Introduction by Linda:
It is incongruous that the occult Global elite and Leftist Progressivism’s highly evolved and much bragged about ‘enlightened’ secular Western civilization reaches back to the pagan and pantheist pan-sexual spirituality of the ancient world as well as to its dehumanizing evolutionary origin account, void, matter, and evolutionary energy:
“If only matter and its evolutionary forms exist, then man, too, is only matter, however complex and superior to other forms he may be. If he is not a reflection of the divine being, then he is in no sense sacred and final, and new forms of evolution may supersede him. In recognition of this, the search for such new forms has always been the ultimate quest of utopians (since man) as we have known him is now being overcome by the new evolutionary form…coalesced mankind.” Utopia: The Perennial Heresy, Thomas Molnar
As the West and America unknowingly embrace the occult spirituality of the Mysteries, our secularized civilization also assumes its depraved ‘man is only matter’ view of humanity together with spiritism, Eastern mysticism, reincarnation, karma, earth as goddess, celebration of Baphomet, the Sun God, the Void (nothingness, abyss) and unrestrained pan-sexuality. This wholesale return to the dark past is touted by ‘brights’ and their darkened kindred as a ‘new’ and supposedly ‘enlightened’ and ‘scientific’ evolutionary worldview in which the two-in-one, or transgender (Sun God/Divine Androgyne) is the ideal sexual norm with Baphomet, the Divine Androgyne leading the New Androgynous Man into an occult pantheist new world order.
Who is the Divine Androgyne?
In Aleister Crowley’s explanation of the etymology of the name Baphomet, taken from one of his most important works, Magick, Liber ABA, Book 4, Crowley describes Baphomet (Satan) as the divine androgyne:
“SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade ‘Know Thyself!’ and taught Initiation. He is ‘The Devil’ of the Book of Thoth, and His emblem is Baphomet, the Androgyne who is the hieroglyph of arcane perfection” (Who is Baphomet? Vigilant Citizen)
“Baphomet represents the Powers of Darkness combined with the generative fertility of the goat.” (The Satanic Bible, Anton Lavey)
From ancient times the emasculated androgynous-homosexual priest has been upheld as the sexual ideal. Mircea Eliade, an expert in comparative religions argues that,
“…androgyny as a religious archetype appears almost everywhere and in every age in the world’s religions.” (The God of Sex, Peter Jones, p. 76)
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I enjoy and gorged myself on the materials on this site, but this particular article titled Abomination Of Desolation, while astute and agreeable, never even remotely addresses the titular subject matter, but instead pursues the contemporary fallacies of gender dysphoria and gender relativism, which are pernicious, but far from the actual topic.
Very briefly and simply, the Abomination of Desolation has been attempted at least once historically, by Antiochus Epiphanes during the Bar Kochba or Maccabean revolts, and constitutes the intrusion of a gentile or unclean, non priestly person into the Hebrew or Jewish Temple’s most sacred space, the Holy of Holies. Here, Antiochus Epiphanes erected a statue resembling himself appareled in the trappings of Zeus or Jupiter, requiring worship as a living god, and concluded with the slaughter of a pig, an act which can only be seen as an attempt at religious defilement of a Hebraic Holy place. The most significant iteration of the Abomination of Desolation occurs in prophecy in the Biblical book of Daniel, and describes how the Beast (AntiChrist), after having deceived Jews and Israel, then abruptly and irreverently enters the Holy of Holies in the yet future rebuilt Jewish Temple, erects again a statue resembling himself, declares himself as god, demanding worship under penalty of death. Further, the Beast’s False Prophet erects the image of the Beast, and promptly brings the image to the semblance of life, and institutes worship of the image now erected in the solemn Holy of Holies of the God of Israel. The abominable image is then ostensibly capable of determining men’s allegiance to the Beast, and if a visitor is determined as false, can be immediately slain without recourse. The main significance of this incident is multiple; it marks the midway point of the prophesied Tribulation period, where Jews will now recognize deception by the man that they have nationally declared as the long awaited Messiah of Israel, instead of YESHUA ha Mashiach (Jesus the Messiah). It is at this moment of deception that the final 3 1/2 years of the Tribulation (Apocalypse, time of Jacob’s Trouble) begins in earnest, with the Beast 1) declaring himself a living god, solely worthy of worship, 2) beginning a pogrom against Jews and Christians, seeking their eradication 3) and earnestly seeking to cement a global, one world ecumenical religion and government, at rebuttal against Judeo Christian concepts of God.
