Most people believe and teach that a Third Temple, a Jewish Temple, will be built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem before or during the Great Tribulation. Therefore, most "Christians" are looking for the building of such a Temple to herald in the Great Tribulation of the end times. Some people say the Temple is Spiritual or that it's referring to the Body of Christ, the Church today, because we are the temple. But most people say it is a physical Jewish Temple which the Jewish Institute is preparing to build.
What does the Bible say about this? Does it say a Temple will be built? Is it the Church OR a physical building OR Spiritual? Is it a Jewish Temple including animal sacrifices?
What is the "Strong Delusion" of 2 Thes.2:11? How & where will the antichrist manifest himself as God to the entire world?
Let's examine these questions in detail. I ask that you please read this ENTIRE article in detail & examine ALL the evidence before making your final decision. Please pray before reading any further. Then pray after reading the entire article to seek The Truth. We will start with a bible study of whether a Third Jewish Temple will be built & then we will study the bible verses that make it extremely clear that the "Strong Delusion" of 2 Thes.2 is a FAKE coming of Christ in the sky! If you will read the entire article with a sincere search for the truth, you will see that I do give you 100% undeniable PROOF!
PLEASE PRAY FOR TRUTH & DISCERNMENT BEFORE READING:
Scriptures most commonly used to teach that a Third Temple, a Jewish Temple will be built upon the Temple Mount in the end times:
-Rev. 11:1-2
-2 Thes. 2:4
-Daniel 9:27
-Ezekiel 40-48
-Daniel 11:45
First let's examine Revelation 11:1
Revelation 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure THE TEMPLE OF GOD, and The Altar, and them that worship therein.
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.
Well these verses definitely mention a Temple.
It is even called THE TEMPLE OF GOD.
Therefore, it is clear that THE ALMIGHTY proclaims this Temple as HIS.
(Some Hebrew roots followers use this to claim that animal sacrifices should still be done. Even those who are not Hebrew roots, still believe that the Jews will have sacrifices in such a Temple.)
Just like any other doctrine or verse, we need to take the verse IN CONTEXT of the previous and following verses and chapters. AND we need to see if the same words are repeated anywhere else, especially within the same chapter or a nearby chapter. Let's first search for the words "THE TEMPLE OF GOD" within the same chapter:
Rev. 11:19 And THE TEMPLE OF GOD was opened in heaven, and there was seen in HIS TEMPLE The Ark of HIS Testament: and there were lightnings, and Voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Wow, Yes, this same chapter DOES tell us more about this TEMPLE OF GOD!
But notice its location: IN HEAVEN.
It is NOT on the Temple Mount, But rather it is in Heaven. That's why it is called THE TEMPLE OF GOD. It is NOT called a Jewish Temple. It is not the temple of the Jews. It is THE TEMPLE OF GOD IN HEAVEN.
But most people claim that this is speaking of a different temple than in verse one. They claim that there is a physical counterpart on Earth of what is in Heaven. And it is true that when the Book of Hebrews was written, there was a physical Temple on Earth AND its counterpart in Heaven. But we know that the Earthly Temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. The Heavenly Temple was NEVER destroyed.
The question is: Is the Temple in verse 19 the same as in Verse 1?
Let's go back BEFORE VERSE 1. Let's go all the way back to the beginning of chapter 10 so we can get the entire context.
Revelation 10:
:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:
7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
IF we study the entire Book of Revelation, we see that there are 7 Seals.
Within the 7th Seal, there are 7 Trumpets. The previous chapters have been leading up the last Trumpet. Here in Chapter 10, we see that the Last Trumpet (also see 1 Cor. 15:52) is about to Sound. Then we come to Rev. 11:1. But in the original Scriptures, there were not any chapter divisions or verse numbers. There was NO DIVISION or separation between 10:11 and 11:1.
Revelation 11:1 MUST be considered in the context of the 7th Trumpet, The Last Trumpet which sounds at the very end of the Great Tribulation. NOT the Beginning.
Now, Let's look at Rev. 11:19 again where it says that the Temple is in Heaven and look at the verses just before it.
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven , saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Do you see it?
The Temple in Heaven is in the context of the 7th Trumpet, the Last Trumpet!
Chapter 10 is talking about the 7th Trumpet and so is Rev. 11:11-19.
However Rev. 11:2-10 is speaking about what happens in the final 3.5 years, leading UP TO the 7th Trumpet.
The Book of Revelation is hard for most people to understand because it gives a time line of events, then it backs up to explain, then it picks back up and some times even jumps ahead into the future and then back again. So, we must read slowly and carefully. We must seek and be sincere in wanting to understand. We must read it and re-read it. We must read it with The Holy Spirit.
Chapter 10 is preparing us for the blowing of the 7th Trumpet.
Rev. 11:1 tells us that John is told to RISE and measure the Temple OF GOD and those who worship therein.
Rev. 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise , and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
The word RISE is the Greek word Strong's Concordance #1453 egeiro.
It means to arouse, cause to rise, to arouse FROM SLEEP, to AWAKE, to arouse from the SLEEP OF DEATH, to recall the DEAD TO LIFE, to cause to rise from a seat or bed, to raise up, produce, cause to appear. In other words, it can mean to be Resurrected! It doesn't ALWAYS mean to be resurrected. But sometimes it does. The context determines its meaning. Is there a Resurrection from the dead in this chapter? YES!
Rev. 11:11 And after three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Chapter 10 is speaking of The 7th Trumpet, The Last Trumpet at which time there is the first Resurrection. Chapter 11 verses 11-19 is again speaking of the First Resurrection, The Catching up of the Saints of GOD. Therefore the word "Rise" in 11:1 is in the context of Rising from the dead. John will be Resurrected at the First Resurrection to rise and measure the Temple of GOD in Heaven and those Saints who rose with John, those who will then be worshipping in the Temple. Rev. 11:1 "And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar AND THEM THAT WORSHIP THEREIN". Those that worship therein is NOT speaking of Jews during the Great Tribulation. The Jews do NOT worship Jesus. This is therefore speaking of The Saints of GOD that rise in the first Resurrection for the Marriage Supper of The Lamb of GOD, JESUS.
