The Judean Wilderness
Deuteronomy 22:5 - A woman shall not wear man’s clothing, nor shall a
man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination
to the Lord your God.”
Deuteronomy 23:18 - You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the
wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any votive offering, for
both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 23:18 - You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the
wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God for any votive offering, for
both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 7:25 - The graven images of their gods you are to burn with
fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it
for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the
Lord your God.
Leviticus 18:22 - You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a
female; it is an abomination.
All of the things identified in the verses above as abominations had
judgment associated with them. However,
only one of them is famous for the judgment that resulted in total desolation
of the land and it involves the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. A description of it is found in Genesis 19:24
- Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord
out of heaven, 25 and He overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all
the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. 26 But his wife,
from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. 27 Now Abraham arose early in the morning and
went to the place where he had stood before the Lord; 28 and he looked down
toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley, and he saw,
and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.
Now, when you think of our (USA) current government, including the
administration and courts, we find a disturbing trend in allowing the
abominable activity that resulted in the desolation of Sodom and Gomorrah. When you compare what is going on in our
country to the words of the prophet Daniel, it is easy to see a connection.
Daniel 11:31 - Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary
fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the
abomination of desolation. 32 By smooth words he will turn to godlessness those
who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will
display strength and take action.
Our once godly country (sanctuary) has been desecrated without the
permission of the righteous remnant. Our
regular prayers (sacrifice) along with religious displays are being done away
with from the public arena. By flattery
(smooth words) our leaders tell people what they want to hear and encourage
them to go against God’s commandments.
It is easy to look at today’s events and see ancient prophecies being
fulfilled right before our eyes.
Some will point to the Dome of the Rock on Temple mount and say that
that is the Abomination of Desolation.
Others will point to the destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70 AD and
say that is when the sacrifice was done away with. I would remind such folks that that is all
true. However, history shows that many
times prophecy is fulfilled in many ways, physical and spiritual, and at
multiple times throughout history due to the quantum nature of prophecy. We are living in prophetic days and will
continue to see the fulfillment of God’s words.
I would refer my readers to a previous post I did dealing with Daniel
chapters 7 and 11 titled “The Last King of the Kingdom of
Man”.
