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Rethinking the Abomination of Desolation
End Times Berean Watchman Report
April 20, 2024 – No. 45
Analysis and commentary on today’s prophetic events from author and biblical researcher – Dr. Christian Widener
Welcome to another edition of the End Times Berean Watchman Report!
I’ve got a lot to talk to you about in this issue and it has to do with rethinking our expectations about what the abomination of desolation could be, and in particular, answering many people’s questions about whether or not we could still be in a final seven year countdown.
I would just like to start by saying that I don’t think I have everything all figured out. But I do still believe that the decree of Sultan Suleiman in 1537 is significant. Rather than discard that notion because what I expected hasn’t happened yet, I did some rethinking of events and what Scripture does and doesn’t say, and I think I have a solution that is worth talking about.
First, There May Be a Level of Complexity That Has Been Missed…
Many people are aware that there are TWO Jewish calendars. There is the regular civil calendar where the Jewish New Year begins on Tishri 1 that is called Rosh Hashanah, or the Feast of Trumpets. The other calendar is the religious calendar, and it begins on Nisan 1, which was the month of the Exodus that God told Moses to mark as the first month, and it is the time when Passover is celebrated every year (Exodus 12:2). I and many others have been trying to decide which calendar God is working from for the Last Days… and I think that most of us got it wrong, because the correct answer may be that God is using BOTH at the same time.
What do I mean by that? Well, I have been puzzled by the fact that COVID seemed to kick off the Tribulation in the Spring, and yet, the Abraham Accords didn’t come until the Fall. Initially, I attributed that to the general imprecision of the heptad unit (the last week of seven years that we use in a similar way to how we use the word decade). However, I now think that this dual calendar system is not a trivial issue.
Some people have made the case that the Passover may point to our future reunion with the Lord. One of the big reasons for that is seen in the picture of the last cup of wine from the Passover seder (the cup of hope for the final redemption, when God said “I will acquire you,” associated with the arrival of the Messiah, and there is also a fifth cup of Elijah that is not drunk from that represents the final and ultimate redemption.). So, when Jesus said that he would not drink of the fruit of this vine again until we join him in his Father’s kingdom, it might give one the idea that the gathering of the saints to meet the Lord in the air could have more to do with Passover in the Spring than Rosh Hashanah or Sukkot in the Fall.
27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; 28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” 30 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Matthew 26:27-30 NASB
When I first heard about it, I thought it was an interesting idea, but I couldn’t exactly see how it might be interconnected with the fulfillment of the Fall Feasts of the Lord, which are also clearly associated with God’s judgment and the return of Jesus Christ. But now, thinking about it more, perhaps we should consider the possibility that there is a redemption calendar that is counting seven years on a cycle starting in the Spring, and a judgment calendar also counting seven years that kicks off in the Fall to finish God’s wrath against the sin of mankind. Now, I’m still not sure if that will have anything to do with the timing of the gathering of the saints (i.e., rapture), it may just be about the redemption of Israel, but it looks like it could be a piece of the puzzle. In any case, this is a working diagram of what I am considering.
On March 11, 2020 the coronavirus was declared a pandemic. This coincided with the Jewish holiday of Purim, just two weeks before the 1st of Nisan in 2020. But once the World Health Organization had declared a pandemic, local, state and federal government agencies began a massive overreach of power. Then, interestingly, the Pope addressed the whole world and a completely empty Vatican Square on March 27, 2020 to pray for an end to the pandemic. Now this might have been nothing, or in the same way that God made a proclamation through Caiaphas because he was high priest that year (John 11:49-52), it may have been symbolic of the tribulation’s beginning. One reason to suspect that is because, strangely, it was 1290 days from the Pope’s speech on March 27, 2020 to the attack in Israel on October 7th, 2023. [Thanks to a reader (Fred) for this one.] Again, I’m not 100% that this is a part of the puzzle, but it could be.
And then, right after that, beginning in April 2020, churches all over the world were being forced to shut down their services, as well as many small businesses; however, bars, liquor stores, and pot shops remained “essential” and open for business. This was when it started to become clear that what was happening might truly be “biblical” and a good candidate for the first seal of Revelation chapter 6. It was also in good agreement with the timing of 483 years after the decree of Sultan Suleiman, which fell around January/February of 2020.