But people then point at 11:2 as proof that verse 1 is speaking about a temple of Earth during the Tribulation. Let's Examine verse 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.
3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth".
Verse 2-10 ARE clearly talking about the Great Tribulation.
Verse 2 is on Earth. But notice that verses 2-10 goes back to the beginning of the Great Tribulation and takes us through the 3.5 years leading up to the blowing of the 7th Trumpet. So verse 2 is a segway/transitioning from the actual blowing of the 7th Trumpet to explaining the events that lead up to it. Is verse 1 the segway or is verse 2?
Verse 1 mentions The Temple of GOD, people worshipping in it and the Resurrection of John. So verse 1 is clearly not the segway (beginning of Great Tribulation), But rather verse 1 is at the blowing of the 7th Trumpet. Verse 1 cannot be the beginning of the Great Tribulation or before the Great Tribulation. Verse 2 clearly is in the Great Tribulation. So verse 2 is the segway, the first verse speaking of the beginning of the Great Tribulation.
The reason verse 1 and verse 2 is combined is because John is not actually in that time period yet.
We must remember that John see's all of this in a vision. He is NOT actually there during the Great Tribulation. He is dead during the Great Tribulation. He has been dead and buried for around 2,000 years. All of this is in a vision. John is not actually in this end time time period (until He is resurrected). He is seeing both the blowing of the Last Trumpet (1 Cor. 15:52) and the events leading up to it. Verse 1 tells John to measure the Temple (which verse 19 reveals as being in Heaven) but Verse 2 tells John that Jerusalem (the Holy City) is going to be invaded and under the control of Gentiles during the Great Tribulation, leading up to the blowing of the 7th Trumpet. If Jerusalem is under gentile occupation and gentile control, How can there be a Jewish Temple?
"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".
Notice in verse 2, there is NO Temple on the Temple Mount. WITHOUT THE TEMPLE.
The word "without" can also be translated "outside". So we must also look at the word "court".
The Strong's Concordance lists the word "court" as the Greek word #G833 - aule, which means an uncovered space with a wall standing. In other words, the Temple Mount, with no Temple, but with the Western Wall. The Temple Mount and the city of Jerusalem will be under Gentile Control. Bottom line: We CANNOT use this verse to prove that a Third Temple, Jewish Temple, will be built.
Therefore we must examine the other verses that people use to claim a Third Temple.
2 Thes. 2:4 "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God".
Very Clearly, this verse IS speaking about the Son of Perdition, the one most people call the "anti-Christ". He exalts himself above all that is called God. That means he exalts himself above allah and all other so called gods. That would include exalting himself even above satan. The devil is called "the god of this world". 2 Cor. 4:4 "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them".
The son of perdition WILL sit in The Temple of GOD, shewing himself as god.
But does this verse SAY that this Temple is on Earth? NO. We cannot assume it's on Earth. We cannot add to scripture and say this is on Earth. Where is The Temple of GOD? According to Scripture, Rev. 11:19, it is in Heaven. Therefore the son of perdition, as the fallen angel that he is (as I will prove), will enter Heaven and wage war with the good angels and will momentarily sit in the seat of GOD. Rev. 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him".
Rev. 12:7-9 is clearly a war in Heaven just before the Great Tribulation. Notice verse 12, It clearly shows that this war occurs just before the Great Tribulation. The devil AND his angels (fallen angels, demons) will wage war in Heaven. Why? What is their purpose of fighting in Heaven? Of Course, it is to try to overthrow GOD. To sit in GOD's Seat! Of course they do NOT prevail at removing GOD from Power! And of course this is a very blasphemous thing that they do. Of course GOD will not allow this rebellion to last long. He will throw them out of Heaven! But for a brief moment, THE ALMIGHTY will allow the son of perdition, who is a fallen angel, an archangel of the devil, to very briefly sit in the Seat, just to expose the angel as being extremely evil and wicked. Do i have another verse to back this up? YES.
Ezekiel 28:1 "The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God"
Ezekiel 28 is speaking about King Nebuchadnezzar was the human king of Tyrus during Ezekiels lifetime. King Nebuchadnezzar's reign over the city of Tyrus was replaced with the reign of the King of Persia, then Alexander the Great, then Antiochus Epiphanes who was the King of Syria and Tyrus who was the foreshadowing of the end time son of perdition who will sit in the Seat of GOD, in the Temple of GOD trying to exalt himself. The end time son of perdition will also be the King of Tyrus, which is a city now in Lebanon. Ezekiel 28 is a foreshadowing of the end time war in Heaven and the end time son of perdition. It is also speaking about Lucifer, the devil and his angels and the first fall. Ezekiel is not only speaking about events on Earth in Ezekiel's lifetime and during the end times, But also concerning the fall of Lucifer. The devil or his angel, actually did sit in GOD's Seat! Verse 2 "...I am a God, I sit in the seat of God...". Read the entire chapter to see that it is talking about when Lucifer first rebelled against GOD and there was a war in Heaven and he was thrown down to the Earth. Rev. 12:4 is speaking about Ezekiel 28.
Rev. 12:7-12 is speaking about ANOTHER war in Heaven, in OUR time, just before the Great Tribulation. History repeats itself. The devil will AGAIN try to overthrow GOD. But this time, the devil will try to exalt not only himself, but his son! The son of perdition! As a counterfeit Son of GOD, as a counterfeit CHRIST!
Rev. 13:2 "And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority".