It is because of this Abomination that leads to Desolation, that the Israeli and Jewish peoples are Biblically instructed to flee without pause, to the wilderness, to escape the death pronouncement of the Beast and his False Prophet. The Jews, hiding in the wilderness (often presumed to be ancient Petra) will eventually recognize their national deception and folly, and cry out for salvation to YESHUA “as a son that was slain”. An act of recognition of Jesus as Messiah of Israel. It is at this moment Revelation narrates, that YESHUA/Jesus acknowledges Israels plight, and returns with the assembled saints and angels to purge the Earth and Holy Land of the forces of the Beast or AntiChrist, thus concluding the Tribulation and prior epochs of the Earth, and beginning the Millennial reign of YESHUA the Messiah.
This is what the Abomination That Brings Desolation, as described in Bible, alludes to.
“but instead pursues the contemporary fallacies of gender dysphoria and gender relativism, which are pernicious, but far from the actual topic.”
The unmaking of God’s creation–male and female–is of utmost importance in these last days. If you’ve not read the UFO of God I urge you to do so. In short, the nonhuman being from another dimension that emerges from the space ship is none other than the horned goddess/god Hathor worshipped by ancient Egyptians. Today she/he returns as the Lady whose symbols are cow and bull, which translates into androgyne/transgender. Many powerful Intel and military officers are entranced followers.
The great apostasy began hundreds of years ago. It started at the end of the Medieval age when very powerful Christians at the top of society and church quietly replaced the Genesis creation account with 3 variations of evolution, the energy that from ancient times was known as serpent power–the male/female creative power flowing out of the Divine One Substance.
Moving forward into the Renaissance we find that once again very powerful Christians at the top of the church and society rejecting Jesus Christ for the ancient Mysteries, Egyptian Hermetic magic science, Jewish Cabbalah (from the time of Babylon), spiritism, Buddhism, evolution, reincarnation, and Gnostic sectarianism. The goal in mind was the great reformation of the whole wide world. Out with Christianity and worship pf the Triune God. In with a return to nature worship and the Sun god–the divine androgyne.
In brief, this is what globalists and kindred spirits are forcing upon the world. And this is why humans are being unmade in the image of God and remade in the image of the divine androgyne Satan.
Absolutely zero argument with your assessment of the divine Androgyne and its logical, and subsequent implications. Negating the God of the Bible, His Messiah, are clearly at play, and one of the many orders of business of globalists and their Reset Agenda. Full agreement, full stop.
But the Abomination that brings Desolation is a singular, distinctive event. Singular, because while Antiochus Epiphanes came to near completion, he missed the largest part of the fulfillment of this event. This single event is so pivotal, so important, as to be the hinge upon which the entire Tribulation event turns, bringing Israel, the globe, Christendom into the final act, and leading to the singular most important event in ALL of History on Earth; the final return of YESHUA to reign, as Messiah, as Judge, as redress to the Fall, and as sovereign King, as GOD, ,in Israel over His Millennial Kingdom. Amillenialist doctrines declare this as having occurred previously, in the Antiochus Epiphanes event I recanted, but in that event, many final events did not occur, leaving final fulfillment criterion unmet. Most important in the Abomination event is the ensuing pogrom against Jews and Christians, which causes a despairing and remnant of persecuted Jewry to finally cry out in acknowledgement, after centuries, to the true Messiah from God that they missed. This is SO important because scripture declares this event as the trigger to Christ’s triumphant return as King,Savior, Redeemer, Bridegroom.
The late Dr. Chuck Missler opined: “if we are presently in the Millennial Reign of Christ, then Satan’s chain is TOO long”. Meaning, that were we presently in the Millennial Reign of Christ (as amillennialists assert), Satan would be bound and imprisoned in the Lake of Fire. Observably, the Divine Androgyne, Islam, and other heresies display that Satan still is the slumlord “ruler of this world” and still seeks to attain the “5 I Wills” found in scripture, and we, and Israel still await the Abomination that causes Desolation, along with the actual person of the Beast. Marana’tha YESHUA! Blessings and peace to you.
