the first sacrifice to the new temple. I also remember hearing that they have the plans completed for the temple, maybe even have started building it, in pieces, in order to put it together quickly when the time comes. Kinda funny about the muslims getting all upset over jews treading over the mount. Hope this doesn't escalate into violence.
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Post by larrygn on Aug 8, 2003 10:25:04 GMT -5
I would strongly debate the point that the Jewish people would know correctly from which tribe they came, with a few exceptions of Levi. I believe that you place too much empahsis on Isreal, she is the unredeemed, who failed to keep her oath to God, and failed to gain the lands promised, and when given a final chance, she threw that alway also, and now the true church of the Living God ( known to us as the composite members of Christiandom ) are the heirs. We are now to do the mission given us by the Christ, but it is from the New Jeruselem, across the gpkmtyolly sea, not from old Isreal. Larry
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Post by trentroy on Aug 9, 2003 11:20:53 GMT -5
I would strongly debate the point that the Jewish people would know correctly from which tribe they came, with a few exceptions of Levi. I believe that you place too much empahsis on Isreal, she is the unredeemed, who failed to keep her oath to God, and failed to gain the lands promised, and when given a final chance, she threw that alway also, and now the true church of the Living God ( known to us as the composite members of Christiandom ) are the heirs. We are now to do the mission given us by the Christ, but it is from the New Jeruselem, across the gpkmtyolly sea, not from old Isreal. Larry I have to disagree with this concept. The bible specifically mentions the 12 tribes throughout the bible, including Revelation. The 144,000 are described as consisting of 12,000 from each of the tribes. And they have discovered many of the tribes, all of which, though separated by countries, call themselves Israelites, and they all know which tribe they descend from. It's fasinating and exciting to see them all coming together, with different cultures and learning from each other. They have been called the lost tribes, but they weren't lost, they knew exactly who they were and kept many of the old traditions alive in their current cultures, some from China, Africa, Russia, Afganistan, India, etc.. It's also frightening, as once the last tribe is located, things will start to move quickly. Israel may be unredeemed, but God never forgot His chosen people, nor gave up on them, and many times in the bible it is stated that they will come together again, and they are. If the bloodlines of the tribes wasn't relative, it wouldn't be stated so precisely in Revelation. There would be no need to state that the 144,000 were virgin jewish males, 12,000 each from the 12 tribes, if in fact they were the "true church of the Living God", as you call it.
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Post by Jan on Aug 9, 2003 12:32:27 GMT -5
They might not know which tribe they're desended from, and that's ok - the Lord God will sort it all out <><
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Post by trentroy on Aug 10, 2003 9:35:23 GMT -5
They might not know which tribe they're desended from, and that's ok - the Lord God will sort it all out <>< That's the strange thing, the "lost tribes" that have been located, knew which tribe they came from. Apparently, it has a lot of significance in the jewish community, even the displaced Israelites, and they've kept certain traditions and knowledge over the centuries, though they've lost many old traditions, they didn't lose their lineage. I find that to be out of the relm of coincidence.
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Post by semperfidelis on Aug 13, 2003 15:33:01 GMT -5
I've heard a theory that the Islamic Dome of the Rock might actually fit this description. Please read Following a brief period of Persian rule, Jerusalem was captured in 638, six years after the death of Muhammed, by the Muslim Caliph Umar. Soon after his occupation of the city, Umar cleansed the Temple Mount, built a small mosque and dedicated the site to Muslim worship. The most imposing structure the Muslims found in Jerusalem was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Here the Arab conquerors undertook to build a more spectacular edifice, not only to proclaim the supremacy of Islam, but also to ensure that the new followers of Islam would not be tempted by Christianity. The site chosen was the very same rock where previously had stood the Jupiter temple of the Romans and before that, the two temples of the Jews. Yet there was another reason for the Muslim veneration of this particular site, one more important than the political expediency of usurping another religion’s holy place. A certain pkmtyolpage in the Koran links the Prophet Muhammed with Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. That pkmtyolpage, the seventeenth Sura, entitled 'The Night Journey', relates thatMuhammed was carried by night 'from the sacred temple to the temple that is most remote, whose precinct we have blessed, that we