Daniel's Prophesies Destroy Dispensationalism

                 For the past several weeks I have been occupied with a study in the Book of Daniel. It has consisted thus far with eight postings during the months of February and March. To review the February postings all that is needed is to visit theseprophets.blogspot.com and click on February and the March postings are in the forefront. My purpose in all my writings is to bring wisdom and spiritual understanding to the reader and to dispel any doctrinal ground the enemy has in the minds of people that are not true and cannot be supported by the testimony of Scripture. Sound biblical doctrine will lead us upon the path that has been set before us to grow in grace and knowledge and be among those who overcome. Accurate understanding of prophecy leads us towards the sound doctrines taught us throughout the entirety of the Bible.  The significant teaching of Daniel will have the effect of destroying heresies and distortions being propagated through false religious systems and particularly important is the exposure of dispensational theology for it has captured multiplied millions of those who would profess Christ. In this posting I am seeking to review several of those heretical teachings which have had the effect of deceiving the multitudes I have referred to. To the extent that they are not exposed, revealed and understood they constitute a strong hold in the mind and lead to one’s spiritual decline and/or  even destruction.

                My perception is that one of the principle roots of dispensational teaching lies in corrupting the interpretation of Daniel’s “seventy weeks”.  My purpose here is not to undertake a complete exegesis of the passage for you can do so by clicking on February at my blogsite and then clicking on Daniel’s Seventy Weeks for a complete interpretation of the passage. My focus here is to state unequivocally that those “seventy weeks” (four hundred and ninety years) were continuous and brought an end to God’s dealing with Old Testament Israel under the tenets of the law. Because they were entirely fulfilled in the first advent of Christ and his ministry to Israel of old and thus they have absolutely no application to ethnic Jewry or anyone else for that matter at the end of the age as they dogmatically insist. There is no returning to the old covenant people to reestablish them as central to an earthly millennial kingdom. The errors of interpretation of this passage lead to complete confusion of the scriptures and result in a  falsely constructed paradigm which completely precludes any possibility of rightly interpreting the  prophetical truths of either Daniel or Revelation.

                By artificially projecting Daniel’s seventieth week to the end of the age there is  a false attempt to restore national Israel not only for an additional seven years which  they assert to be the duration of the tribulation;   but for the entirety  of a falsely conceived  earthly kingdom lasting  for a thousand years. While Daniel’s prophesies do not extend to the age to came they make it very clear that there is no pretribulational ‘rapture’ of the church.  Rather it is clear from the verses beginning at Daniel 11:30 that the saints who have not been caught up with the man child will endure those days of extreme trouble including intense persecution and martyrdom. Their doctrine forces them to a pretribulational rapture of the entire church so that God can return to dealing with his “chosen people” for seven years to establish the centrality of Israel for a millennial reign with Christ sitting on the throne in Jerusalem. When, in fact, Daniel in chapter eleven, following the narrative of the last sixteen verses clearly establishes that it will be the Antichrist who will set up his throne in Jerusalem.  Read the text leading up to verse forty -five where that is explicitly proclaimed by Daniel.

                Persecution and martyrdom of the saints play a central role in Daniels’s accounts of the fourth   beast to rule over the earth and the emergence of the “little horn” (Greater Israel). References to this fact include Daniel 8:9-10 where we read: “And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south and towards the east and towards the pleasant lend.”  This is the emergence of “Greater Israel” even now in the planned agenda which has already been proclaimed by its Zionist supporters. “And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven and cast down the host and of the stars (the stars represent metaphorically the people of God as can be established by several other scriptures) to the ground, and stomped upon them.”(Daniel 8:10).  Cross reference this to Revelation 11:1-2).  Then read Daniel 11:33; “And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword,, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil many days.”  “And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river (Christ Jesus established from chapter ten)  when he held up his right hand and his left hand into heaven, and swore by him that liveth forever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half (three and one-half years) and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.”(Daniel 12:7). Again this is the period of the tribulation which is three and one-half years and not seven as asserted by dispensationalist we see the saints being trodden down by the enemy and the unbelieving. Instead of being raptured away into heaven before the tribulation as they proclaim.  We find that in fact the vast majority of the church will not only be subjected to the tribulation but they will be the principle object of persecutions and martyrdom being executed by the wicked people in league with the son of perdition.