Genesis 6 tells us that the fallen angels had sex with women and those women gave birth (to half human and half demons that we call the "nephilim") If the fallen angels under satan had sex with women, do we really think that satan himself did NOT engage in the same behavior? Daniel 2:43 tells us that those creatures will be involved in the end time world empire. And even as THE FATHER has exalted HIS SON, the devil will allow his son, the son of perdition, to exalt himself, thus the devil will be using his angel, the son of perdition, as his tool of deception and rebellion. In NO WAY, shape of form does 2 Thes. 2 proclaim that a Temple will be built on the Temple Mount. So, let's look at the next verse people use.
Daniel 9:27 "And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate".
This is one of the most confusing verses there is. The different opinions and interpretations are as the number of the grains of sand of the seashore! We have to be careful not to insert something that it does NOT say. Let's break it down:
"And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week".
It does NOT say what kind of covenant. It does NOT say a peace treaty. If you proclaim this as a peace treaty, you must back it up with another verse. There are absolutely NO scriptures which use the word "peace" in reference to the end time Son of Perdition. Daniel 8:25 "by peace shall destroy many" is speaking directly about Antiochus Epiphanes thousands of years ago and does NOT speak of his end time actions in our time. The end time Son of Perdition is ALWAYS spoken of in the context of war & destruction. ALWAYS! He is not mentioned as building anything. Only destruction. The word "perdition" means destruction. He is the son of destruction. NOT building.
"and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease".
We must interpret "midst" and we must interpret "week". The word sacrifice does NOT include the word "animal". We must interpret "sacrifice and the oblation".
"and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate".
Here it speaks of destruction. NOT building. Why would the son of perdition build a Jewish Temple? Why would he vote for it? Why would be draw up a contract or treaty to allow such a building if he wants to destroy it? What is being destroyed? There are too many questions about this verse. Let's look at the two previous verses.
25 "Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined".
In verse 25 we do see a building project, to build Jerusalem, the street and the wall.
Where's the Temple? I only see Jerusalem, the street and the wall. It does NOT say Temple.
In verse 26 it mentions the Sanctuary. This is Strong's H6944 - qodesh, which means apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness A. apartness, sacredness, holiness i. of God ii. of places iii. of things B. set-apartness, separateness.
KJV Translation Count — Total: 468x. The KJV translates Strong's H6944 in the following manner: holy (262x), sanctuary (68x), (holy, hallowed, ...) things (52x), most (44x), holiness (30x), dedicated (5x), hallowed (3x), consecrated (1x), misc (3x).
It does NOT mean a Temple. Even if we accept that it means "Temple", When is it talking about? The time of Antiochus Epiphanes? OR 70 A.D.? Personally, I believe that Daniel 9 has already been completely fulfilled from Daniels time to 70 AD. And if ANY of it refers to our time, it speaks only of a desolation and removal of the sacrifice of daily prayers at the Western Wall. There are just too many questions about Daniel 9. If Daniel 9 is speaking about a rebuilding of a Temple in the end times, we MUST confirm it with another verse in order to be sure of our interpretation. NEVER make a doctrine based upon only one reference! Therefore, Let's us move to the next verse used to claim a rebuilding of a Temple.
Ezekiel 40-48 A Millennium Temple With Animal Sacrifices?
Ezekiel 40-48 speaks of a Temple of GOD being built on Earth. That is very clear.
Most people believe it is a speaking of a Temple on Earth during the 1,000 year Reign of Christ on Earth after HE returns. Is it possible that this Temple of GOD is during the Great Tribulation or during the Millennium Reign?
A complete reading of these chapters show that this Temple has animal sacrifices FOR SIN, Levite priesthood, physical circumcision and only Hebrews allowed. Let's look at a few examples of these chapters:
Ezekiel 43:19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God, a young bullock for a sin offering.
20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
24 And thou shalt offer them before the Lord, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the Lord.
25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.
26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.
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.
Ezek. 46:17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.
But the New Testament tells us that physical circumcision, animal sacrifices for sin and the Levite priesthood are all permanently done away! A complete reading of the Book of Hebrews and all of the New Testament, and reading it in the Holy Spirit, results in us understanding that there is NO way possible for Ezekiel 40-48 to be speaking about a future Temple during the Great Tribulation NOR during the Millennium. Yet, we have never in all of human history seen a temple EXACTLY like this temple described in Ezekiel. So, When and Where is this Temple?
When you read all of Ezekiel, you come to realize that THE ALMIGHTY was speaking to Ezekiel about what would happen to Israel during and after the Babylonian Captivity. In Ezek. 40-48, THE ALMIGHTY was encouraging the people to repent and to follow HIS instructions for the rebuilding of the Temple after they came out of captivity.
Ezek. 43:9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
10 Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.
11 And IF they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
And they DID rebuild the Temple! But they were still sinful and rebellious people. The people did NOT clean up their ways. They held onto their Assyrian/Babylonian pagan religious doctrines, pagan calendar and false gods. The reason the captivity ended was because of the Prayers of HIS Prophets and because THE ALMIGHTY had promised to restore Israel after 70 years. So THE ALMIGHTY kept HIS promise to free the Israelites. But Israel did NOT fulfill their part of the covenant. They did NOT follow the exact instructions of the Second Temple. Ezekiel's Temple has already been fulfilled with the Second Temple, but not in the perfect instructions of THE ALMIGHTY.
Israel did NOT obey ALL HIS commandments, ordinances and instructions. This is very clear in History that they were still very sinful and rebellious. Even the following Jewish rabbi's admit that Ezekiel's Temple has already been fulfilled but that the people did not follow all the building instructions:
Eichhorn said QUOTE: “The temple described by Ezekiel should have been built by the new colonists; the customs and usages which he orders should have been observed by them; the division of the country should have been followed by them. That the temple did not arise out of its ruins according to his model, and that his orders were in no manner obeyed, was the fault of Israel. How far were they behind the orders of their first lawgiver, Moses? What wonder, therefore, that they as little regarded their second lawgiver, Ezekiel?”
