179 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 3 - Book 15 - Matthew 24 3

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 3 * BOOK 15 MATTHEW 24 AND OTHER REFERENCES We'll start at Matthew Chapter 24 verse 15. Jesus is speaking prophetically to the Nation of Israel about the final seven years. And remember, He always addressed the Nation of Israel during His earthly ministry. There's a lot of activity that must take place before the curtain actually rises, and the Tribulation drama is played out. I've got a dear friend in Muskogee that every time he writes he says, "Les, just keep teaching prophecy." Here in verse 15, we are at the mid-point of the Tribulation. Matthew 24:15 "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)" Because Jesus said those words, and what more proof would a person need for the validity of Scripture than that. If Jesus said it, how can we help but believe it. Jesus is referring back to Daniel the prophet, and Daniel says that when this individual stands in the holy place, the Tribulation Temple whoso readeth, let him understand. The first Temple was built by King Solomon about 960 B.C. Remember King Nebuchadnezzar destroyed that one. Then the second Temple was the one that was rebuilt first by Ezra, as Israel came back from the Babylonian captivity, but this Temple was pretty make-shift. Being embarrassed at Israel's Temple, he started remodeling and extending the size of it, so it also became a beautiful Temple - the one destroyed in 70 A.D. The Tribulation Temple, which is still future, will become the third Temple, and as most of you are aware, if you watch current events at all, the Jews are more than ready to rebuild their next Temple. Now this verse we just looked at is one of the proofs that there will be the Temple rebuilt in Jerusalem at some point before the middle of the Tribulation. We don't know if it will be built before or after the Anti-christ signs the peace treaty with Israel, but we do know the Temple will stand once again and be in operation at the mid-point of the Tribulation. Go back to Daniel Chapter 9 for a moment and tie this event together with Matthew 24. In Daniel Chapter 9 we have the 490 years that Daniel prophesies concerning the Nation of Israel. It begins in verse 24: Daniel 9:24 "Seventy weeks (490 years) are determined upon thy people (Israel) and upon thy holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity (the work of the Cross), and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy." Daniel goes on to explain the breakdown of these time elements. Daniel 9:26 Now here comes the prophecy), and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;..." That means that the prince that shall come, the Anti-christ, would come out of the empire that destroyed the Temple and city of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and we know that was Rome. Isn't it amazing how an ungodly world, (and Europe certainly is) is falling right into the very format of the Book of Revelation. Now verse 27: Daniel 9:27 "And he (the Anti-christ) shall confirm the covenant (peace treaty) with many (Israel. Although Israel has signed some peace treaties of late they are not the ones described here. God's time-clock has been stopped since the day The Messiah was cut off, or died on the Cross. The day he signs that treaty the time clock of God kicks into gear again, and the final seven years will start ticking off. Daniel 9:27 "...and in the midst of the week (seven years) he (Anti-christ) shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease (the Jews can offer sacrifices and oblation only at the Temple), and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it (the Temple) desolate (I think Antiochus, the little Syrian dictator who was just a little pip squeak in history, was a type of "anti-christ." He offered a hog on the altar and defiled it at one time. I think this Anti-christ will do the very same thing. Matthew 24:16,17 Time will be very important here, and also remember this is an analogy to the escape out of Egypt. Here we are going to have men, women, young women, children, the working class, the retired class and they will be all fleeing from Jerusalem. Looking at verse 17 again we find: Matthew 24:17 Matthew 24:18-20 There is a complete cross-section of people involved with this prophecy. Winters can be tough in Israel, and the Jews, as we have pointed out, will be back under the Law with their Temple worship. Now verse 21: Matthew 24:21 Matthew 24:22 Matthew 24:23,24 "Then if any man shall say unto you, `Lo, here is Christ,' or there; believe it not." "For there shall arise false Christ's, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders (where are they going to get their power? Matthew 24:25,26 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible