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Originally Posted by Ohio
Apostle Paul clearly told the disciples that our Lord Jesus Christ cannot return unto this son of perdition firstly is revealed as he seats himself in the Temple of God proclaiming himself to be God. (2 Ths 2.1-5)
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Now switching to serious mode...
Take a look at Young's Literal Translation and then I have a few questions.
Daniel 9:27 And he hath strengthened a covenant with many—one week, and in the midst of the week he causeth sacrifice and present to cease, and by the wing of abominations he is making desolate, even till the consummation, and that which is determined is poured on the desolate one.’
Young, R. (1997). Young’s Literal Translation (Da 9:27)
1. Question #1 - most translations say "make a covenant", but the literal text is "strengthened a covenant". It could be a pre-existing agreement that is "strengthened", not made. Do you think it is "make a covenant" or "strengthened a covenant"?
2. Question #2 - Is it an interpretive jump to go from "a covenant with many" to a covenant with Israel? I think it is. Who are "the many"? I can't find evidence that it is solely Israel.
3. Question #3 - How do you reconcile "by the wing of abominations" to a physical aspect of a physical temple of God? What feature of the Temple of God can be thought of as a "wing of abominations". If you cannot resolve the "wing of abominations" to a physical aspect of the Temple of God then you have a interpretive problem here. There are many physical pictures in the Old Testament that resolve to spiritual realities in the New Testament Age. We know that Jesus made a temple not made with human hands when he resurrected. So, there is a new Temple of God in the New Testament age. Could Daniel's references here be to the new Temple of God in the New Testament age?
I cannot state anything definitive here on this 3rd question and associated comments. I just have questions and I keep them before the Lord asking for insight when and if the time is ever appropriate.
Lastly, there is a lot of understanding of End Times Prophecy that is a layer cake of assumptions. Base assumptions layered with additional assumptions then topped with some nice icing. As time has gone on, I've been breaking down the layers and finding that a decent percentage of the common understanding of End Times Prophecy is based on POTENTIALLY false assumptions. My questions about Daniel 9:27 give you a glimpse of a few of these assumptions.
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