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Sholoma Yitzchaki: QUOTE: “This building would have been fit for them then, when they emerged from exile, had there been an everlasting redemption. However, their sin caused this not to happen for their repentance was not suitable. In other words, they did not resolve to stop sinning. Therefore, they were freed only through the sanction of Cyrus and his son. Some say that their sin in Babylon was that they stumbled regarding gentile women.” END QUOTE.
Yehuda Shurpin: QUOTE: “Indeed, when the Rabbis referred to the second Temple period, they would say it was a partial redemption only. For not only were the Jews still under foreign rule, but the second Temple also lacked some key components—including the Holy Ark. However, even though the second Temple did not have the everlasting quality of the Temple of Ezekiel’s prophecy, the builders did incorporate certain parts of the prophecy into its construction.” END QUOTE.
There is NO WAY we can use Ezekiel 40-48 to claim that there will be a Jewish Temple, A Third Temple, build in Jerusalem. Ezekiel's Temple with it's circumcision, animal sacrifices and levitical priesthood would be a complete contradiction to the Eternal Passover Sacrifice of JESUS THE CHRIST of the Order of Melchizedek. For more information concerning the Temple of Ezekiel 40-48, I highly recommend the following article on another website:
http://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2013/10/ezekiels-temple-will-never-be-built-mike-clinton-2454162.html
Daniel 11:45 "And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him".
Daniel 11 speaks first and foremost about Antiochus Epiphanes, the king of Syria who committed the abomination of desolation between 175 B.C.-164 B.C. He was a foreshadowing of the end time son of perdition. Most Bible Scholars agree that from verse 36 to verse 45, it's taking about the end time son of perdition, AND that it's talking about Antiochus Epiphanes UNTIL verse 36. Yet, the Scripture does NOT make any distinction between the person of verse 35 and the person of verse 36-45, OTHER THAN the time frame. I agree that verses 36-45 are speaking about the Great Tribulation and the end time son of perdition. The Same fallen angel that was manifested as Antiochus Epiphanes (OR who possessed him) is the same fallen angel manifested as the end time son of perdition. (More information on that at the end of this article.)
If Daniel 11:45 is speaking of Antiochus Epiphanes, Did he build a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem? NO.
Therefore since he was the forerunner and foreshadowing of the end time Syrian son of perdition, Will the end time son of perdition build a Jewish Temple? NO. Will he bring about a Jewish Temple? NO. If Daniel 11:45 is speaking about the end time son of perdition, it does NOT say the word "TEMPLE". Strong's Syrian word for Daniel 11:45 "tabernacles" is Strong's H168 - 'ohel which means nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience, dwelling, home, habitation. But it does NOT mean Temple.
Strong's Syrian word for Daniel 11:45 "palace" is Strong's H643 - 'appeden which means palace, high tower, fortress, castle, royal pavilion. But it does NOT mean Temple.
This could be talking about the son of perdition moving his presidential palace and headquarters to Jerusalem. But it is NOT speaking of him building a Jewish Temple. If he was to build any kind of worship temple, it would be a mosque since it is now clear that the son of perdition will be a muslim, namely, Bashar Assad, the President of Syria. Please see the article "The Son of Perdition Revealed" for total proof!
If there are to be any animal sacrifices, it would be islamic sacrifices, not Jewish. Why would a muslim son of perdition encourage and exalt the Jewish Faith by building or even allowing them a Jewish Temple with Jewish Sacrifices? If there were any such Jewish Temple with animal sacrifices, THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR GOD/JE would NOT claim it has HIS! It would NOT be called The Temple of GOD in Scripture! HE would disown such a temple and not dwell in it. Such sacrifices, Islamic or Jewish, would be an offense to JESUS THE CHRIST. There is NO WAY that we can use ANY of these Scriptures to claim that there will be a Third/Jewish Temple. A good reading of Hebrews and the entire New Testament including the Book of Revelation reveals that the physical Temple of GOD is in Heaven.
No Temple on Earth In The New Earth
Rev. 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the Temple of it.
This verse does NOT erase the physical Temple in Heaven but it does erase the need for a Physical Temple on Earth. Even before the New Earth, we are going to have JESUS on Earth during the millennium. We will be going up to Jerusalem every year to keep the Feast of Tabernacles and Worship The KING of kings. Zech. 14. I don't think HE will be appearing in a Temple there. We have no indication of such.
Objection: The Temple of GOD is the true Follower, the Body of Christ, The spiritual Church. HE said HE would not dwell in a Temple made with human hands and that we are the Temple of GOD. Therefore the Temple must the church.
Answer: This reasoning does NOT fit the scriptures of the son of perdition sitting in the Temple of GOD. The son of perdition CANNOT sit in the True Body of Christ. That is impossible. Yes, the Spiritual Temple of GOD is the called out ones, the Ecclesia, the Bride of Christ.
Although the Bible does speak of the physical body of the individual Christian as the Temple of God, it never collectively calls the ecclesia, the church, a temple.
The son of perdition cannot be part of such a Spiritual body of true believers, nor can he sit in the physical body of a true believer. There is NO way it can be referring to him sitting in the true body of Christ. This is a physical Temple, NOT made with human hands (Hebrews 8:1-2 Hebrews 9:1-12), which is in Heaven. We see that it has many physical Temple Furniture, the Ark of the Covenant, an Altar, etc. These are REAL things. NOT just spiritual. But they are in Heaven.
Revelation 13:6 "And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven".
Objection: There is no way that GOD would allow the devil or the son of perdition or any fallen angel to sit on His Throne! That is blasphemous!
Answer: I agree that it is a blasphemous thing for the fallen angels to do! But that doesn't mean that it will not happen. It was blasphemous that people did spit in JESUS Face, slapped HIM, flogged HIM. But HE did LET IT HAPPEN. Yet that was GOD on Earth! It did NOT show any weakness in GOD. Those evil things had to be allowed in order to fulfill all things. John 19:11 "Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin".