However, the Abraham Accords didn’t come until August/September 2020. That seemed strange to me that the Accords and the First Seal seemed to be offset by six months, but I reasoned that there is no specific start date given in Scripture for the seven seals, so maybe they just came a little bit earlier. Plus, based on the need to prophetically fulfill the Fall feasts in some way, which seems like it must be at the end of the seven years, not somewhere in-between, then it made sense to count the last three and half years backwards from the Fall of 2027, rather than forwards from the Spring. And that is why I was looking for the abomination of desolation this Spring, somewhere between March 29 and April 10.
Did We Miss the Abomination of Desolation?
11 From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. 12 How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the 1,335 days!
Daniel 12:11-12 NASB
So, as April 10 passed by, which marked 1290 days until the end of Sukkot (The Feast of Tabernacles) in 2027, I began to question and rethink my assumptions. How could we be in the middle of the final seven years if there had been no abomination of desolation? Could the abomination of desolation have been fulfilled in a different way than I was expecting?
I mentioned in a previous newsletter that the October 7th attack was very much like an abomination of desolation, except that it wasn’t at the Temple Mount. But then I was reading an article in the Jerusalem Post about October 7th. It was written from a Jewish perspective and is worth reading, but it so clearly expressed the piece of the puzzle I had been missing. Here’s the most important part:
… This is the reason for the thousands of videos and articles warning about the Red Heifer phenomenon. Moreover, this is the reason they started a war to prevent us from moving forward with the Red Heifer. This is evident in the name of the war – Tufan al-Aqsa, the al-Aqsa flood. The war is all about the Temple Mount.
Red Heifer, Amalek, and Reactions of Nations, by Mark Fish, April 9, 2024
The article goes on to say that the author believes that this is leading to a final war with Iran, who represents the biblical roll of Amalek, and that the war “remarkably is over the Temple Mount as they try to do everything to delay the coming of the Mashiach.” Suddenly, a lightbulb went on in my mind, and I remembered what the Muslim video I posted about in my last update was saying. In the video, they were very clearly warning English-speaking Muslims not to be confused about the war in Gaza (i.e., thinking it was about Gaza), but instead to understand that it was directly against the Temple Mount and its purpose was to try and stop the sacrifice of the red cow (heifer). And amazingly, at least until now, they have.
Wow! Both Jews and Muslims clearly understood what I had missed. Of course, they, too, missed the significance of what happened because they don’t believe or follow the New Testament scriptures. But soak this in. Even though the war was in Gaza, it was actually being fought against the Temple Mount, vis-à-vis the Al-Aqsa Flood...
And remember what Daniel 9:26 says, “The end will come like a flood.”
[I’m pretty sure that all of this is going to take a bit of time to sink in, but I hope you hold on and give me a chance to fully explain the idea.]
What Does Scripture Say About the Abomination of Desolation?
So here’s where we try to separate our prior assumptions from what Scripture actually says. But first, what is an abomination? Proverbs gives us a set of metrics.
16 There are six things which the Lord hates, yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, 19 A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV
On October 7th, 2023, some of the most horrifying acts ever captured on film were recorded by Hamas terrorists during their genocidal rampage. 1) They devised evil plans, 2) their feet ran swiftly to carry them out, 3) they shed innocent blood, 4) they did it proudly, 5) they did it deceptively, 6) they included lying reporters as witnesses in their attack, and 7) they took many hostages to spread fear and strife among the Israeli public (Jewish brethren). So, was October 7th an abomination before God? I think, Yes, it was.
Did it make the land that they attacked a desolation? Yes, it did. So could it have actually been the Abomination of Desolation? Well, let’s keep checking.
Next, what does Daniel 9:27 say about the abomination of desolation? Interestingly, the word “temple” is not mentioned as the location for the abomination. That is often inferred, but it is not actually in the text. Instead, what is says in on the kanaph (Strongs H3671), translated as “wing” in the NASB. But the word can mean: “wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, or edge of a skirt. Well, the area of the Gaza Strip is at the border of Israel, or on a corner of it, and the attacks largely remained in that area.
And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing (kanaph) of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate.”
Daniel 9:27 NASB
So, according to Daniel 9:27, the Temple Mount doesn’t have to be the location of the abomination of desolation. It could be, but it doesn’t have to be. That ambiguity allows for multiple fulfillments in different ways, which is one of the rules of prophetic interpretation that I have explained in my book, Witnessing the End (Chapter 1). However, if we go to Daniel 11:31, we do find a clear reference to the Temple Mount (miqdash moaz, strong temple) associated with the abomination of desolation and the forces of the antichrist acting to defile it or make it common, or perhaps in this case to keep it as a defiled and common space for Muslim use only. And we also find the word, soor, which means to cause to cease (referring to “the daily”), which can also mean to cause to be left undone. Both actions could be seen to have been contained within the attacks on October 7th, because as mentioned previously, the plans that the Temple Institute, Boneh Israel, and others had to be able to perform the red heifer ceremony this year have, at least until now, been put on hold.
Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress (miqdash moaz), and do away with (soor) the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation.
Daniel 11:31 NASB
In the New Testament, Jesus, in the book of Matthew, also associates the abomination of desolation with the holy place, which we assume to be the temple, and he says the following:
15 “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
Matthew 24:15-16 NASB
There is a lot here, and it is easy to make a lot of assumptions, but let’s look at it closely. First, Jesus definitely wants us to associate his warnings about his return with the prophecies of Daniel. Next, notice that it says, “When you see” the abomination of desolation. This is something that we are supposed to recognize and take note of; however, it also says “let the reader understand.” This means literally to distinguish between, to recognise, to know accurately, to acknowledge and to perceive with the mind, to understand, to have understanding to think upon, heed, ponder, consider. I think that phrase is a warning and a hint that it may not be directly obvious.
Another sign is that when this happens, those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Now a lot of people have tried to guess where Jesus was suggesting that the Jews are supposed to flee to (often it’s assumed to be some place like Petra), but did anyone take note of the fact that everyone living in the parts of Judea that were anywhere near Gaza fled immediately to the more secure and mountainous areas of Israel? Is that something that bears consideration?
Now, the biggest objection that someone might raise is this. What about the part that says that the abomination of desolation will be standing in the holy place? It is a good question, but this may be a case where our understanding is either too literal, or perhaps the statement is a double reference. What do I mean by that? There are cases where Jesus is speaking symbolically. For example, “you must be born again,” or “destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days.” There is a literal meaning and fulfillment, but not exactly in the way people initially understood his statement.
Hence, perhaps it means that the abomination of desolation will be used to keep the holy place from being changed, i.e. made fixed and preserve the status quo, or perhaps the abomination must just be “associated with” (made to stand with) the Temple as its justification for the Gaza War, as we saw Hamas declare.
Furthermore, Mark 13:14, says that the abomination of desolation would be standing or would be placed “where it ought not be,” which again may leave open the possibility of a double meaning by happening somewhere else. And second, that later the antichrist will still actually stand in the holy place and declare himself to be God, as we read in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2. Very often, it is assumed that the antichrist declaring himself to be God while he is standing in the holy place must be the very act of the abomination of desolation, but I’m not so sure about that, because both events are mentioned separately as acts of the antichrist, but never together at the same time in the same passage. Notice that there is no mention of the abomination of desolation in 2 Thessalonians 2.
3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 NASB
Daniel does say that the antichrist will do what Paul was almost certainly quoting in 2 Thessalonians, but in Daniel 11:36, which is five verses later (from 11:31). This leaves open the possibility that it is occurring at a later time. In this case, when the antichrist magnifies himself and declares himself to be a god above them all, there is no direct mention of the abomination of desolation.
36 “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done. 37 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all.
Daniel 11:36-37 NASB
So the big question I’m asking is, Could October 7th have actually been the Abomination of Desolation? And the amazing thing is that here we are six months later, and the picture is just now beginning to become clear. How could that be? I’m as humbled by that as anyone, but I think it’s worth considering.
Then Where is the Antichrist and Where Are the Two Witnesses?
And this is the part that might really make your head hurt, but if this new idea is correct, then the 1290 day countdown is operating on the Spring-to-Spring redemption calendar and the 42 month / 1260 days of the Antichrist and Witnesses must be active on the Fall-to-Fall judgment calendar.
Hmm. Could that be true, or am I stretching things? Well, first of all, remember that God is the one that had the Israelites start keeping track of two calendars, six months apart, all the way back to the time of the Exodus, and they still do it. So, nearly 3,500 years of that practice is probably significant. Second, if you count 1290 days from October 7th, 2023, you will arrive at the 14th of Nisan, 2027, i.e. Passover! That may be just an interesting coincidence, but maybe not.
Furthermore, if you count backwards 1260 days (or 42 months) from Yom Kippur 2027 or the end of Sukkot 2027, it comes to between April 29 and May 10, 2024, which is just around the corner. And as I understand things at the present, that should mean that the antichrist will actually begin to take power and the two witnesses will begin to be seen or to minister within the next 2-3 weeks. Honestly, I don’t know how that could happen, or what I might be missing (like I think I missed the abomination of desolation for six months), nevertheless, that is what all these things seem to be pointing to. It may also be that they are indeed already here and I just haven’t put all of the pieces together to feel like I can identify them yet. I think the window to be searching for them though began with October 7th, 2023 and will run to May 10, 2024, based on the 2020-2027 time slot.
