THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY The Abomination Of Desolation Part 2HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDDuring the construction of the Second Temple, a host of actual and would-be desecrators of the Temple invaded Jerusalem. However, Daniel appears to be predicting the invasion of the Syrian–Greek ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175–164 b.c.), who erected an idol in the Temple […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY The Abomination Of Desolation Part 1The phrases abomination of desolation, desolating abomination, and abomination that makes desolate refer to violations of the ritual purity of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. They translate the Hebrew term shiqqutz(im) meshomem and the Greek term bdelugma tes eremoseos, and they appear in prophecies […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY INTRODUCTIONNever before has fascination with Bible prophecy been more acute than it is today. Part of that interest is due to the uncertainty of our times. Our world has become more and more marked by political instability and contentious strife, particularly in the Middle East. All over the globe, […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY TOPICS And Biblical Terminology Judgment of the Nations Judgment Seat of Christ Judgments of the New Testament Kingdom of God Kingdom Parables Lake of Fire Lamb of God Last Days Last Trumpet Lawless One Little Scroll Mark of the Beast Marriage of the Lamb Matthew, Eschatology of Mercy of […]
TOPICS And Biblical Terminology70 Weeks of Daniel (see “Seventy Weeks of Daniel”) 666 (see “Six Hundred Sixty-Six”) 1000 Years (see “One Thousand Years”) 144,000 (see “One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand”) Abomination of Desolation Abrahamic Covenant Acts, Eschatology of Ages of Time Amillennialism Angels Antichrist Apocalypticism Apostasy Ark of the Covenant Armageddon Babylon Beast Birth Pangs Blessed […]
The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy: Over 150 Topics from the World’s Foremost Prophecy Experts (Tim LaHaye Prophecy Library™) Hardcover – October 25, 2004 Verses marked nasb are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org) Verses marked nkjv […]