                Something must be said as concerning the abomination of desolation. It has nothing to do with what the proponents of this theology proclaim. It I not an animal sacrifice offered on the altar of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanies at some time in antiquity. Rather it occurs precisely thirty days prior to the onset of tribulation (See Daniel 12:11). I will not elaborate on the topic here because I have covered it thoroughly in a previous blog. But I must say dogmatically that his nothing to do with animal sacrifice; but it is a spiritual phenomenon first spoken of at Daniel 11:30 and encompasses a spiritual exercise of power and dominion which is orchestrated to capture and destroy people spiritually and its author is Lucifer himself.(See II Thes. 2:1-10).

                   I want to speak to the necessary cleansing of the sanctuary as a prerequisite to any person’s entrance into the kingdom of God. This concept is untaught in circles where dispensational theology and Calvinism prevail. That results in many false conclusions In their interpretations. Certainly it results in the doctrine of a pretribulational ‘rapture’ of the church for they have concluded that every believer will be a participant in that (non-event) regardless of their spiritual condition beyond an actual spiritual rebirth. This is the Calvinist doctrine of ‘eternal security’ which is embraced by dispensationalists. It is blatantly false and is proved by Daniel without even examining the New Testament teaching on the issue.   Consider the following: “How long shall be concerning the daily sacrifice (no word in the original for sacrifice), and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.” (Daniel 8:13-14).  The period runs from before the tribulation (31/2 years) and all the way to the end of the age for the issue is cleansing of the sanctuary which is the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart of the believer. No one will enter into the eternal kingdom apart from the necessary purification of the heart. This is the purpose of trial, tribulation and affliction in the individual life to make sure the vessel for the complete control of the Spirit. Thus, a pretribulational ‘rapture’ of all of the church is impossible apart from the cleansing of the inner life of believers, which negates both dispensational doctrine and also Calvinistic doctrine. This truth is emphasized again in the text of chapter eleven at verses thirty–one and thirty-two. “And such a do wickedly against the covenant shall he (antichrist) corrupt by flatteries (deception): but the people who do know their God shall be strong and do exploits.” The entire purpose of the tribulation is to bring extreme difficulties, trials, and even martyrdom upon people to effect a purification of the heart. “And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for a time appointed,” (Dan 11:35). Dear Christian your ‘born again’ experience will not provide you entrance into the kingdom of God.  Much more is required. “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do his good pleasure.” (Philippians 2:12 -13).(emphasis mine).

David Lance Dean                                            See my books and blogs: authordavidlancedean.com

An Addendum to Daniel's Prophesies: The Woman and the Man Child

                  The subject of this writing has the purpose of bringing a new understanding

to a portion of scripture which has been misinterpreted and completely corrupted. My reference is to the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation.  This falls within the context of the end time prophecies of Daniel although it is not contained in that context. The foundations had to be laid for the purpose of proving that there is no pretribulational rapture of the church as is held by those who endorse dispensational theology. The text of I Thessalonians 4:13-17 has been explained to be the description of that resurrection event after the tribulation when compared with other scripture, (Matt. 24:29-31 and Rev.11:11-12) and not a description of the so-called rapture. This leads us to our current topic. Also, it is important to understand that the tribulation is three and one-half years in duration and not seven as is commonly believed. But it is of extreme importance to understand that there will be a catching up of a remnant of God’s very faithful people just prior to the tribulation period as the remainder will be subject to the tribulation with the object of purifying their hearts through trouble, persecution and even martyrdom. Chapters eleven (first 12 verses and chapter twelve of Revelation covers that reality in detail.(See also Rev.3:10-11).

            The text in chapter twelve of Revelation describes a great wonder seen in heaven consisting of a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars. (See Rev.12:1). This of course is a metaphor which needs to be understood. Where then does the metaphor come from and how do we interpret it? The metaphor is drawn from Joseph’s dream recited from Genesis 37:9-10. From that text we can discern that the sun, moon and stars represent the whole household of God as they existed at that time and is represented by the family of Jacob (Israel). So by application of the Revelation text we can see that the woman along with her offspring represent metaphorically all of God’s people, then living on the earth i.e. the church. “And she being with child cried travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”(Verse 2). “And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. Then the text reveals to us the dragon (Satan) through his instrumentality of the beast having seven heads and ten horns. This entity is more thoroughly described in Revelation 13:1-2 and we glean from other scriptures detailed in Daniel 7:7 & f that this beast in both texts is one and the same and represents the final worldwide kingdom under the control of Satan at the end of the age. In modern vernacular that is the “New World Order” which will prevail universally at the end of this age. Then we see in verse four that as the woman who is in travail and ready to give birth; the dragon seeks to devour her offspring as soon as it is born.  But in verse five we see “her child is caught up to God, and to his throne.” We now need to know how to interpret the text up to this point.