Just as GOD gave/allowed Pilate to crucify GOD dwelling in the flesh, GOD will also allow the son of perdition, as the fake Christ, to just momentarily, just for a brief few seconds, to sit on GOD's Seat in Heaven, to fulfill Scripture and expose just how evil the devil and his angels really are!
When the restraining Angel is removed in 2 Thes. 2:7-8, the son of perdition will be allowed to briefly sit in The Seat. And notice in verse 4 the word "opposeth". In order to exalt himself, he must also oppose, be an adversary, in other words, he exalts himself in his opposition/war in Heaven.
Ezekiel 7:20-22 says that GOD turned HIS face away from Israel and the Temple on Earth during the Babylonian invasion to allow the Gentiles to pollute that earthly Temple. In the same way, HE will also turn HIS face away momentarily to allow the son of perdition to sit in The Temple of GOD in Heaven, only for a brief moment before GOD and HIS arch-angels will cast satan and his angels out of Heaven.
Objection: The Bible says the son of perdition (anti-Christ) will be on Earth.
Answer; Yes, the Bible describes the son of perdition ruling all nations on the Earth. He is on Earth now. But the Bible never says that he will sit in a Temple on Earth. The Bible actually describes him waging war in Heaven and exalting himself in Heaven. (Daniel 8:9-10, Rev.12:7, Ezekiel 28) When the war in Heaven occurs and he briefly sits in the Heavenly Temple, he will be cast back down to the Earth as described in the Bible.
Objection: The son of perdition and the devil/satan is the same being.
Answer: That is impossible. It is impossible for the son of perdition to be satan. In Rev.13:2 we read that the dragon, satan, gave authority to the beast, the son of perdition. They are two different beings. Also we see in Revelation 19:20 that the son of perdition, the beast, is thrown into The Lake of Fire at the Coming of JESUS THE CHRIST, and never heard from again! Yet the devil, satan, is cast into the bottomless pit in Rev. 20:1-2, to be released after the first 1,000 years. The Lake of Fire and the bottomless pit are two different places. The devil and the son of perdition are separated into these two different locations. They can NOT be the same beings. They are both fallen angels. The son of perdition is one of the angels that followed Lucifer at his fall before Adam and Eve.
The Fallen Angel of Alexander the Great, Antiochus Epiphanes and Bashar Assad.
To enter Heaven and fight and very briefly sit upon the Seat of GOD, the son of perdition CANNOT be human.
He has to be a fallen archangel which followed Lucifer in his rebellion. No humans can physically enter Heaven. Only GOD and the Angels can. In Fact, the name "Assad" has been well known among occultist/witches/sorcerers in the middle east for thousands of years. They recognize the name "assad" as the name of an angel used in the invocational rites of Arabic conjurations.
See this list of angels, both good and bad fallen angels. notice the name of assad!
http://hafapea.com/angelpages/angels.html
https://www.angelfire.com/journal/cathbodua/Angels/Aangels.html
The fallen angels have been involved in Babylonian kingdoms for thousands of years. When we read in Daniel 11 about Antiochus Epiphanes, it makes no division or distinction between Antiochus, the King of Syria and Assad the end time King of Syria. It speaks of him as if he is the one and same being. I believe he is the same being. In Daniel 8:10 it describes Alexander the Great as fighting a war IN HEAVEN. So I believe that Alexander was the same fallen angel as Antiochus and Assad. In Fact, Assad believes that Adam, Moses, Noah, Jesus, Muhammad and himself are all the one and same being reincarnated! Although WE KNOW that reincarnation is not real, his belief in one person being reincarnated in different time periods is based on the fact that he is the same fallen angel that manifested as Alexander, Antiochus and Assad. AAA. He is proclaiming himself as the Alpha (and Omega), the false Messiah.
Daniel 10:13 speaks of an fallen angel as the "Prince of Persia". In Daniel 10:20 an fallen angel is the Prince of Greece. In Daniel 8:15-16 we see that angels (good and bad) can appear to mankind in the form of a man and with the voice of men. Hebrews 13:2 says "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unaware". So, again we see that angels can appear to look and act like mankind. We see very clearly that the Book of Daniel identifies the Princes of The Persian, Greek and Syrian Kingdoms as fallen angels. This is very very clear in Daniel. IF you take the time to read these references, you will see that fallen angels are the Kings of those empires. AND that the same fallen angel of Antiochus Epiphanes is the same fallen angel that is the end time son of perdition. It is very very clear in Daniel 11.
Isaiah 14:13 speaks in a duel fashion about a fallen angel leader of Babylon and the devil: "For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:"
Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places".
The Beast of the son of perdition and the beast of the false prophet cannot be humans.
For one thing, the word "beast" in the KJV of Book of Revelation always refers to governments and angels. It never refers to humans.
Rev. 4:7-9 beast are good angels. (Greek word G2226 - zoon, meaning animal).
Rev. 6:3-5 beast are good angels.
Rev. 11:7 beast refers to the son of perdition. (G2342 - therion, meaning WILD animal. Different Greek words for good and bad angels show that the fallen angels are wild, rebellious. Both Greek words mean animals, but the angels are NOT animals. But John SAW them in the vision with animal symbolism).
Rev. 13:1-4 beast refers to the same son of perdition, fallen angel and his babylonian empires.
Rev. 13:11 beast refers to the false prophet with 2 horns, which represents 2 living popes of the Catholic Church, Benedict and Frances. 10 horns=10 beings, 1 horn=1 being, 2 horns=2 beings. Both the son of perdition and both popes are fallen angels.
The Mystery of the 7-8 kings:
Rev 17:10 "And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition".
Daniel list's some of these kings:
#1: King Nebuchadnezzar
#2: Cyrus of Persia
#3: Darius of Persia
#4: Alexander the great of Greece
#5: Antiochus Epiphanes of Syria
The above 5 are fallen at the time of John's Writing in the book of Revelation. "five are fallen".
