Let’s read this same description in another verse.
Dan 8:9. And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
11. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away…
Once again, the AOD is referred to as a horn. Actually what we have is a very important piece of information. Let’s read again what the AOD or, “little horn” will one day do;
“…and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away…”
So why is this one sign so important you may ask? Well, there have been many that have said marvelous things against the God of gods, or have even said they were God. And there have been many that have tried to rule or take over the world. But what makes this sign so special is that it is something that has not taken place in over 1,300 years. There has not been one official sacrifice offered at the temple in Jerusalem since the completion of the Dome of the Rock in 691a.d. This is the one sign that will set the stage for all of the events to happen prior to Christ second coming.
What God is telling us, through His servant Daniel, is that there will be a time when the daily sacrifices will be taken away. But what sacrifices could He be talking about? There are no ‘daily sacrifices’ being offered at the temple in Jerusalem today. And that is correct, there are no daily sacrifices being offered at the temple. Not yet!!! So what can this mean? Quite simply, in order for the daily sacrifices to be taken away…at some point they must once again be started. Understand what I just said. I’m going to say that one more time: IN ORDER FOR THE DAILY SACRIFICES TO BE TAKEN AWAY, THEY MUST FIRST BE STARTED. REMEMBER IT!! IF YOU REMEMBER NOTHING ELSE YOU READ, REMEMBER THIS ONE THING!!! And trust me, if you go to, ‘The Temple Institute’ web site, you will find that the preparation to begin the ‘daily sacrifices‘, is well on it’s way. It’s going to happen!
We have searched quite a few scriptures about the AOD, so before moving on to the timeline of the upcoming events, let’s review all of the information God has provided for us concerning this man, the “Abomination of Desolation”.
We know he will call himself great, even above the God of gods:
OT: Dan 11:36. “…and he shall exalt himself…above every god…”
NT: II Thes 2:3. “…and exalteth himself above all that is called God…”
OT: Dan 11:37. “…for he shall magnify himself above all.”
NT: II Thes 2:4. “…shewing himself that he is God.”
We know he will wage war with the saints and win:
OT: Dan 7:21. “…the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them.”
NT: Rev 13:7. “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them…”
We know he will have complete control:
OT: Dan 11:36. “…And the king shall do according to his will…”
NT: Rev 13:7. “…and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations…”
We know he is referred to as a ‘king’ and as a ‘horn’.
OT: Dan 7:21. “I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints…”
OT: Dan 11:36. “And the king shall do according to his will…”
And finally, we know he will take away the ‘daily sacrifices’.
OT: Dan 11:31. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary
of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the
abomination that maketh desolate.
OT: Dan 8:11. Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him
the daily sacrifice was taken away…
What we now have are the signs to help identify the “The Abomination of Desolation”; that Christ, the prophet Daniel and the apostle John warned us about. And by searching the scriptures, we now understand, just as Jesus said; “…whoso readeth, let him understand:…” Now that we have a way of telling who this individual is, we can now look at the timeline he will be operating on.
Time, Times and the dividing of Times.
I am sure, some of you at the beginning of this lesson said to yourselves, “Ray has really gotten caught up in some sort of cult. How can he say, when Christ’s second coming is going to happen? No one knows that, it says so in the bible” Well, you are correct. No one knows when Jesus will return. But, if you read what I said above carefully, you will notice, I didn’t say that I knew when Christ was coming. What I said was, I know for a fact He cannot come within the next three years. And yes there is a difference. Now this I can prove with the word of God. I just hope and pray you’ve stayed with me up to this point.
God has given us many signs and warnings so that we can know, for sure, when Abomination of Desolation (AOD) is on the scene. Well, just as He has given us the signs for the AOD, He also gave us other warnings and signs of His second coming. Let’s go back to the book of Matthew to learn more. After Jesus warns the disciples about the AOD, he then gives them another warning:
Matt 24:21. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
So AFTER the AOD has been made known, there will be a time on earth, that has been like no other time since the beginning of time, and there will never be a time like it again. Needless to say, whatever time Christ is speaking of, it can only happen ONCE!!! There can’t be (2) times like this! Let’s read and see if Daniel can shed more light on a time such as this.
We find Daniel continuing with his dream:
Dan 12:1. 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
So here we find an event that shall come that has never happen until Daniels times, nor since there has ever been a nation, and not even to the time Daniel is dreaming about. Jesus called that time, a time of great tribulation. Daniel referred to it as a time of trouble. The two events must be one in the same. Which can only mean it will happen one time only. Again, you can’t have an event such as this happen TWICE!! Let’s continue with Daniel’s dream.
Dan 12:5. Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that
liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half;
After Daniel describes the onetime event he notices two men standing at the bank of the river. One man in the dream is asking, “…how long till the end of these wonders?”. And the other clothed in linen answers, “…for a time, times and a half ”. So now we know how long this, ‘time of trouble’ or time of ‘great tribulation’ will last. Let’s see if we can find that phrase elsewhere so we can find the meaning.
Dan 7:25. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be
given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
We have just found the AOD described again. And this time we are given a time frame to work with. We know just how long he will wear out the saints and speak against the most High: for, “…a time and times and the dividing of time.” This is the second time we have found this time reference in the scriptures. It must be explained.
Let’s do a quick review:
We just learned that AFTER the AOD is revealed, there will be a time on this earth that has not happened since the beginning of the world and will never happen again. Jesus called that time, ‘great tribulation’ and Daniel referred to it as, ‘a time of trouble’.
We learned that the time of ‘great tribulation’ will last for, “…a time, times, and an half.”
And finally we found out the length of time the AOD will speak against the most High and wear out the saints: “…and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”
Is it possible that the time of great tribulation and the time when the AOD will prevail over the saints are one in the same? Let’s continue!
We have done a lot of searching in the OT. Let’s move on to the NT to see if we can get some answers. And since we are looking for answers to end time events, we will search the book of Revelations.
In the book of Rev., John is telling us of future events very similar to what Daniel gave us. Below we’ll read the portion of John’s vision where a woman is helped by God. Without getting to deep, the woman described hear is the church, or the saints of God.
Rev 12:6. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore
days.
Now we have a time reference that we can work with. Wherever the wilderness is the woman is going to, it will be a place prepared by God and she will be feed there for 1260 days, or 3.5 years. Let’s read further.
Rev 12:14. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times,
and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
So John restates the same story of the woman going into the wilderness, but this time he uses a different time reference. One we have seen (2) other times in the scriptures: time, and times, and half a time. We know the vision John is having is one of end time events. So how many times can the woman flee into the wilderness? Only once! This too is a one time event. Which means we now know how long all of the other events using the phrase, ‘time, times, and half a time’ will be: 1260 days, or 3.5 years.
So just how do we get 3.5 years out of ’time, times, and a half a time’? After all, we just can’t say something equals something else and have no bases for it! Well if we look at it, it’s all very simple. Time = (1) year. Times = (2) years. And a half of time = (½) year. Add them all up and we get 3.5 years. Need more proof? Let’s read more.
Let’s read further into Rev. What we are reading next is about a beast that rises out of the sea with (10) horns. A beast with 10 horns! Sounds familiar? Could it be that son of perdition, the AOD? Let’s find out!