            The woman who is clothed in the metaphor is the entire church living on the earth at the end of the age.  She is in the travail of birth for within her resides a people who have been perfected and purified by the workings of the Holy Spirit in them. Through their faithful responses to Christ he has been thoroughly formed in their hearts. We do not know their number. We only know that Christ has been formed in them through their enduring faith.  Thus, this remnant out from the church as a whole is “caught up (to snatch or seize violently, to take away by force-Strong’s Concor.) to God and to the throne.” Remember Enoch and Elijah? The preparatory text for understanding this phenomenon is found at Rev. 11:1-2 in the measuring of the temple (the house of God, i.e. the church) finding those who are worshiping  in truth therein in contrast to the court without  which is given unto the Gentiles to be trodden under foot forty and two months. This divides the people of God into two spiritual conditions and prepares our understanding as to why a remnant (the man child) is caught to the throne. Then we see in verse seven that the woman (the church) ‘fled into the wilderness’ finding a place which God has provided to sustain her for a thousand two hundred and three score days (the period of the duration of the tribulation).

              This catching up of the man child precipitates warfare in the heavenly realm.

The Lord has procured the spiritual ground through the man child to evict Satan from any access to the heavenly realm which he has retained continuously since the fall of man. “… the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not; neither was there place found any more in heaven…..he was cast out of heaven, and his angels were cast out with him.” (Portions of verses 7, 8, and 9). “And I heard a loud voice. Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame hum by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony: and they loved not their lives unto the death.” (Rev. 12:10-11).

            We then see the devil as cast down to the earth having great wrath for he knows he has but a short time. “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed (the church remaining on the earth during the tribulation), which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”(Rev.12:17).

            The purpose of this series of blogs is again to clarify and explain the extreme confusion in the church on the subject of resurrection and end time events in general. And,also, in the case of the ‘man child’ a translation (catching up of living and faithful saints into the heavenly kingdom) prior to the three and one-half year tribulation to establish the spiritual ground to bring in the kingdom.

             It is recognized by the writer that this account of the text in Revelation is very likely entirely new to almost everyone who will read it. Obtain my book These Prophets and the Revelation for an entire exegesis of end time prophecy. It is added to the previous seven blogs to provide a reliable overview of end time prophetic events coveres in the Book of Daniel.

David Lance Dean              website,booksandblogs:authordavidlancedean

Daniel's Prophesies: Great Tribulation

                Our previous consideration was on the subject of the abomination of desolation which leads almost immediately into the great tribulation. Daniel provides us with a significant commentary on the subject. This prophetic commentary begins at Daniel 11:30 and follows through to the end of chapter twelve. In view immediately in the context of the abomination of desolation is the fact of great deception utilized against those who “do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt by flatteries” Corrupt in the passage means ‘to cause to dissemble’ whereas the word for flatteries in the Hebrew means deception. These two word definitions combine to help us understand what happens to one who succumbs to the abomination of desolation.

                But immediately we see in verse thirty three that those who are not overcome by deception shall come under the wrath of the satanic powers.  “And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil many days. By way of interpretation we see two major issues being brought forth in the verse. First, there is the extreme persecution including martyrdom, plunder, and captivity all of which will continue throughout this three and one-half year period. We also see that the truth will be spread abroad by these persecuted Christians to the ends of the earth.  Jesus confirmed these realities in Matthew twenty four and announced that the gospel of the kingdom was to be preached throughout the world before the end would come. Moving ahead in the passage we find the following in verse thirty-five: “And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even unto the end; because it is yet for a time appointed.”  The tribulation is a time ordained by the Lord for the necessary purification of believers who have not yet come to the spiritual stature required by their Redeemer. These persecutions and potential martyrdoms are spoken of earlier in Daniel at the hands of the fourth beast who hates Christ and anyone who proclaims him as Lord. Consider Revelation 11:7: "And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit shall make war with them, and shall overcome them, and shall kill them.”  The beast here is that system of the fourth beast of Daniel’s prophesies which represents the final world empire which is to be centered in the nation of Israel as they move to the status of a “Greater Israel.” The persecuted ones are those who were not measured as worshiping in the temple as seen in verses one and two of the text.  The temple or sanctuary of God is the spirit of a man who is abiding in Christ.These are hard things to be  understand and stand in direct opposition to  the concepts taught in today’s modern church where we have been  assured that the church will be  safely “raptured” prior to any difficulties, trials or persecutions connected  with the tribulation period.