Desolation, noun (Websters 1828 Dictionary Online)
1. The act of desolating destruction or expulsion of inhabitants; destruction; ruin; waste.
2. A place deprived of inhabitants, or otherwise wasted, ravaged and ruined.
How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations. Jeremiah 50:23.
3. A desolate state; gloominess; sadness; destitution.
The abomination of desolation Roman armies which ravaged and destroyed Jerusalem. Matthew 24:15.
Abomination, noun (Websters 1828 Dictionary Online)
1. Extreme hatred; detestation.
2. The object of detestation, a common signification in scripture.
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 15:8.
3. Hence, defilement, pollution, in a physical sense, or evil doctrines and practices, which are moral defilements, idols and idolatry, are called abominations. The Jews were an abomination to the Egyptians; and the sacred animals of the Egyptians were an abomination to the Jews. The Roman army is called the abomination of desolation. Matthew 24:15. In short, whatever is an object of extreme hatred, is called an abomination
The phrase abomination of desolation mentioned in Matthew 24:15 is traceable to Daniel as a past foreshadowing event that previewed the kind of outrage Jesus says will happen again in a final abomination still ahead:
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4. The “man of lawlessness…sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.”
Revelation 13:14-15. The Beast’s image is given breath so that it speaks, and those who refuse to worship it are killed.
A world leader—empowered by Satan, filled with hatred and enmity—will enter that holy place, halt legitimate worship, and demand idolatrous devotion.
I can only infer from the multiple quote responses, that some part of my asserted premise was poorly received. That’s fine, most people have numerous long held or preconceived ideas about Apocalyptic prophetic narratives. I did for decades. But due to several causes, I reviewed and doubled down on these ideas. It was literally life changing. Part of the issue is many Christians have only read the Bible in translation, and while our English translations are 97-98% accurate, accuracy does not address many issues. Biblical prophecy is also a curious phenomena in that it encompasses Old Testament,New Testament and Apocryphal literature over two Millenia and multiple writers in different locations, while still maintaining a consistent and varied narrative. Further, it contains cultural, literary distinctions that are often unfamiliar to Western readers, until displayed.
Beginning with The Abomination which causes Desolation;
Daniel 6:27 ¶ “He will make a firm covenantfn
with many for one week,
but in the middle of the week
he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering.
And the abomination of desolation
will be on a wing of the templefnfn
until the decreed destruction
is poured out on the desolator.”
Timing of the Abomination Event. This verse contains passed prophecy mingled with incomplete prophetic events.
Dan.11:28
28 “The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant;fn he will take action, then return to his own land.
29 ¶ “At the appointed time he will come again to the South, but this timefn will not be like the first.
30 “Ships of Kittimfn will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant.
31 “His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the regular sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.
32 “With flattery he will corrupt those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will be strong and take action.
33 “Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to many, yet they will fall by the sword and flame, and they will be captured and plundered for a time.
34 “When they fall, they will be helped by some, but many others will join them insincerely.
35 “Some of those who have insight will fall so that they may be refined, purified, and cleansed until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Matthew 24:15
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),
16 “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
17 “A man on the housetopfn must not come down to get things out of his house,
18 “and a man in the field must not go back to get his coat.
19 “Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days!
20 “Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
21 “For at that time there will be great distress,fn the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again.
22 “Unless those days were cut short, no one wouldfn be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.
Timing of the Abomination and the flight of Israel from Jerusalem, again, a mixed temporal message.
Luke 21:20,
21:20 “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that its desolation has come near.21
“Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Those inside the city must leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it,22
“because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all the things that are written.23
“Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.24
“They will be killed by the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
A scripture and an excerpt from a reputable source of commentary. The cause of Israel’s Repentance, with apologies for length; explaining a millennia’s old Mystery, deserves clarity.
Zechariah 12
10 ¶ “Then I will pour out a spiritfn of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look atfn me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for him as one weeps for a firstborn.