might show him our signs...' Muslim belief identifies the two temples mentioned in this verse as being in Mecca and Jerusalem. According to tradition, Muhammed's mystic night journey was in the company of the Archangel Gabriel, and they rode on a winged steed called El Burak, meaning lightning, which according to Islamic Hadith tradition was a winged, horse-like creature that was "smaller than a mule, but larger than a donkey." Stopping briefly at Mt. Sinai and Bethlehem, they finally alighted at Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and there encountered Abraham, Moses, Jesus and other prophets, whom Mohammed led in prayers. Gabriel then escorted Muhammed to the pinnacle of the rock, which the Arabs call as-Sakhra, where a ladder of golden light materialized. On this glittering shaft, Mohammed ascended through the seven heavens into the presence of Allah, from whom he received instructions for himself and his followers. Following his divine meeting, Muhammed was flown back to Mecca by Gabriel and the winged horse, arriving there before dawn. At this hallowed site, known in Arabic as Haram al Sharif, the 9th Caliph, Abd al-Malik, built the great Dome of the Rock between 687 and 691. Besides its association with the ‘Night Journey’ of Muhammed, Jerusalem was also chosen as the site of this first great work of Islamic architecture for political reasons. For a brief period between 680 and 692 Mecca had become the capital of a rival caliphate established by Abd Allah ibn Zubayr who controlled most of Arabia and Iraq. Following the retreat of the Umayyad army from its siege of Mecca the construction of the Dome was undertaken in order to discourage pilgrimages to Mecca. Often incorrectly called the Mosque of Umar, the Dome of the Rock, known in Arabic as Qubbat As-Sakhrah, is not a mosque for public worship but rather a mashhad, a shrine for pilgrims. Adjacent to the Dome is the Al-Aqsa Mosque wherein Muslims make their prayers. Designed by Byzantine architects engaged by the Caliph, the Dome of the Rock was the greatest monumental building in early Islamic history and remains today one of the most sublime examples of artistic genius that humanity has ever produced (the Great Mosque of Damascus, being a true mosque, is the earliest surviving monumental mosque). The dome is 20 meters high, 10 meters in diameter, and its lead supporting structure was originally covered in pure gold (the real gold was removed over the centuries and the dome is now made of anodized aluminum). Another excerpt: The east-west axis of the Dome of the Tablets is lines up exactly with the Ancient Eastern Gate located underneath the Southern side of the present day East Gate!. The dome marks the place where Holy of Holies stood (red arrow in the background). Originally, one standing on the Mount of Olives could look over this Eastern Gate (also called Shushan or HaKohan gate) into the huge area (presently north of the Dome of the Rock) and see all the gates (at different levels) in a perfect line. "All the walls which were there were high, except the wall in the east, so that the priest who burned the heifer, standing on the top of the Mount of Olives, and directing himself to look, saw through the gateway of the sanctuary, at the time when he sprinkled the blood." [Mishnah, Middot 2:4] Dr. Asher S. Kaufman concluded that the original site of the Temple was at the northwest corner of the Temple Mount north of the Dome of the Rock. He has determined that the east-west line aligning the Mount of Olives with the Eastern Gate and the Temple bisect on a small shrine called the Dome of the Spirits. The Holy of Holies is thought to have been located on the bedrock covered by this small cupola. He noted that the bedrock inside this little domed area is the only such bedrock appearing on the Temple Mount --it sticks up from the surface. The rest of the area around the Dome of the Rock has been paved. This is the "Eben Shetiyyah" (Foundation stone) that was the floor in the ancient Holy of Holies. [Dr. Asher Kaufman, Biblical Archeology Review, Vol IX No.2, Mar./Apr. 1983, Where the Ancient Temple of Jerusalem Stood, Extant "Foundation Stone" for the Ark of the Covenant Is Identified] "The Holy Place itself faced east-wards, and was approached from the east; but most assuredly the ministering priests and the worshippers looked not towards the east, but towards the west." [The Temple: Its Ministry and Services, Alfred Edersheim, Chapter 1 --A First View of Jerusalem, and of the Temple, The Shushan Gate, p. 36-37] God bless There is no doubt that the dome of the rock is a desecration of sorts to Gods temple mount. However, I do not think that it is the abomination of desolation that is referred to by Daniel the prophet. I do agree with you that Islam seems to be positioned against Christianity. I believe that the abomination of desolation mentioned in Daniel is a future event that will be caused by the coming Antichrist. The other interpretation (Preterist) puts the abomination of desolation at 70 A.D. when the temple was destroyed by Titus. I link the abomination of desolation in Daniel 9:27 with 2 thessalonians 2 and Matthew 24 which gives me a timeline of sometime in the future, not in 70 AD.
