Read: Mark 13
History repeats itself over and over. We have seen types of what Jesus describes in Mark 13 through the past which give us hints to the future. During the Maccabees, Antiochus Ephiphines persecuted the Jews and went in the temple and slaughtered a pig making this the abomination of desolation of their day. Something of this magnitude will happen. I can’t help thinking about the dome of the rock standing on the Holy Mount. Daniel talks about a timing of 1,290 days which could mean years. The timing was to start when the daily sacrifices were taken away. About 1,290 years from then Mohammed came on the scene and the papal system became apostate.
The church has know adversity and persecution and I read yesterday that Christianity is the most hated and persecuted religion on earth right now. I don’t know what our abomination of desolation is - maybe it is the mosque on the Temple Mount but we are encouraged to endure till the end. We are also warned that false Christ’s and false prophets will rise and do some miraculous feats to deceive us. The heavens are going to be shaken and when we see these things happen we will see Jesus come in great power and glory and gather the elect from the earth. To the ones left he says to watch because they will not know when their day of visitation will come.
Lord, help us to be strong and fearless because You are with us and You win!
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