11 “On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
ESV COMMENTARY ON ZECH. 12;10-14 YESHUA’s return as King
In Zechariah 12:6-9, the LORD promised to destroy all of Judah’s foes, giving her victory over them and elevating her to prominence. In Zechariah 12:10-14, He informs Judah that her deliverance would include cleansing and reconciliation. A major part of that reconciliation will be at long last accepting Jesus as their Messiah. Verse 10 includes a graphic prediction of a prophecy of Jesus being pierced, which was fulfilled during His crucifixion:
I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn (v 10).
Verse 10 describes a time when Israel will mourn over Jesus’s death (Me whom they have pierced) as the Egyptians mourned over the loss of their firstborn during the plagues God brought on Egypt (Exodus 12:30). The implication is that Judah/Israel will understand that Jesus was crucified on their behalf and be greatly distressed that His death was caused by their sin. But this will be met by God pouring out upon them the Spirit of grace. The implication is that Jesus will be received by Israel.
It would seem to fit that this description of the Spirit of grace being poured out upon the Jews matches Paul’s description of a future time when they would receive Jesus as their savior and Messiah:
“For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery-so that you will not be wise in your own estimation-that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
‘THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION,
HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.’
‘THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM,
WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.'”
(Romans 11:25-27)
The quote that begins with “The Deliverer will come” is from Isaiah 59:20-21. The concept of God taking away the sins of Israel occurs multiple times in the Old Testament, for example in Jeremiah 31:33, Isaiah 27:9, and here where God pours out the Spirit of grace upon Israel.
God begins verse 10 by saying I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and of supplication (v. 10).
The house of David may refer to the descendants of King David, to whom the LORD promised to raise a descendant who would occupy “the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Samuel 7:13). That descendant is Jesus (Matthew 1:1). However the phrase house of David can also be used to refer to all of Judah (1 Kings 12:19). In this passage it seems to refer to the leadership within Judah, particularly those in Jerusalem who are leading the battle to defend Judah from its attackers (Zechariah 12:5).
When taken together with the phrase and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem it would seem the implication is that the promised deliverance includes everyone in between. That would fit the assertion of Romans 11:26 that “all Israel will be saved.”
This will take place when “the fullness of the Gentiles has come in” which occurs during a pause of the “prophetic clock” described in Daniel 9. (See our Commentary on Daniel 9) Daniel 9 predicts a time of Israel consisting of 490 years. The “clock” stopped at 483 years, when Jesus was rejected by Israel. It will start again after the “fullness of the Gentiles has come in,” which is the gap in time spanning between the 69th and 70th week of years (7 year periods) during which the events prophesied for Israel are completed.
The house of David is a phrase used in scripture to refer to the descendants and royal lineage of King David, to whom the LORD promised to raise a descendant who would occupy “the throne of his kingdom forever” (2 Samuel 7:13). However the phrase can also be used to refer to all of Judah (1 Kings 12:19). In the immediate context of this passage, it seems to refer to the leadership within Judah, particularly those in Jerusalem who are leading the battle to defend Judah from its attackers (Zechariah 12:5).
The inhabitants of Jerusalem were those living in the city. These two references represent all the people living in Judah. Since they belong to God, He will pour out the Spirit of grace and of supplication on them.
The verb pour out can have a literal sense of causing liquids such as water and blood to flow from a container into another vessel (Genesis 9:6; Exodus 4:9). For instance, in the book of Deuteronomy, Moses told the people of Israel that when they slaughter animals to eat meat at home, they are to drain the blood and pour it out on the ground like water (Deuteronomy 12:16). However, in our passage, the meaning is figurative and implies abundance. The LORD said He would bestow abundant grace on His covenant people, prompting them to respond with supplication.
The term grace denotes God’s favor. In the case of being justified in God’s sight through the shed blood of Jesus, God’s grace or favor is given to us as a gift, because of what Jesus did for us by taking on the sins of the world (Colossians 2:14). What is required to receive that grace is to have sufficient faith to look upon Jesus, hoping to be delivered from the deadly venom of sin, as Jesus described to the learned Nicodemus (John 3:14-15).
