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How would you like to try to put together a million piece jigsaw puzzle without seeing the picture on the box lid? Well, how would you like trying to understand Daniel and Revelation without seeing “The Big Picture.” The purpose of this study is to look at the big picture which will greatly enable us to put the many pieces together revealing the character of God and His continual work to save us from the abomination that brings desolation—exaltation of self.

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In Revelation 11 we find the mysterious two witnesses. As we shall see, they are not as mysterious as one would think. For the purpose of identifying these two witnesses from the Scriptures, let us consider some of their characteristics as found in the following verses.

They are prophets. (verse 10)

They prophesy in sackcloth. [obscurity] (verse 3)

They prophesy for 1,260 days. (verse 3)

They are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. (verse 4)

They destroy their enemies with fire from their mouths. (verse 5)

They have power to prevent it from raining and to turn water to blood. (verse 6)

The beast out of the bottomless pit makes war against them and kills them at the end of their prophesying 1,260 years. (verse 7)

They are resurrected after 3 ½ days. (verse 11, 12)

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The final abomination of desolation is when the state power gives power, seat and authority to the universal church , and will enforce laws that violate liberty of conscience just as what we find in Daniel chapter three with the enforcement of worship.

Read more:  The Final Abomination of Desolation of Matthew 24

Christ’s warning to His disciples of the abomination of desolation found in the gospels was three-fold in its meaning. The first would be the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. by the Roman army, the second was the self exalting, persecuting power of the papacy during the 1260 years of the predicted reign of the antichrist, and the last abomination will be when the papacy again exalts itself and persecutes the saints bringing the final destruction of the world at the end.

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In Christ’s description of events to take place before His return, He spoke of the abomination that would occur with the admonition that all read and understand it for themselves.

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:)

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Prophecy: A Covenant of Love

The purpose of prophecy is to prepare the bride for her Bridegroom. It reveals to us where Christ is at each step of His ministry and what He is currently doing to cleanse and purify His bride for the day when He comes to take her home. It’s the greatest love story ever told. Not only has He gone away to prepare a mansion for her, but He is also intimately active in cleansing her for the consummation of the wedding. This holy covenant, the marriage vow, assures us that His word will not return unto Him void but it will accomplish that for which it is sent. In Hosea 2:19-20, we read, “And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.” This “knowing” is also referred to as the “at-one-ment” when we have been filled with the fullness of God.

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In his converted state, Nebuchadnezzar, the author of Daniel chapter four, reflects back on the events that led to a most humbling experience when he found himself out in a pasture grazing with the animals, an experience through which he finally discerned the merciful loving kindness of the Most High God and how He rules over the kingdoms of men. It was not always so.

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