                Moving on through the text of chapter eleven we find some descriptive words describing the person of the son of perdition. “And the king (antichrist) shall do according to his will: and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.”  The indignation spoken of here includes anger, wrath, defiance and a vehement hatred of God and Christ, and his people thus all are employed in opposition to the testimony of truth, but the purpose of the Lord in all of this is the cleansing of the sanctuary or said another way the purification of his people. The Calvinist “security” doctrine is nullified by these realities.

                Speaking further of Antichrist we see the following: “Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers (that is to say he is Jewish for the word for God is translated numerous times in the O.T. in reference to the true and living God), nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. But in his estate shall he honor the god of forces;  and a god who his father’s knew not shall he honor with gold and silver, and with precious stones, and precious things. Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory….(i.e., this is Lucifer or Satan) (verses 38-39).

                In verse forty we observe the ongoing regional conflict represented by the king of the south and the king of the north. “…and he shall come to rule over many (the son of perdition- the king of the north, i.e. Israel) and shall divide the land for gain. At the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind with chariots and horsemen, and many ships; and shall enter into the countries, and overflow and passover. He shall also enter into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.” (Verses 39-43). We are here observing great military conflict and it is to continue.  “But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to make away many. And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain (Zion); yet shall he come to his end, and none shall help him.”(verses 44—45).  It must be understood by the reader that these conflicts are regional in the Middle East and the purpose is a complete conquest of all of the territory which encompasses the land of promise given to Old Testament Israel. It includes Lebanon, Jordan, upper Saudi Arabia, most of Syria, the lower half of Iraq, and much of Egypt. These conquests are clearly set forth in the Oded Yinon plan for Imperial or “Greater Israel” drafted and proclaimed in 1982. Those O.T. promises were completely fulfilled.

                Now we must move forward to chapter twelve. “And at that time  shall Michael standup, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation up to that same time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.” (Comp. Rev. 20: 13-15). “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.” (Daniel 12:1-3). The “time of trouble: encompasses a period of three and one-half years as is verified as confirmed in verse seven. “And I heard the man clothed in linen (this is the man described in detail in chapter ten. It is the Lord Jesus Christ), see chapter 10), which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and left hand into heaven, and swore by him that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; (three and one-half years) and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.” (comp. Rev. 10:5-6).

                “And I heard (Daniel speaking to the Lord) but I understood not: then I said I, O my Lord what shall be the end of these things? “And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are sealed till the time of the end, Many shall be purified; but the wicked shall do wickedly and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.”(Verses 8-10).

                This concludes the prophesies of Daniel taking us to the very end of the age and the time of the resurrection of the saints after the tribulation. However, there remains an important event and concept that is not covered by Daniel and so we must go forward to the Book of Revelation and chapter twelve. So one more blog posting is necessary to cover that prophetic ground.

                What becomes so obvious as you study and understand the prophetic ministry of Daniel is that it absolutely destroys the popular theology of the day, i.e. dispensationalism which has captured and deceived the modern day evangelical church!!  It dispels the erroneous pretribulational ‘rapture’ of the entire church as well as the teaching of a seven year tribulation. But the critical and most important lie that it exposes is that the notion that the nation state of Israel stands in the favor of the Lord and it is to be restored as a principle part of God’s plan when it fact the very opposite is true as it will be revealed to be the icon of the enemy to deceive the world and if it were possible even the very elect. If you are interested in knowing all of the details of this deception perpetrated by the counterfeit Jews who have hijacked Orthodox Judaism, adopted the occult Babylonian Talmud as their guide book and have managed to put in place a counterfeit nation of Israel I would highly recommend that you order my book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble. It is entitled The Israel Deception. If you have missed any of my previous postings in this series you may find five of them posted in February. All you need to do is go to theseprophets.blogspot.com and click on the month of February.

