Session #6 - Abomination of Desolation - Bible Verse Hand Book

Abomination of Desolation: Primary Sign of the Tribulation

I. WHAT IS THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION?

15 When you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 Let him who is in the field not go back…21 For there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time… (Mt. 24:15-21)

C. Paul described the abomination of desolation

3 For that Day (Rapture) will not come unless…the man of sin (Antichrist) is revealed…4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called (associated with) God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the Temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
(2 Thes. 2:3-4)

II. THE COMING ABOMINATION: FOUR MAIN EVIL ACTIVITIES

A. The abomination begins when the Antichrist sits in the Temple claiming to be God

7 He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings at their death. (Ezek. 43:7)

12 Tell him this is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the LORD. 13 It is he who will build the temple of the LORD, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’ (Zech. 6:12-13)

B. Second, the False Prophet will tell people to make an image

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— (Mt. 24:15)

14 And he (False Prophet) deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs…telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the Beast (Antichrist). (Rev. 13:14)

C. Third, the False Prophet will tell the leaders in the nations to make an image

20 The rest of mankind…did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood… (Rev. 9:20)

D. Fourth, the False Prophet will cause all the nations to worship the Antichrist as God

12 And he (False Prophet) exercises all the authority of the first Beast (Antichrist)…and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first Beast…15 He was granted power to…cause as many as would not worship the image of the Beast to be killed.
(Rev. 13:12, 15)

8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him (Antichrist), whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Rev. 13:8)

E. People will worship the Antichrist’s image itself.

9 If anyone worships the Beast (Antichrist) and his image…10 shall be tormented...
(Rev. 14:9)

III. THE DESOLATION OF THE NATIONS: 2 SOURCES OF DESTRUCTION

A. The consequences of the coming abominations will result in great desolation

22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved (physically saved from death) but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened. (Mt. 24:22)

1The LORD makes the earth empty (of people)…3. The land shall be entirely emptied…6. The inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left. (Isa. 24:1-6)

9 The day of the LORD comes…to lay the land desolate; He will destroy its sinners from it...11 I will punish the world…12 I will make a mortal more rare than gold... (Isa. 13:9-12)

B. First, Jesus will destroy the people and places who worship the Antichrist

8 Power was given to them over a fourth of the earth…. (Rev. 6:8)

15 The four angels…were released to kill a third of mankind. (Rev. 9:15)

16 The LORD will judge all flesh; and the slain of the LORD shall be many. (Isa 66:16)

33 The slain of the LORD shall be from one end of the earth even to the other... (Jer 25:33)

C. Second, the Antichrist will use his unprecedented political, military and economic power to seek to destroy those refuse to worship him.

15 To cause as many as would not worship…the Beast to be killed. (Rev. 13:12, 15)

3 The man of sin (Antichrist) is revealed, the son of perdition (destruction) (2 Thes. 2:3)

27 On the wing of abominations shall be one (Antichrist) who makes desolate…
(Dan. 9:27)

IV. ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION: THE IMAGE AND THE MARK OF THE BEAST

A. The image of the Beast a prophetic signs in the End-Times.

14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. (Rev. 13:14 – 15)

9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand,

11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” (Rev. 14:9, 11)

2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. (Rev. 15:2a)

2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. (Rev. 16:2)

20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. (Rev. 19:20)

4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (Rev.20:4)

B. The Abomination of Desolation will be convincing

9 The coming of the lawless one (Antichrist) is according to the working of Satan, with all
power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception... (2 Thes. 2:9-10)

24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. (Mt. 24:24)

C. The image of the Beast that breathes and talks and the mark of the Beast

13 He (False Prophet) performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven…14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs…15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the Beast, that the image of the Beast should speak… 16 He causes all…to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark… 18 His number is 666. (Rev.13:13-18)

D. The mark of the Beast

16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. (Rev. 13:16-17).

G. A counterfeit to the End-Time worship and prophetic movement.

17 It shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy… (Acts 2:17)

V. THE END-TIME SATANIC COUNTERFEIT WORSHIP MOVEMENT

A. The Holy Spirit is raising up a End-Time prophetic worship movement

8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. (Rev. 5:8)

4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. (Rev. 8:4)

7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” (Lk. 18:7-8)

6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;
they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest,
7 and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth. (Isa. 62:6-7)

10 Sing to the LORD a new song,
his praise from the ends of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
you islands, and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices;
let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela sing for joy;
let them shout from the mountaintops.
12 Let them give glory to the LORD
and proclaim his praise in the islands.
13 The LORD will march out like a champion,
like a warrior he will stir up his zeal;
with a shout he will raise the battle cry
and will triumph over his enemies. (Isa. 42:10-13)

8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the LORD returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes. (Isa. 52:8)

12 “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart,
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Rend your heart and not your garments.
Return to the LORD your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,
and he relents from sending calamity.
14 Who knows? He may turn and relent
and leave behind a blessing— grain offerings and drink offerings
for the LORD your God.
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast,
call a sacred assembly.
16 Gather the people, consecrate the assembly;
bring together the elders, gather the children,
those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber.
17 Let the priests, who minister before the LORD,
weep between the portico and the altar.
Let them say, “Spare your people, LORD.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved;
for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance,
as the LORD has said, even among the survivors
whom the LORD calls. (Joel 2:12-17, 32)

17 He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD:
19 “The LORD looked down from his sanctuary on high, from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.”
(Ps. 102:17-20)

10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a] of grace and supplication. They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. (Zech. 12:10)

B. Hundreds of millions will accept the Antichrist’s claims participating in Satan worship.

4 They worshiped the dragon (Satan) who gave authority to the Beast (Antichrist); and they worshiped the Beast saying, "Who is like the Beast?...” (Rev. 13:4)

8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him (Antichrist), whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Rev. 13:8)

C. The very thing that Satan wanted from Jesus is what he demands from the whole earth.

8 The devil…showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, "All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me." (Matt. 4:8-9)

D.The Antichrist will demand to be worshipped

1 Nebuchadnezzar…made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits (90 feet) and its width six cubits (9 feet)…4 Then a herald cried aloud, "…You shall… worship the gold image…6 whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into…fiery furnace”.
(Dan. 3:1-6)

VI. UNDERSTANDING MORE ABOUT THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION

A. Scripture exhorts us to understand the vision

23 Therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision… (Dan. 9:23)

25 Know therefore and understand… (Dan. 9:25)

B. We are exhorted “read and understand”

15 The abomination of desolation…whoever reads, let him understand… (Mt. 24:15)

C. The Abomination of Desolation is directly referred to by name

By Daniel

13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the LORD’s people?” (Dan. 8:13)

27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him (Dan. 9:27)

31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation. 32 With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him. (Dan. 11:31-32)

11 “From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. 12 Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days. (Dan. 12:11-12)

By Jesus

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— (Matt. 24:15)

14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. (Mk. 13:14)

The Abomination of Desolation is described without using the name

11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
18 This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[e] That number is 666. (Rev. 13:11-18)

9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” 12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus. (Rev. 14:9-12)

3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He 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. (2 Thes. 2:3-4)

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