#6: Vespasin, Roman Leader during destruction of The Temple in 70 A.D. and Roman leader during time of John. "and one is".
#7: Constantine 1, started the process of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) of which led to the Ottoman Empire.
#8: Bashar Assad, end time son of perdition, the same fallen angel as Antiochus Epiphanes. "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition".
He was Antiochus Epiphanes; he is not during the time of John's writing; he is the 8th main king; he is of the 7; he comes and goes from the abyss; he will be totally destroyed by the Brightness of Jesus' Coming (Cast into the Lake of Fire).
Rev. 16:13 is VERY REVEALING! "And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet".
Unclean spirits are fallen angels.
There are 3 of them dealing with the son of perdition and false prophet.
Also very revealing is that the son of perdition and false prophet are cast into the Lake of Fire at the Coming of Jesus Christ, and they are never heard from again. Anything that is thrown into the Lake of Fire is destroyed. No human is thrown into the Lake of Fire on the day of Jesus' Arrival. But rather we see that the Great White Throne Judgment occurs over 1,000 years later at which time the wicked unrepentant humans will be cast into the Lake of Fire. So the son of perdition and false prophet are judged separately from humans.
Rev. 19:20 "And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone".
For more information about the Lake of Fire, The Great White Throne Judgment, see the article "What Happens When You Die, The Truth about Heaven and Hell".
The Fallen Angel of Apollyon
The devil and his fallen angels were worshipped in Greek mythology as Greek gods and goddesses. Under different names, those same fallen angels were worshipped in Babylonian, Roman and Egyptian mythology. One of the well known names for the fallen angel of the son of perdition is Apollyon. Revelation 9 speaks about Apollyon.
Rev. 9:1 (NASB) "Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which HAD FALLEN to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him". Notice how that the New American Standard Bible (NASB) says that this star/angel HAD FALLEN, as in the pass tense. His fall does not occur in Revelation 9. He had already fallen. This is saying that Apollyon is a fallen angel. See verse 11 for his name. Verse 11 also says that he is a king. So we see here a connection with the list of kings in Rev.17:10. He is the king that comes and goes from perdition, the abyss/bottomless pit. He is the king of the metal locusts in Revelation 9. These are helicopters which are spraying chemical weapons which torment men 5 months. Assad is well known for his chemical weapons! Assad was often called “Guardian Hunter” in his military career, a name given to him after the Greek Orion who was “the archer” in the heavens. Orion was also called Apollyon! Assad is Apollyon, the angel of the abyss.
Apollyon, Alexander, Antiochus and Assad = Same.
The Restraining Angel of 2 Thes.2
KJV: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-7
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
NASB Verse 7: For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.
The Greek word for KJV "letteth" in verse 7 is Strong's G2722 - katecho, which means to hold back, detain, retain, restrain. that which hinders the Antichrist from making his appearance.
Who or What is restraining/holding back the son of perdition? WHO holds things back in the Bible?
Rev. 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
In Daniel 10:13 an fallen angel is restraining or holding back the good angel who was sent to answer Daniel's prayer.
Revelation 9:14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
Who was bounding the 4 angels in the river? The 6th angel was! GOD told the 6th angel to loose the other 4 angels.
There is NO reason to believe that which restrains is the Holy Spirit or the body of Christ, the Church. The Bible interprets itself and according to the Bible, it is angels which loose and restrain, under GOD's orders. Therefore what we see happening in 2 Thes.2 is that there is an angel who is guarding the Throne of GOD, a cherub. GOD commands the guardian cherub to walk away. He is removed from guarding the Throne. Thereby allowing Assad to momentarily sit in the Seat of GOD in the Temple of GOD in Heaven. This takes place during the war in Heaven in Rev.12. Then Assad and the devil and the other fallen angels are all cast out of Heaven and they fall to the Earth with great wrath and usher in the Great Tribulation of 3.5 years.
Daniel 12:1 (KJV) And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
The Syrian Aramaic word (what people call "Hebrew") that is translated as "stand up" which I have underlined above, is H5975 "Amad" which can have MANY meanings. The KJV translators have chosen to translate it as "stand up". But we cannot deny that the word "Amad" can be translated into many different words including "to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease, leave, resist, restrain, let, desist, leave off". Source. In the Holy Greek Septuagint, the Greek word here is G450 "Anistemi" which can mean to "leave a place to go elsewhere, got up from" It is used in Matthew 9:9 "....And he arose, G450 and followed him" and Mark 7:24 "And from thence he arose, G450 and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon,.....", in which cases you see it is used of leaving a location. Source 1. Source 2.
Verses that detail what is going to happen in the future, as well as verses that determine doctrine, MUST coincide with ANOTHER VERSE in another chapter and/or book of the bible. We can NEVER take only one verse to determine something. We always need another verse to confirm what it really means. To try to use 2 Thes. 2:7 as a way of teaching that The Church or the Holy Spirit is going to be removed from the Earth before the Great Tribulation, is totally unbiblical and CANNOT be confirmed by any verse. Yet Daniel 12:1 and 2 Thes.2:1-7 is in full agreement with each other that the restraining angel, Michael, is covering/guarding the seat of GOD in the Temple of GOD in Heaven and just before the Tribulation, he will stand aside, cease to guard the Seat and allow the Son of Perdition to sit in the Seat of GOD, proclaiming himself as God. Daniel 12:1 should more correctly be translated "And at that time Michael the great prince shall step aside (depart, be taken out of the way), that stands over the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of tribulation, such tribulation as has not been from the time that there was a nation on the earth until that time. In due time thy people will be delivered, every one that is written in the book". The context of Daniel 12:1 is that Michael is removed from protecting The Saints from the Son of Perdition. It's the same context as 2 Thes.2:1-7. They are in agreement.