But the funny thing about all these events is that they seem to just suddenly happen out of nowhere. Who saw the coronavirus coming, or the Ukraine invasion, or October 7th, or Iran’s attack on April 14th? So that’s why I’m not too worried about understanding how these things might arise, and instead I am more focused on just trying to recognize them when they do. And speaking of which, the conflict with Iran could certainly spark the kind of rogue event that might be needed to start the Antichrist’s ascent to power, but again, we just have to watch and see what happens.
What is Going on With Iran?
I think we are watching the development of the Gog-Magog war of Ezekiel 38, but we may still be in the setup for it, rather than the opening salvos of the actual war. Nevertheless, I’m sure that most of you saw that Iran openly attacked Israel for the first time ever, and yet, miraculously, they were almost completely unscathed by the entire assault. There was a 99% success rate with Israel’s air and coalition defenses, which was revealed to be the Middle East Air Defense (MEAD) alliance.
That is actually a pretty big deal, because it shows the depth of the collaboration and support from Israel’s Arab neighbors, which notably included Jordan and Saudi Arabia. And it does seem like Iran’s attack “strengthened” Israel’s peace efforts and prospects for the Abraham Accords as a result.
Then, Israel did something unexpected. First, they got the US to agree to let them complete their mission in Rafah to finish off Hamas, in exchange for a limited counterattack against Iran. Second, rumors circulated that Israel would wait to respond until after Passover, but then they went ahead and attacked before that. Third, their counterattack was performed using the new F-35 jets that they purchased from the US, demonstrating that they can attack Iran using their advanced stealth capabilities and Iran was unable to detect or stop them, which means that they could do it again, if needed. Fourth, they are refusing to reveal the extent of their attack, and so is Iran, so therefore it gives Iran the chance to walk away from the conflict, if they want to. If they do, this will allow Israel a little breathing time to finish up the war in Gaza and may allow them to continue working on the Abraham Accords and making peace with Saudi Arabia.
Amir Tsarfati’s analysis of the Iranian attack is really good, if you aren’t already tracking him on this subject.
Probably the biggest unknown in all of this going forward, is how it may help to precipitate the rise of the Antichrist. Will that also be a mystery that will take some time to discern and figure out? Maybe? Probably? No way! Let’s just watch and see.
And Will We See Sacrifices or Not?
This is becoming a really interesting question. Could it be that just the threat of returning sacrifices is what was needed to bring about the abomination of desolation? And if October 7th was the abomination of desolation, will the sacrifices be restarted at all then? Well, now I’m not so sure. It could still be part of the antichrist setting himself up in the Temple of God and declaring himself to be God, but it just won’t be at exactly the middle of the seven years. Or, perhaps, these attempts to restore a system that Jesus fulfilled once and for all, will really not be allowed by God to resume, and in fact the prophecies mean only that the attempt to do so would be stopped, not that the efforts would first be successful for a time and then halted.
Here is a video where two Jewish guys associated with movements to bring about the restoration of sacrifices are discussing the latest news on that front. If you don’t want to listen to the whole nearly 40 min. conversation, they confirm that the red heifer ceremony (sacrifice) has not been performed yet, and there are no specific plans to do so that are imminent. And furthermore, while requests have again been submitted to get permission to perform the Korban Pesach (passover lamb sacrifice) on the Temple Mount (for probably the tenth year in a row), it is unlikely that permission will be granted this year, either. So for the time being, we will likely find that the sacrifices have indeed been prevented by these attacks.
A Word About Timelines
Finally, I just want to remind everyone reading this that everything that has happened is sure, but we don’t always recognize properly what it means. Also, everything written in Scripture is sure, but again, we don’t always rightly understand what it means.
Everything that is still in the future, though, can only be guessed at. I’m making timelines and revising timelines in my mind (and in these posts, in my books, etc.) as I see more and more things happen and as I increasingly understand them. We are working on the most complex and important puzzle that has ever been given to man, and it looks like it is really starting to take shape. But just like working out a puzzle, we only get little pieces at a time, and sometimes we have to revise or revisit things until we get it right. However, once it is correct and we see all of the pieces starting to fit together, it should become more and more obvious whether or not it’s correct.