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Daniel's Prophesies (Part 6) The Abomination of Desolation

             A spiritual truth which is not at all understood by evangelicals and probably the great majority of those who would claim to embrace Christianity is an understanding of the abomination of desolation, which was first spoken by Daniel the prophet. This subject must be a part of any biblical investigation of prophetic truth because it will play a very important role at the end of days just prior to the beginning of the great tribulation.

              Let us begin our search for this understanding of that prophesied event with the words of Jesus. “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place whoso readeth, let him understand.” (Matt. 24:15). So our understanding of the abomination is necessary by the words of Jesus himself. He has referred us to Daniel to help us to begin to understand the truth of this important prophetic event. Daniel makes mention of the abomination in two passages of his prophetic revelations. First, we find at Daniel 12:11 where we read: “And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred an ninety days.” (Take note that in the King James translation of the Bible that the word sacrifice is in italics which means that there was no Hebrew word to translate. The translators just assumed that the word sacrifice was necessary as they were viewing the Old Testament practice. This is extremely important because it leads to a wrong interpretation of the verse as an animal sacrifice is not in view in the abomination). This verse tells us that the abomination will take place exactly thirty days before the onset of the tribulation which  is 1,260 days, 42 months or 3 ½ years in duration as is established by both Daniel and John in the Book of Revelation (five times in chapters  eleven and twelve). Never do we find the tribulation to be identified as seven years as declared by dispensationalists. Also it becomes clear that the abomination is yet future and not as taught by dispensationalism that it was fulfilled in the past by Antiochus Epiphanes when he is alleged to have sacrificed a swine on the altar of the temple. This is a Jewish fable and has nothing to do with the truth.

            Examining she passage beginning at Daniel 11:31 we read: “And arms (i.e. force or power) shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily (sacrifice), and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt with flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits.” At this point the foregoing two verses require interpretation and then we will move to the New Testament book of II Thessalonians to establish its confirmation.

            In view here is the power of satanic deception. The word flatteries means to deceive. The Antichrist will have the power of deception and those who are not in an absolutely committed relationship with Christ (i.e. “such that do wickedly” will be deceived by “strong delusion” that they might believe a lie. (Comp. II Thes. 2:10-11). While those “who do know their God will be strong and do exploits”. The powers of darknesshave not only have the power to deceive, but demonic influence can capture the mind but also the spirit of a person. This is what is in view in the “abomination of desolation”. Jesus warned us solemnly of false teachers and false prophets in Matthew 24 that will deceive many and were it possible even the very elect. This is why we must know the truth and tenaciously cling to all truth. The paradigm presented to us by dispensational theology is a series of lies and is designed to deceive. Israel after the flesh is NOT God’s “chosen people”.  They are the Israel of God, a spiritual seed in Christ. The old covenant has been conpletely abrogated.

            We now need to go to the New Testament and examine the abomination of desolation in light of the truths of the new covenant. For its application is not to the old. “Now by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that you be not son shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter from us, as that is the day of Christ at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin, the son of perdition be revealed.  For he as God sitteth in the temple of God showing himself that he is God.” (IIThes. 2:1-4).  Interpreting the above we find the following: First, the coming of Christ and our gathering together unto him, i.e. the resurrection does not happen until after the tribulation. Secondly, the day of Christ refers to the Lord’s judgment to be executed after the resurrection. Third, the man of sin, the son of perdition must manifest himself and be revealed at the onset of the tribulation. Fourth, there will be a great falling away which precedes the revealing of the son of perdition. He will sit in the temple of God which is not a building or physical edifice; although he may also inhabit a rebuilt third temple to emphasize the deception. His entrance is into the true sanctuary, the minds and spirits of  people who are in denial of Christ as well as those who are not abiding in him. “Howbeit, the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool, what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what id the place of my rest? (Acts 7:48-49).

          The abomination of desolation is a spiritual phenomenon realized when the enemy invades the minds and even the spirits of people for this was intended to be the sanctuary inhabited by the Holy Spirit. It is an entrance to bring worship to himself and ultimately to Satan.It is an abomination which brings desolation.

            Beware all who may have been indoctrinated in dispensational theology because it is mythology, not theology and not truth. You have been deceived by doctrine carefully crafted by the enemy of your souls. Much of it will center in The Israel Deception (see my book). Also all of these doctrines and prophesies are thoroughly covered in my book Christian Zionism and the Scofield Reference Bible.

David Lance Dean               See my blogs and books: authordavidlancedean.com