God’s grace to forgive our sins is an immense blessing, causing the recipient to be accepted fully in the sight of God (Ephesians 1:6). The term supplication means asking for something earnestly. It is a human disposition to do something. Thus, the Spirit of grace and supplication is the Spirit that bestows grace on the worshipers and leads them to prayer. The implied prayer is to receive God’s grace.
The purpose, the LORD stated, is so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced.
The pronoun Me stands for Jesus since He is the One who was pierced.
There was a literal fulfillment of this piercing that is recorded in the New Testament. According to the gospel of John, when the Jewish soldiers crucified Jesus Christ with the two other men on each side of Him, they broke the legs of the men but left Jesus’s legs intact because He was already dead:
“But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.”
(John 19:34)
Since the soldiers pierced Jesus, the writer of John declared it was a fulfillment of the words of Zechariah:
“And again another Scripture says,
‘THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.'”
(John 19:37)
Of course, the crucifixion of Jesus was a prime example of how Israel rejected their covenant partner. And since Jesus is both God and man, when the Jews pierced and crucified Him, they killed God in the flesh. Therefore, the prophetic prediction in Zechariah is noted as a literal event in the gospel of John. At the time of John, the Jews looked upon the crucified Jesus and mocked Him (Luke 23:35). In the future, they will realize what they did, and mourn.
Connected with the prediction from Romans 11:25-27, there will come a time after the time of the Gentiles is completed where the Jews will recognize Jesus as their promised Messiah and receive Him. At that time, all Israel will be saved (Romans 11:26).
Returning to the book of Zechariah, the text says that the repentant Jews will mourn for Him [God], as one mourns for an only son. To mourn is to feel sorrow or lament for the death of someone. Mourning over an only son is devastating and is one of the most tragic incidents that can happen to a family structure.
According to Jeremiah, this type of mourning is “a most bitter mourning” perhaps because it ends every hope for the family’s future (Jeremiah 6:26; cf. Amos 8:10). Likewise, the repentant Jews will express their deep sorrow for rejecting their Suzerain God. Indeed, they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.
In ancient Israel, parents attached great value to their firstborn sons. A married couple would give their firstborn male priority and preeminence in the family, assigning him the responsibility and privilege of leading the family. Thus, the firstborn male represented human strength and vitality (Genesis 49:3; Psalm 78:51).
Thus “the first offspring of every womb” would become the primary heir of the family (Exodus 13:2; Numbers 18:15). Accordingly, it would be a tragic situation for a family to witness the loss of their firstborn. It would be akin to the passing of a monarch of a country. The LORD likened the weeping of the Jews to the lamentation over a firstborn to show the depth and genuineness of their sorrow.
An example of this type of mourning and weeping is when all of Egypt mourned at the death of their firstborn during the night of the Passover (Exodus 12:30). This indicates a genuine repentance, which would indicate the reason they are looking upon Jesus is to receive Him, as in John 3:14-16.
The LORD continued the theme of sorrow begun in the previous verse and introduced the temporal phrase In that day to refer to the future time when this event will transpire (v. 11). Combining this prophecy with the passage in Romans 11:25-27, it would seem this event of Israel turning to Jesus will take place sometime near or during the 70th week of Daniel, as prophesied in Daniel 9:24-27. Jesus spoke of this prophecy in Matthew 24:15, citing the “abomination of desolation” as a sign of His coming.
Zechariah’s prophecy continues: there would be great mourning in Jerusalem. The people will cry bitterly to express their sorrow for having pierced God. They will ask Him for forgiveness and turn to Him in faith. They will mourn like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
The term Hadadrimmon is a compound of the names of two Canaanite deities: Hadad, the god of the storm (also known as Baal), and Rimmon, the god of thunder and the chief deity of the Arameans of Syria (2 Kings 5:18). There is no biblical reference to Hadadrimmon, so it is uncertain to modern readers what event is being referred to in the phrase the mourning of Hadadrimmon. There is a string of Jewish and Christian tradition that connects this passage to the slaying of King Josiah (2 Chronicles 35:24-25). As stated in 2 Chronicles 35:
“And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations.”
(2 Chronicles 35:25)
So this reference could connect with a tradition of mourning. In any event, it is clear that Zechariah’s intent is to provide an example of great sorrow that will be expressed by the people because of their treatment of Me whom they have pierced. It is important to note that Me in the phrase Me whom they have pierced undeniably refers to God as well as to Jesus (who was pierced). This demonstrates that Jesus is God.