And even if there is still more to the puzzle that I haven’t quite worked out yet that pushes us out past 2027—based on all that has already happened in the world and is happening right now in Israel with Gaza and Iran, etc.—we should understand that the time is still very short. What if it turned out that 2027 was only the start of the final seven years or the start of the final 42 months, is that so far away? I’m not really hedging my bets here, I’m still convinced that this is the midpoint of the final seven years, but I’m acknowledging that I don’t have perfect knowledge and therefore could be a little off in my assessments. But when I just look objectively at the world around me, I know that things are rapidly accelerating toward an inevitable end. Rest assured though, whatever I know, and when I know it, I’ll do my best to share it here on this website. Thanks for following along. 🙂
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, and may we be found ready when He comes. Amen and Maranatha!
Christian Widener, PhD
christian@endtimesberean.com
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P.S. If you’ve got some spare time and you’d like to listen in on the great conversation that I had with Matt Frazier about the Last Days on his Right Side Up podcast, you can check it out below. He has a great testimony about why he was so shocked and intrigued when he first heard about my idea of a second seventy sevens starting with the decree of Sultan Suleiman…
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1335-1290=45 days after April 10, 2024 is mid trib rapture on May 25, 2024?
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Dear Brother Christian, I really appreciate your humility and honesty with which you come to your readers, your brothers and sisters. It’s a blessed thing that you would write as you do, showing us how you think through, reason through all these details and even allow us to participate in the discussion.
I do have one comment and question. In Daniel 8:11, Daniel 8:12, Daniel 8:13, Daniel 11:31 and Daniel 12:11 the word “sacrifice” is not there in the original. As you’ve stated it’s “the daily”. And we know anyhow that animal sacrifices were never done daily. So “the daily” would be more like the daily prayers at the Western Wall?
Blessings to you and your family!
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It’s a good question. I think they did do a daily sacrifice, though, but either way, it’s easy to understand this as being fulfilled representatively rather than as a full and complete return to second temple service. In which case, prayers and other offerings could be in view; however, I’m leaning more towards it means they will attempt to return to a revised form of daily temple service.
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After much trial and error, I have settled on one interpretation myself. Since the word for sacrifice is missing, I refer to it as the “daily ____”. I realized one day that there was one Jewish RITUAL when the daily sacrifices for sin (cumulative atonement) was “taken away” annually on the Day of Atonement when one goat was sacrificed and the other goat was “taken away” bearing the “daily” sins of the people of Israel into the wilderness.
So, I have come to favor the interpretation that the phrase “From the time that the daily _____ is taken away” is a descriptive reference to “The Day of Atonement” (i.e. Yom Kippur).
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So, I was expecting a (hopefully) obvious AOD to occur on April 10, 2024 – because September 28, 2020 (Yom Kippur) to April 10, 2024 (Nisan 2/AOD) = 1290 days, and 45 days later is May 25. 2024 which happens to be Iyyar 17 on the Hebrew calendar (The day the flood began – “as in the days of Noah”).
I found your Blog while searching for “April 10, 2024” and “Red Heifer” together. thinking the sacrifice of one of the “red cows” for ashes might have been done in secret = the AOD… Feel free to let me know if any of this strikes a chord with you.
I also believe Donald Trump may well be the rising “man of sin”, so I hope that won’t offend your sensibilities (as seems to often be the case).
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One of the reasons why it is important to look at these dates/festivals etc is not only that our wonderful Father is leaving a footprint trail for us to follow but that our infernal enemy is a forger and copycat. His desire is to be “like God” and to ascend to the most high so in order to do that he aligns his moves also with these dates/times…in order to deceive and to look indeed like God.
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I’m new to learning this at the depth you are presenting this topic. I’m being careful but open as their has been many who presented this topic to the best of their ability but still remain in the learning mode. What I like most so far is that God encourages us to “know” and “understand”. For this I’m grateful for your approach. I do have one question for you. When Paul penned in 1 Cor. 13:12, “I see in Part and I know in part”…could this be our dilemma when interpretting scripture?
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“I see in part and know in part” — I think that is definitely true of our present age. On important theology, we certainly know enough, and yet who can say that we “fully know” everything that God has revealed. We know in part, and that part is sufficient, and yet, we need some humility to not go too far beyond the scriptures, and also to wait on God to reveal things more fully, especially as we are approaching the end of days and our final redemption, into the realm of God’s prophetic revelation for these days. There should be no doubt that we are going to need to make adjustments as God’s plan is revealed before our eyes, just like they had to in the first century.
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Hello, brother!
Shalom! My name is Andreza, I live in Brazil and read the PDF of your book “Witnessing the end”. I would like you to know that I appreciated it very much! Excellent work!