On 2 Thes. 2:7, The John MacArthur NASB Study Bible says "Taken Out of the way: This refers not to spatial removal, therefore it could NOT be the rapture of the church". Please remember that MacArthur DOES believe in and teaches the pre-trib rapture! Yet he confesses that there is NO way that this verse is referring to such! He continues "...but rather a stepping aside. The ideal is out of the way, not gone." He acknowledges that it is a stepping aside by something OTHER THAN the Holy Spirit, thereby allowing the Son of Perdition to sit in the Temple of GOD.
2 Thes. 2:1 "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
( "revealed" is Greek 601 - apokalypto: "to uncover, lay open what has been veiled or covered up, disclose, make bare, to make known, make MANIFEST, disclose what before was unknown".
Antiochus Epiphanes had coins made with images of himself and the words "Theos Epiphanes" which means "GOD SEEN" or "GOD MANIFEST")
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
("shewing" in KJV & "displaying" in NASB is G584 - apodeiknymi : "show forth, to expose to view, exhibit, to show, to prove what kind of person anyone is, to prove by arguments, demonstrate".
He could stand on the Temple Mount claiming to be God but that would not be very effective. But by showing/displaying himself in the sky, in the Seat of GOD in The Temple of GOD in Heaven, that WOULD be VERY effective).
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
(Daniel 12:1 Michael the archangel is currently [in May 2016] standing guard over the church as well as The Throne of GOD in Heaven. But he will be told by GOD to step aside to allow Assad to take the Seat of GOD in the Temple of GOD in Heaven. At that time, the 5th Seal will be opened & the martyrdom of the true church will begin in full force. Rev.12)
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
(Assad's coming from the sky is a false (lying) sign compared to Matt.24:30 and the 6th seal & true sign of Jesus' true coming. Assad comes from the sky with power. That's much more than just standing on the Temple Mount & also much more than siting in a temple on Earth. Rev.12:3 says that Assad's war in Heaven will be a sign that will appear in Heaven).
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
"Strong delusion" in the Greek is "plane energeia" which means a "deception by strong power". The "Strong Delusion" is that some people will actually be able to see Assad in Heaven during the middle eastern war between NATO/USA & Assad. It will APPEAR as if this war is the Battle of Armageddon & the Coming of Christ. But it's actually the war of Rev.12 where Satan & his angels including Assad wage war in Heaven & then are thrown back down onto the Earth & the Great Tribulation begins.
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness".
It's my personal experience that the greatest majority of people are very gullible to all forms of deception, while at the same time, refuse to accept any or much truth. The people are COVERED in wickedness. Jesus is going to turn the people over to the wickedness that they have embraced.
The context of 2 Thes.2:1-12 is the same as Matthew 24:1-31, the coming of false Christ's & false prophets before JEsus actually comes. Compare 2 Thes.2:3 "apostasy comes first" with Matt. 24:10 "many will fall away". Compare 2 Thes.2:3 "lawlessness" with Matt.24:12 "lawlessness". Notice the "false prophets" in Matt.24:11 & the false prophet of Rev.13 that will stand beside Assad. Notice that Matt.24:5-24 is warning against the coming of false Christ's & that we should not believe any strong deception. In Matt.24:24 Jesus warned us that There WILL BE GREAT SIGNS & WONDERS.
"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect"
Jesus warned us that no matter how strong the delusion, to not believe that the Son of Perdition is the real God, because Jesus will NOT come until after all these things are fulfilled.
When Daniel wrote about the abomination of desolation in the Holy Place in Dan.8:13, he was referring to an actual Temple. 2 Thes.2:7 is also referring to an actual Temple. But in the case of the end time abomination of desolation, it's not a earthly temple. It's The Temple in Heaven. The Abomination of Desolations spoken of by Daniel (Matt.24:15) were already fulfilled, except for the one written in Dan. 12 which was not fulfilled in 70 A.D. All of the already fulfilled abominations of desolations were prototypes/foreshadowings of the end time Abomination of Desolation. But this time, instead of being a statue in a earthly temple, it will be the fallen angel of the Son of Perdition in the Heavenly Temple of Theos in Heaven, to deceive the majority of the world.
When the Temple stood on Earth, no man could enter the Holy of Holies behind the veil except only the high priest & even he could only enter once per year, on the Day of Atonement. Even then, he did so with fear & reverence. He could possibly die if not clean, reverent & obedient. In the time of the Maccabees, Antiochus entered the Holy of Holies, behind the veil in the Temple, without being killed by the presence of God! Because God allowed it to happen. God stepped out of the Temple to allow Antiochus to seize & defile the Temple. Assad, the same fallen angel as Epiphanes, will enter the Holy Place Matt.24:15 Each & every time that the temple was destroyed, God allowed it.
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
History shows that Antiochus Epiphanes was forced by Rome to abandon his attempts at conquering Egypt & Rome. In his wrath against Rome & Egypt, he went against Jerusalem & committed the Abomination of Desolation of the Holy of Holies in the Temple. Antiochus has come back in the form of Assad & he will execute his revenge against Rome & Egypt & finish the job.
Rev.17:16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Pope Benedict & Pope Francis are both fallen angels, as well as Assad. JEsus has put it in their mind to destroy Rome & the Catholic Church & replace her with islam. The islamic state of Syria admits their goal of destroying Rome. isis will come totally under Assad's control after Al-Baghadi is killed by Russia/Assad.
These & other scriptures are clear that Assad will be seen in the sky, in Heaven, during the Abomination of Desolation. We need to prepare people for the GREAT signs in the heavens & tell the people to not fall for the great deception!
More Proof that Assad will appear in Heaven & be visible from Earth & appear as if it's Jesus coming
2 Thes. 2:9 (KJV) "Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders".
The Greek word for "coming" in this verse is Strong's G3952 - parousia. Meaning "(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ. "technical term with reference to the visit of a king or some other official, 'a royal visit' " used in the east as a technical expression for the royal visit of a king, or emperor.
The word is used 24 times in the New Testament. It is used 6 times referring to Paul, Titus & others coming in the authority of The Kingdom as a representative of Christ.
