Monday, February 10, 2014

America Embraces the Abomination of Desolation


The Judean Wilderness
 
Many things in the Bible are identified as an abomination to God.  Take a look at the examples in the following verses from the New American Standard Bible:

Deuteronomy 22:5 - A woman shall not wear man’s clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.”

Deuteronomy 23:18 - You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 23:18 - You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any votive offering, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 7:25 - The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Leviticus 18:22 - You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.

All of the things identified in the verses above as abominations had judgment associated with them.  However, only one of them is famous for the judgment that resulted in total desolation of the land and it involves the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.  A description of it is found in Genesis 19:24 - Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven, 25 and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. 26 But his wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.  27 Now Abraham arose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord; 28 and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.

Now, when you think of our (USA) current government, including the administration and courts, we find a disturbing trend in allowing the abominable activity that resulted in the desolation of Sodom and Gomorrah.  When you compare what is going on in our country to the words of the prophet Daniel, it is easy to see a connection.

Daniel 11:31 - Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation. 32 By smooth words he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action.

Our once godly country (sanctuary) has been desecrated without the permission of the righteous remnant.  Our regular prayers (sacrifice) along with religious displays are being done away with from the public arena.  By flattery (smooth words) our leaders tell people what they want to hear and encourage them to go against God’s commandments.  It is easy to look at today’s events and see ancient prophecies being fulfilled right before our eyes.

Some will point to the Dome of the Rock on Temple mount and say that that is the Abomination of Desolation.  Others will point to the destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70 AD and say that is when the sacrifice was done away with.  I would remind such folks that that is all true.  However, history shows that many times prophecy is fulfilled in many ways, physical and spiritual, and at multiple times throughout history due to the quantum nature of prophecy.  We are living in prophetic days and will continue to see the fulfillment of God’s words.  I would refer my readers to a previous post I did dealing with Daniel chapters 7 and 11 titled “The Last King of the Kingdom of Man”.