That the Me in verse 10 refers to the LORD is clear from examining the context of Chapter 12, which begins with “Thus declares the LORD” (Zechariah 12:1) and continues with the LORD speaking in first person:
“Behold, I [the LORD] am going to make… (Zechariah 12:2)
“I [the LORD] will strike… (Zechariah 12:4)
“And in that day I [the LORD] will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:9)
“In that day I [the LORD] will make the clans of Judah like a firepot… (Zechariah 12:6)
“I [the LORD] will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him… (Zechariah 12:10)
Therefore, Zechariah 12:10 prophesies that Jesus, who was pierced, is also the LORD. One of the Jews’ primary objections to Jesus was that He claimed to be God, which they claimed was blasphemy (Matthew 26:64-66). But here in Zechariah we see a clear prediction that 1) the Messiah would be the LORD 2) the Messiah would be pierced, and 3) the Jews would come to a point of recognizing that He was pierced and mourn for Him.
The first two of these prophecies have transpired, the third is yet in our future (as of 2023). But it is as certain to come to pass that Israel will mourn that they crucified Jesus as the first two are certain to have already occurred. As the Apostle Paul asserts:
“and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
‘THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION,
HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB.’
‘THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM,
WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.’
(Romans 11:26-27)
This passage from Romans 11 quotes Isaiah 59:20-21. The prophecy that God will cleanse Israel and give them a new heart is a theme that runs throughout scripture (Jeremiah 31:31-34).
The people of Judah lamented Josiah’s death (2 Chronicles 35:25) which took place on the plain of Megiddo (2 Chronicles 35:20-24). The plain of Megiddo is also referred to in scripture as “Armageddon” (Revelation 16:16). The English word “Armageddon” translates the Hebrew Har-Magedon. “Har” means “hill” in Hebrew and “Magedon” is a form of Megiddo. The site of the ancient city of Megiddo is a “tell,” which is a mound composed of debris from many civilizations dating back to the Neolithic age, and is now therefore an elevated hill. It overlooks the plains of Megiddo.
Revelation foretells that the “kings of the whole world” will gather together at “Armageddon” in order to fight in “the war of the great day of God” (Revelation 16:14-16). This last war of this age appears to be won by the return of Jesus, accompanied by a heavenly army, as predicted in Revelation 19:11-19. It could be that the mention of the plains of Megiddo here in Zechariah 12 is a clue that the return of Jesus will be triggered by the Jews mourning over the One they have pierced, indicating that their turn to Jesus as Messiah might go hand-in-hand with His return to earth.
This would seem to be in keeping with the promise of Peter that if the Jews would “repent and return” then the Lord would “send Jesus” to bring them the “times of refreshing”:
“Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; and that He may send Jesus, the Christ appointed for you.”
(Acts 3:19-20)
It could be that the “kings of the whole world” will gather in the plains of Megiddo as a staging area to march on Jerusalem, which is roughly fifty miles south of Megiddo. This could dovetail with Chapter 14, which says “For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle” (Zechariah 14:2). If this is the case, then the return of Jesus in Revelation 19 might correspond with the predicted events of Zechariah 14:1-8.
The passage continues speaking of the inhabitants of Jerusalem mourning over the Lord, whom they have pierced. It will not only be those in Jerusalem mourning over Jesus, but the land will mourn every family by itself; the family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself and their wives by themselves (v. 12).
Jerusalem will not be alone in their repentance. The entire land will mourn. In fact, the lamentation will extend to every family by itself (v. 12). Each family will lament its guilt for having rejected their covenant partner, Yahweh, whom they pierced. Then, the LORD outlined specific Judean clans that will mourn, thus showing the extent and universality of the sorrow. Zechariah’s prophecy began by saying, The family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves.
The house of David refers to the descendants of King David (vv. 7, 8, 10). They and their wives will mourn. Moreover, the family of the house of Nathan by itself and their wives by themselves will mourn. Nathan is probably the son of David, one of “the children born to him in Jerusalem” (1 Chronicles 14:4; 2 Samuel 5:14; Luke 3:31). If this is correct, then the house of Nathan refers to those descended from Nathan, David’s son.
