Tom, you mentioned;
<<<Matt 24:15
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--
(NIV)>>>
If I might add, I have heard another possible interpretation of this verse. In the Catholic Church, the most sacred thing to them is the Eucharist - the bread and wine - which represents Christ. For some of them, the "abomination" has already begun by those who wish to remove the Eucharist from the sanctuary of the church. This had been done in some cases by those who reject the Eucharist. Not because of the argument of whether the Eucharist actually turns into the body and blood of Christ, but because of what it represents- the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross.
Follow with me for a moment. In Protestant Churches, our devotion is to scripture. As John wrote - ....the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Just as some are wanting to remove the Eucharist (Christ) from the Catholic sanctuary, there are those that want to remove or question the truth and validity of scripture in the Protestant Church. So in effect the abomination has already begun. The antichrist, in the form of those who reject the Eucharist (Catholic) and Scripture (Protestant), have already begun to enter into the temple - the church.
I know some may find that a stretch, I just offer it for dissuasion. As Daniel said, "let the reader understand."
Scott |