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Post by trentroy on Aug 14, 2003 18:48:43 GMT -5
There is no doubt that the dome of the rock is a desecration of sorts to Gods temple mount. However, I do not think that it is the abomination of desolation that is referred to by Daniel the prophet. I do agree with you that Islam seems to be positioned against Christianity. I believe that the abomination of desolation mentioned in Daniel is a future event that will be caused by the coming Antichrist. The other interpretation (Preterist) puts the abomination of desolation at 70 A.D. when the temple was destroyed by Titus. I link the abomination of desolation in Daniel 9:27 with 2 thessalonians 2 and Matthew 24 which gives me a timeline of sometime in the future, not in 70 AD. I agree, it hasn't happened yet, I don't think the muslims have commited the worst of all descecrations. I think the AC will call himself a god, or renounce God. The muslims, though they've gotten it all very messed up, do believe in the one, true God, and are unlikely to have commit that type of descecration. I also agree that muslims have aligned themselves against us, it's apparent by the fact they're killing christians all over Africa, and other countries. They're a bloodthirsty bunch.
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Post by semperfidelis on Aug 14, 2003 19:27:49 GMT -5
I agree, it hasn't happened yet, I don't think the muslims have commited the worst of all descecrations. I think the AC will call himself a god, or renounce God. The muslims, though they've gotten it all very messed up, do believe in the one, true God, and are unlikely to have commit that type of descecration. I also agree that muslims have aligned themselves against us, it's apparent by the fact they're killing christians all over Africa, and other countries. They're a bloodthirsty bunch. You can find it right in 2 Thessalonians 2 - its very clear 2 Thessalonians 2 The Man of Lawlessness 1Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, 2not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. 3Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[1] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
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Post by guidemeLord on Aug 15, 2003 1:21:36 GMT -5
You can find it right in 2 Thessalonians 2 - its very clear 2 Thessalonians 2 The Man of Lawlessness 1Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, 2not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. 3Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[1] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God. Semper, Hi again ;D I have a quick question. This man of lawlessness sets himself up in God's temple... Is that the Physical temple in Jerusalem or our bodies which are temples? And if you say physical temple in Jerusalem... There currently isn't one. Where is the scripture to support one being built again after the time of the disciples? Thanks..
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Post by semperfidelis on Aug 15, 2003 14:01:58 GMT -5
Semper, Hi again ;D I have a quick question. This man of lawlessness sets himself up in God's temple... Is that the Physical temple in Jerusalem or our bodies which are temples? And if you say physical temple in Jerusalem... There currently isn't one. Where is the scripture to support one being built again after the time of the disciples? Thanks.. Well I believe that the 70th week of Daniel has not been fulfilled yet and that the final week will be the tribulation period. There is reference to the Antichrist desecrating the temple here, which can also be confirmed by Matthew 24. Daniel 9:27 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' [9] In the middle of the 'seven' [10] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. [11] " [12] Matthew 24 15"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,'[2] spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. You think this took place in 70 AD, but I think based on what is written that it could have have taken place then. BTW, this also can be connected with the 3.5 point of the week that starts the beginning of great tribulation period. A time of distress in Matthew 24 that is unequaled in past or future. The great tribulation period will lead into the second coming of Christ as it is written below. This can be connected to Revelation 13 and 2 thessalonians 2. Notice that the great tribulation starts with the desecration of the temple and when the Antichrist recovers from the head wound in Revelation 13. 21For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. 22If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. 25See, I have told you ahead of time. 26"So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. 27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carpkmtyolc, there the vultures will gather. 29"Immediately after the distress of those days The Beast out of the Sea 2And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. 3One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished and followed the beast. 4Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?" The Antichrist will come on the seen when he confirms the peace covenant with Israel, but the Son of Perdition will not be revealed until he desecrates the temple. The significance here is that the first 3.5 years of the tribulation period will see the beginning of the seal judgements and the two witnesses come on the seen, but the Antichrist will not have died and been resurrected from the head wound. Once that happens Satan will incarnate the body and desecrate the temple, that will start off the 3.5 years of the great tribulation period - a time described in Matthew 24 as a period of distress that is unequaled from the beginning until the end. This will mark the intense persecution of the Son of Perdition against the Saints when he is incarnated by Satan himself. So, now lets get back to the temple that the Antichrist will desecrate. If you look at the two witnesses in Revelation 11 the two witnesses Preach by the temple for 1260 days. Revelation 11 The Two Witnesses 1I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. 2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." I dont believe any of these prophecies have happened yet.
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