[UPDATE July 18 – I believe that everyone on my list who’d contacted me earlier has now replied. Other pastors and such can still contact me, but the purpose for which I had this post up is now fulfilled.]
Just a quick one, but important.
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Okay so I figured this was a Naked Bible Blog question so I put it here because I didn’t know where else to put a random question:
The ESV version of the Matthew 24:15-16 says – “15“So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”
My presupposition and past study lead me to believe this was an idol (of Zeus) in the temple.
Does the language indicate that the ‘Holy Place’ here is a physical temple or something else. (I don’t really care if it’s a physical temple or not. I’m want to follow the correct logic path no matter where it leads.) The point of this question is, if the term ‘Holy Place’ is referring to a physical temple, then:
a – doesn’t that contradict the idea that the most High God doesn’t live in a temple anymore but in us?
b – isn’t the re-instituition of animal sacrifices an abomination to Christ.
c – (the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION for me) IF the Holy Place is indeed a physical temple, is not really ‘Holy’ because God doesn’t ‘live there’, and is in fact an abomination, does the language indicate that the Holy Place is only ‘Holy’ because of a past precedent (in other words, they considered it Holy at the time so Jesus put it in terms they could understand.) It begs the question, is the temple Holy or Not?
I hope my question is clear here. This has been bugging me. I get in conversations about this stuff and I don’t have a clear answer here :-/ and I’m a detail person. Help!
Oh, for future, if I have a burning question that I just have to ask before my head explodes, where should I direct that question or is this medium fine?
Thanks!
I’ll send this on to Trey to put in the Q & A queue. Trey’s email is located at: http://www.nakedbiblepodcast.com/about/
I am getting an error prompt whenever I select this site on the Naked Bible Podcast: http://www.nakedbiblepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Nazōraios-TDNT.pdf
I would love to read this document thanks!! Sorry about telling you here and not the NBP blog.
I’ll email Trey about this.
I don’t know if Amazon jumped the gun on their release or not, but copies of Supernatural and The Unseen Realm have just arrived in my mailbox.
Yes, sir. I received mine a few days ago. Currently, I am superficially reading ‘The Unseen Realm’, Mortimer Adler style.
Yes, sir. I received mine a few days ago. Currently, I am superficially reading ‘The Unseen Realm’, Mortimer Adler style.