1 Cor 16:17 I am glad of the coming G3952 of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.
2 Cor 7:6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming G3952 of Titus;
:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
2 Cor 10:10 For his (Paul) letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
Phl 1:26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming G3952 to you again.
Phl 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence G3952 only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
It is used one time to refer to the manifestation of Assad/Antichrist in the Temple of GOD.
The other 17 times, it refers to JEsus' Coming! So, for this Greek word to be MOSTLY used for THE Second Coming of JEsus Christ & means a royal presence or royal representation, in the context of 2 Thes.2, it is now extremely clear that indeed, Assad WILL be seen in The Temple of GOD in Heaven. He will be seen from Earth!
It is used more in 1 & 2 Thes. than any other books of the New Testament, including:
2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming G3952 of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: G3952
2Th 2:9 Even him (Assad), whose coming G3952 is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.
So Paul was very clearly comparing the true Coming of Christ with the coming of Assad in the sky.
The same Greek word is used 4 times in Matt.24
Matt 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, G3952 and of the end of the world?
Matt 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming G3952 of the Son of man be.
Matt 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming G3952 of the Son of man be.
Matt 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming G3952 of the Son of man be.
Some people believe that the antichrist will be seen or appear in the sky/Heaven via an electronic device called "Project Blue Beam" which is a projection of light or a laser. But it's important to understand that we are not wrestling against flesh & blood. Assad is NOT human, nor even nephilim. He is not a hybrid, mix of human & fallen angel. But rather he is 100% fallen angel. He does NOT need any electronic device to pretend to be seen in Heaven.
Please, although you will be laughed at & mocked, It is EXTREMELY important & urgent that you warn your friends, those who believe in pre-trib rapture, & those who are lost & very gullible & confused. When they see Assad in Heaven, they may not realize that it's Assad. The sky rolling back & someone appearing as GOD in Heaven & descending to the Earth during a MAJOR middle eastern war, will be very convincing for anyone & everyone who is not SOLID in Christ Jesus and the truth that JEsus does NOT come back until AFTER the Great Tribulation!
But fear NOT! THE ALMIGHTY GOD IS IN CONTROL. These fallen angels, including the devil, ONLY has what power that THE ALMIGHTY gives them and allows them. THE ALPHA AND OMEGA seen the End from the Beginning! HE knows what they are up to! HIS KINGDOM will NEVER be conquered!
Daniel 4:34 "And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured HIM that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and HIS Kingdom is from generation to generation".
Daniel 7:14 "And there was given HIM dominion, and glory, and a Kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve HIM: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and HIS Kingdom that which shall not be destroyed".
If you disagree if this article, I simply ask you to please sincerely consider all the evidence I have presented in fasting and prayer.
Why this date? The Scriptures declare that when Jesus really does come back to the Earth, that it will be on the Day of the Battle of Armageddon. The following scriptures indicate that will at least symbolically be on The Day of Atonement: Numbers 29:7-11 Isa.34:1-9 Ezek.39:17-19 Deut.32:34-43 Rev.11:19
Please pause to read those scriptures!
Also, some Jews wear their wedding garments (white robes) on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) & their own personal weddings are called "private yom Kippur". Because it is acknowledged that the Wedding Feast of the Messiah will be on the Day of Atonement.
Rev.19 declares that we will be given white robes for our Marriage Feast of the Lamb of GOD (Jesus).
But WHICH Day of Atonement? Totally Impossible for 2016-2019 because JEsus does not lie & the Scriptures cannot be broken. We are promised EXACTLY 1,335 days from the Abomination of Desolation (fake coming of Jesus, Assad appears in Heaven) until the REAL coming of Jesus. Dan.12:6-13 Not one day more, Not one day less.
Pause to read.
Therefore, we cannot fit 1,335 days within 2016-2019.
The earliest possible Day of Atonement would be Sept.27, 2020.
I am NOT declaring 100% "Thus Saith The LORD" YET.
I am only declaring a WATCH.
Just like a "Tornado Watch", a watch only declares that the conditions will be ripe for such an event. I am NOT declaring a "Warning" which would mean that it WILL occur. I reserve the right to possibly update this to a warning as events warrant.
Is it impossible for anyone to ever come to know the day of Jesus' Return?
Matt.24:36 "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only".
"knoweth" is current tense. It was written over 2,000 years ago. It does NOT say "will never know" or "impossible to find out". Perhaps the date had not yet been set firm. But as the date approaches, surely the date will be set!
Have you ever received a wedding invitation that did NOT have a declared date?
Will the Groom know the date of the wedding, but the bride will not know?
:43 "But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up".
Will Jesus come as a "thief" to his own bride?
1 Thes.5:4 "But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief".
However, it's also possible for Jesus to return at the "Feast of Trumpets", 9 days before the Day of Atonement. The Festival of Trumpets represents the 7 Trumpets that will be blown in the 7th Seal of the Book of Revelation. And especially "the last trump" of 1 Cor.15:52, which is the 7th Trumpet of Revelation Chapters 10, 11, 16, 19. It's called "The Festival of which no man knows the hour or the day" because it occurs on the very first day of the 7th month, which we cannot be 100% sure of what day the first day of any month can occur in The Creators creation calendar of the sun, moon & stars, which are the elements of the planetary clock. If Jesus were to return on The Festival of Trumpets of 2020, then the Abomination of Desolation would occur around Jan.20-21, 2017 instead of Jan.30-31, 2017.
Before these prophecies could possibly be fulfilled, we would have to see something else occur FIRST: We would HAVE to see USA attack Assad directly, thus igniting WW3 and bringing about the Abomination of Desolation= Assad in the Sky/Heaven. If we do not see this middle eastern war between USA & Assad by mid-Jan.2017, then we may have to wait another year to begin our 1,335 day count down. But that's not as likely as seeing it fulfilled now. But again, we have to just wait and watch.
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