First, I want to say I’m just a common person, a sister in Christ that loves the Lord, but not at all knowledgeable in the Scriptures as you are! I know you love God’s Word and
evidently have been given sight to see what most of our Christian brethren don’t see, that is, that God’s Word is not going to be fulfilled as some may think…
I apologize for taking your time (if you get to see this email), but I felt that maybe it was important to share some thoughts with you, dear brother, since you have been trying to put together all this puzzle, very brilliantly, undoubtedly. However, maybe something is missing, as you already pointed to us… Like you, I believe we are in the final seven years, and the birth pains have clearly started, so please allow me to humbly share this…
There is a pastor here in Brazil, a serious and humble man, his name is Marcelo de Carvalho. Well, his teachings are very similar to what you have been commenting: the seals being opened, what the first seal represents, the timing of the rapture being “post midtrib”, the Abraham Accords being the covenant with many, etc. That’s why it caught my attention when I came across an interview you gave on a YouTube channel some time ago, talking about these things…
This pastor has been teaching that the final “week of Daniel”started in 2023, when Saudi Arabia joined the Abraham Accords. He says although there wasn’t much press about it, and they try to make it as if they were still in the talking phase, it’s clear now that they did get to agree on a “peace and security” deal, only the formal signing ceremony pending, for obvious reasons, political issues. Thus, they “strengthened or made it bigger, the covenant with many” (Israel, US, UAE, Sudan, Bahrein, Morocco and the most important one: Saudi Arabia)
He points that if they hadn’t been on “peace and security” terms with Israel, then why would they help Israel defend itself against the Iran attack recently? Obviously, everybody knows it was a joint effort with them having major importance.
If you recall, on September of last year, Israel’s PM was at the UN conference showing a map of the “supposed new Middle East”, now that they were supposedly on “good terms” with Saudi Arabia, the Middle East would be very prosperous and safe! He even mentioned the descendants of Isaac and Ishmael were together again… and we know the Lord tells the end in the beginning…
Just a few days after that, what happened? “Sudden destruction”! Right after they were saying there would be peace and security in the Middle East because of that agreement (“the sons of Abraham”) came sudden destruction on Oct. 7! The surprising attack was what the apostle Paul referred to as “sudden destruction”, the pastor teaches.
He believes the prince who confirmed the Abraham Accords agreement, making it stronger, just prior to Oct. 7, seems to be “the prince” referred to by the book of Daniel.
This mentioned pastor speaks with great conviction, he affirms the Lord already confirmed these things to him. So, I thought you should know, since you have come to almost the same conclusions as him. According to him, the Covenant was strengthened On August 2023. He says the Lord also confirmed that the new configuration of BRICS are the 10 kings who will give their power to the prince in the second half of the seven years, as prophecy states.
Well, that’s what I felt I needed to communicate to you. Finally, dear brother, I just want to thank you for your time. You are a sincere bother! God bless you and your family greatly!
The Lord’s Peace be with you!
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Thank you, Andreza. I really appreciate you sharing that. We look to be very close, and so much is coming together. It won’t be long now. 🙂
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The Catholic and Orthodox churches offer a daily sacrifice since the time of Jesus. Its called the Sacrifice of the Mass.
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Days and years, years and days. Dan 12:11-12: 11 From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. 12 How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the 1,335 days!
This is not a math problem. Consider this: the regular sacrifice was abolished in 598 or 597 BC. 1,290 years later was 692 or 693 AD. What happened then? In 692, the foundation of the Dome of the Rock was dedicated in Jerusalem. It’s not 45 more days; 1,335 years after that is 2027 AD. My expectation would be around the Feast of Tabernacles, since of the three major feasts (Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles), Passover was fulfilled by Jesus the Son, Pentecost was fulfilled by the Holy Spirit, leaving Tabernacles to be fulfilled by the Father, since that is the whole purpose of Tabernacles anyway.
I believe the admonition to us is this: “he who keeps waiting” = “he who is faithful”, as in Mark 13:13 and Rev 17:14.
Joe Webers
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I agree that could be a convergence and fulfillment. It even fits the timeline of 2020-2027. Thank you for sharing that. 😊
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What about possibility of Pope Francis 7 yr global covenant confirmed 2021 The A/C and F/P appear together til end when the Beast kills F/P.
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Interesting when you mentioned rethinking the abomination and you referenced Daniel….. on the Wing of abominations comes one who makes desolate, I thought of how the initial attack started with flying paragliders. what if it’s literal?