That Nathan is particularly noted is another indication that this passage is speaking specifically of Jesus. Jesus’s mother Mary is descended from David’s son Nathan rather than Solomon, who was heir to the throne (Luke 3:31), Accordingly, Mary’s offspring was not subject to the curse placed on one of the last of the kings of Judah prior to the exile:
“For no man of his descendants will prosper
Sitting on the throne of David
Or ruling again in Judah.”
(Jeremiah 22:30)
Mary’s offspring was not subject to this curse because she was not descended from the line of Solomon. Jesus was the adopted son of Joseph, who was descended from Solomon (Matthew 1:6). Therefore, Jesus had the legal right to the throne, through the line of David’s son Solomon, but was not subject to the curse of Jehoiakim as His mother was of the line of David’s son Nathan.
Additionally, the mourning will extend to the family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves (v. 13). The house of Levi means the descendants of Levi who served as priests before the LORD (Deuteronomy 18:1-5). They will mourn to express their deep sorrow.
The next group in line to lament will be the family of the Shimeites by itself and their wives by themselves. According to the book of Numbers, Shimei was one of the grandsons of Levi (Numbers 3:16-21). His clan was a part of the priestly line. Thus, the text of Zechariah lists two representatives of the royal family and two of the priestly family. This would indicate that the rulers of Judah will recognize Jesus as Messiah, and mourn that they pierced Him. This is likely connected to Paul’s assertion that “all Israel will be saved” (Romans 11:26-27).
Although the royal and priestly lines bore more responsibilities, they were not the only ones who would mourn for having pierced God. For this reason, the LORD concluded the section by saying, All the families that remain, every family by itself and their wives by themselves will mourn (v. 14). Everyone sinned against the LORD and needed cleansing and purification. The good news is that God is willing to reconcile to all those who confess their part in piercing Him by their wicked actions and rebellion.
More timing of the Beast’s Abomination and subsequent Fall
Dan.7:23
23 ¶ “This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.
24 “The ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. Another king, different from the previous ones, will rise after them and subdue three kings.
25 “He will speak words against the Most High and oppressfn the holy ones of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivalsfn and laws, and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.fn
26 “But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away, to be completely destroyed forever.
27 “The kingdom, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the holy ones of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey him.’
Revelation 13:11 contains a reference that seems to suggest AI employed in Beast’s image, but is unclear.
11 ¶ Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb,fn but it spoke like a dragon.
12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
13 It also performs great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people.
14 It deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that it is permitted to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an imagefn of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
15 It was permitted to give breathfn to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 And it makes everyone — small and great, rich and poor, free and slave — to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,
17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of its name.
18 ¶ This calls for wisdom:fn Let the one who has understanding calculatefn the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Its number is 666.fn
While Daniel tells us that the final week of years, a Hebraic concept, is seven years, further prophecy points to the Abomination of Desolation as the midpoint, and beginning of Sorrows for Israel and Christianity, as the Beast chooses this moment to expose his own duplicity and full agenda.
Again apologizing for length, my intention was to fully support my previously stated assertion of Israel and recognition of Messiah as central to YESHUA’s return. My thanks for your patience, I find this topic of critical timeliness, but fraught with un Biblical assumptions often. I’m greatly enthused at how your material features the role of globalists and globalism as part of a growing threat to all.
Happy New Year!
What you asserted was not poorly received but rather I was saying that rather than the abomination that makes desolation being a singular event it is rather a past foreshadowing event that previewed the kind of outrage Jesus says will happen again in a final abomination still ahead.
That the first event is one book end (the opening event) and the final event the other book end (the closing event)at the end of history is a typology of the flood as one book end (opening event) and the fire the other book end (closing event) at the end of history.
To my mind, those who promulgate such inhumanity are hardly human themselves.
We can thank God that we’ve lived in a Christian milieu whereby we came to know what humanity is, such as building good character with good will toward others.
But these creeps are altogether something else. Where did they come from? Didn’t they come from a family with a father and mother and maybe siblings? Where do they get the idea that those are of no value and are disposable? Because where they’re going humans will have no value and will be disposable too.