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"Thine Enemies Shall Be Found Liars Unto Thee"^15

The peace  process has  moved quickly  to bring  both Jerusalem and the
Temple Mount into prominence.   There are hints in the  Scriptures that
it is at the hands of  zealous Jews that the Islamic shrines  on Temple
Mount are destroyed.  In the conclusion of the prophecy of the  seventy
weeks in  Daniel 9,  the prophet  makes reference  to the  end of  this
abomination:  and   on  the   temple  shall   be  the   abomination  of
desolations; and  at the  end of  the time  an end  shall be put to the
desolation.  (Daniel  9:27,  Septuagint)   While  the  prophet does not
explain how this  end will come,  he does indicate  that its end  marks
the  termination  of  the  divine  time  periods.  For this reason, our
expectation is  that the  ruination of  the Islamic  shrines on  Temple
Mount will  be coincident  with the  return of  Christ if  it does  not
occur beforehand.

Where do  the Scriptures  provide clues  about the  means by  which the
destruction  of  the  abomination  will  occur?   In  the  prophecy  of
Ezekiel,  there  is  a  reference  to  conflict  over the possession of
Jerusalem: Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of  thy
kindred, and all  the house of  Israel wholly, are  they unto whom  the
inhabitants of  Jerusalem (i.e.  the non-Jewish  residents of Jerusalem
who have historically been predominantly  Arab) have said, Get you  far
from  the  LORD:  unto  us  is  this land given in possession. (Ezekiel
11:15)   These  are   the  very  words   of  the  present   Palestinian
inhabitants of  Jerusalem who  disavow Israeli  claims to  the city  on
religious grounds.   Note a response  of the Most  High to this  taunt:
Therefore say, Thus  saith the Lord  GOD; I will  even gather you  from
the people, and assemble  you out of the  countries where ye have  been
scattered, and  I will  give you  the land  of Israel.   And they shall
come  thither;  and  they  shall  take  away  all the detestable things
thereof  and  all  the  abominations  thereof  from  thence.   (Ezekiel
11:17,18)  The prophet indicates  that, in response to the  taunts from
the non-Jewish  inhabitants of  Jerusalem to  the house  of Israel, the
cleansing of  the abominations  is accomplished  by the  dispersed Jews
who return to the land.

Further information on this end  to the abomination is provided  in the
last blessing of Moses:  The eternal God is thy refuge, and  underneath
are the  everlasting arms:   and he  shall thrust  out the  enemy  from
before thee; and shall  say, Destroy them. (Note  that it is not  peace
but expulsion and  destruction that settles  the matter).   Israel then
shall  dwell  in  safety  alone:  (Note  that  Israel does not dwell in
safety  until  after  this  expulsion  and  destruction  upon  Israel's
enemies have been visited) the fountain  of Jacob shall be upon a  land
of corn  and wine;  also his  heavens shall  drop down  dew.  Happy art
thou, O Israel:   who is like  unto thee, O  people saved by  the LORD,
the shield of thy  help, and who is  the sword of thy  excellency!  and
thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; (Will this be because  it
becomes obvious  that the  peace process  is shown  to be  nothing more
than a part  of a plan  to destroy Israel?)  and thou shalt  tread upon
their high  places  (Deuteronomy 33:27-29).  If the  high places  are a
reference to the  Islamic shrines on  Temple Mount, does  this prophecy
not further strengthen the expectation  that it is Israel which  treads
them down?

This  is  not  a  time   for  complacency  or  apathy  concerning   our
expectation of the return of Christ.  In a single act of sabotage,  the
Islamic shrines may be laid in  ruins.  This kind of destruction.   The
prophecy of Daniel seems to indicate,  will mark "the end of the  time"
- the end of the time  when Jerusalem is trodden down of  the Gentiles;
the end of the time that  must elapse until the sanctuary is  cleansed.
Thus, it is likely that  the "sudden destruction" of which  the apostle
Paul spoke  is the  ruination of  the Islamic  shrines on Temple Mount.
It occurs while the nations of  the earth are talking peace and  safety
for the Middle  East.  Our  counsel to all  who look for  redemption in
Zion is to watch closely the escalating conflict over Temple Mount  and
the tensions it  produces, not only  between Israel and  the Arabs, but
within Israeli  society itself.   And now  have many  nations  gathered
against thee,  saying, We  will rejoice,  and our  eyes shall look upon
Zion.   But  they  know  not  the  thought  of  the  Lord, and have not
understood his counsel:   for he has  gathered them as  sheaves of  the
floor.  (Micah  4:11,12)  This  latter  testimony  indicates  that  the
Almighty is drawing  all nations into  Jerusalem and its  interests for
the  purposes  of  judgment.   Even  from  the selection of recent news
clipping  we  have  cited,  the  verity  of  this  prophecy  is   amply
confirmed.   Jordan,  Saudi  Arabia,  Morocco,  the  Palestinians,  the
Vatican, the Russians  - to name  a few of  the key players  - have all
signaled their  intention within  the past  three months  to enter  the
fray in determining the final  status of Jerusalem and its  holy sites.
Therefore be ye  also ready: for  in such an  hour as ye  think not the
Son of man cometh (Matthew 24:44).

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The preceding  articles were  written by  James Farrar  and featured in
the Compass newsletter, volume 18, nos. 1-2.  Compilation,  programming
and distribution  of this  e-text document  by Philip  Kapusta, at  The
Mustard Seed BBS - [phone], N81 ANSI.