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That’s a great observation, and I did not think of that, but the abomination and desolation they brought to Israel, against the Temple Mount, did come flying on paraglider wings…hmm. Sounds like another mark in the column supporting the case that October 7th could have been one more event that we initially didn’t recognize. 🙂
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Christian is your 80 pg pdf presentation available to download? It’s very well done. I love your approach. I also worked in the semiconductor industry with KLA-Tencor for 35 years and I get the data approach. You couldn’t come to Intel without a strong data base to support your theory and conclusions. God bless.
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Thank you very much. 🙂 It is now posted on my website in the News and Media section under that YouTube post, but here is the link: https://endtimesberean.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/witnessing-the-end-landmark-8-22-22_shared.pdf
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Does this theory fit in with the timeline described in Daniel 8:9-14? I don’t think so.
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Thank you for your question. Have you considered that the prophecy of the 2300 mornings and evenings already has an important and historical fulfillment? It was fulfilled in the days of Antiochus Epiphanes. At the end of 2300 mornings and evenings the temple was restored and they instituted the festival of Hanukah, or the Feast of Dedication, which we read that Jesus celebrated in John 10:22-30. With such an important past fulfillment, it is not necessary to insist on another fulfillment in these last days. For example, while prophecies are often fulfilled more than once, they don’t have to be. Will the prophecies regarding Jesus’ death be fulfilled twice? Of course not. Therefore, I don’t see that particular prophecy as a deal breaker. I hope that helps address your concern on that point, at least. 🙂
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This made me start thinking about how the Iranian ruler being killed in the helicopter crash fits in.
The timeline is a little off from what you propose (May 10), but a new leader will emerge from Iran.
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Is there a prophecy related to Raisi’s death/new Iranian ruler?
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We’ll have to watch and see, but as a president, he potentially represents the fall of a horn, of which we are looking for three to fall before a prominent horn, but apart from that, I’m not sure at this point.
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Morning Dr Widener. Only just stumbled across your work. Just INCREDIBLE research!!. Just got done listening to a presentation of yours, entitled: ““Witnessing the end”.
With data being very expensive here in South Africa, I wasn’t able to listen all the way to the end ….. but was so perturbed when you said: “Could this all be wrapped up by 2027”? its now 24 May 2024 an had all thought we’d have been out of here by such time 😦 . Do you REALLY think the we have another THREE YEARS still to go?
😦 Regards: Astrid – Cape Town, South Africa)
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I’m really not sure when the Lord will swoop in to rescue us to meet Him in the clouds, but I really do think that one way or another, the Fall of 2027 will be the outer limit for our time here.
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Dr. Widener,
This is my first day on your site and this article is the only thing I have read of yours so far. So I don’t know if you are PreTrib or not? I am 72 and always been taught the man of sin will not be revealed until after the Rapture of the Church and the 7 year tribulation is not about the church but bringing the Jews and Israel back to God.
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I have a post-mid-trib view that you will find described in chapter 6 of my book Witnessing the End, which you can download for free at WitnessingTheEnd.com.
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Dr. Widener,
somI read your chapter 6 and I also have read Gary Wayne’s book Genesis 6 Conspiracy who also takes your view. His book I believe is 800 pages. After all this reading and studying I still believe in Pre Trip Rapture. I think JD Farag lays it out the best in several of his Bible Prophecy messages on why the Rapture will be before the tribulation and before the man of sin is revealed. Some say God is building an army to fight, but I believe God is completing His Church, His bride that He is ready to take home soon. This view gives me hope for each day to look forward to. There would be no hope if I thought we had to go through some of the tribulation.
Thanks,
Steve Holley
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There is always hope, Steve. That is the lesson of the Passover. The angel of death passed over the people of Israel who were marked by the blood of the lamb, even in the midst of Egypt. And all of us who have repented and believed in Jesus Christ have likewise been covered in the blood of His sacrifice on our behalf. That means God will distinguish between the righteous and unrighteous, whether we are here or in the clouds. And if the tribulation is already going, as I believe it is, then truly, we don’t have much more time to wait, and by God’s grace, we have already endured up until the present day. May the Lord’s return be soon, but even more, may we be found ready when He comes to receive us. Blessings in Jesus name!
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yes may we be found ready and serving the Lord until the very last minute we are here.
thank you and God Bless
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how do you see the 2 witnesses fitting in between now and 2027. Should they have shown up by now?
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Yes, I think they are possibly already here, but I must admit, that I do not yet know who they are. Indeed, they may not yet know. We have not seen anything supernatural with Moses and Elijah hanging out at the Western Wall, so that idea is out, or my idea that we could have just entered the final 42 months is out, but I’m of the feeling that we need to watch a little longer before making a definitive determination. The world is still full tilt towards instability and what the last days are supposed to look like, so I’m just assuming that we’ll have to watch a little longer to get confirmation or a better understanding of what to expect from the two witnesses.
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Just pointing out the obvious….but you happen to be Witnessing – Dr. Widener. That would by definition make you…A Witness.
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Thank you Dr Widener for sharing this very thought provoking piece. With everything seen globally, it is good to be reminded these events we are watching for are wrapped around and directly pertain to Israel -God’s time piece. God bless.
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Please look into this. Regarding the one who will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods make himself as God sitting in the temple of God claiming that he is God.
okay so go back to the garden of Eden, the serpent deceive eve by saying “you shall not die but as soon as you eat you shall be like god. Okay so I’m not sure if anyone has noticed but I am seeing a so called “spiritual enlightenment movement” rapidly growing recently in the science world. I believe that when it is said that “knowledge will increase” it means just like how eve are from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. These last few years there has been such an extreme rise is good and evil knowledge. The scientist are showing off how much knowledge they have but what they don’t get is there is knowledge of the world and the knowledge given to us by God. Anyone who is a follower of Christ would never exalt themselves above God but we are witnesses of his spirit within our spirit. We deny ourselves always. This new rise in science and knowledge in the “worldly knowledge” makes it seem that instead of denying themselves they are exalting themselves above all because of this new “enlightenment” they have experienced.
anyways just a thought but I feel as though God opened my eyes and showed me that prophecy was being fulfilled. He says “when you see these things” and oh boyyy I could see them.
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Yes, I agree, and it’s hard to think of anyone who has expressed those ideas as blasphemously as Yuval Noah Harari, but I don’t think the sentiments are unique to him, as you are pointing out.
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Oh yes, I watched a video of him giving one of his speeches at the World Economic Forum regarding AI and humans creating “their own God”. It’s like there are so few who really care to know the DEEEEP meanings in God’s word and how to receive his word with patience.
”professing themselves to be wise, they became fools”
There is this new guy that I am starting to see everywhere named Darryl Anka. He claims to so called “channel this extraterrestrial being” who he is calling Bashar (what is crazy is Bashar is an Arabic word meaning “messenger” or “bringer of good news”. He has went as far to actually say that Jesus wanted us to know that we all also are Christ. And we all know the verse….
“Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
I see end time prophecy being fulfilled more and more as the days go by.
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Did you see Saudi Arabia ended the Peteo-dollar deal with the U.S ?
Appreciate your insights
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So I think that is being used by the Saudis to get the security deal done with the US, which is expected to also include a peace deal with Israel thrown in. Let’s see, it definitely increases their bargaining power.
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First of all I apologize for how much I have been in these comments😂 I am really just very thankful to actually see others who share common outlooks of the world through the word of God. So being able to casually express these kinds of thoughts through this page is very encouraging THANK YOU!!!
“And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.”
So I wonder if the two witnesses could possibly be the witness in heaven and the witness in earth. The two witnesses that witness to all throughout history until the end of this age.
But if that’s it or not, I’m due time God shall reveal this and I always pray for God to give me the patience and discernment so I don’t lean on my own understanding.
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My Puzzles Pieces
Ye are my witnesses
Isa_43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Act_1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
THE TWO OLIVE TREES “The True Israel”
( sons of Oil) Which would mean The
Two churches found with out fault.
(The overcomers)
Smyrna and Philadelphia
Both Knew Who synagogue of Satan was.
I’m Not saying there wont/can’t be be
Two Elder Witnesses as well.
Just sharing what else I seen.
But the word tells us we all are His Witnesses
Agape, Grandma 0live
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Agreed. Now is the time to be watching, and if this is the right time, which I think it is, then it will surely be revealed in due time. 🙂
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Dear Dr. Widener : Thank you for your faithfulness in exercising the gifts God has given you. All glory to Him!. I have been listening to Daniel Larimer as well, who predicts October 9, 2024 to be the rapture. Quite honestly, I find each position’s proof to make sense, but they can’t all be correct. My question has to do with preparation and desire. Do we give all our possessions and money away? Store food/water etc.? (not ammunition: I’m Canadian and can’t understand the American obsession with guns. Our respective crime rates bear witness to the futility of that obsession.) Of course we prepare through repentance and witnessing, but I don’t find people willing to listen. Ezekiel 3:18-19 speaks of us having blood on our hands if we don’t witness. What exactly does that mean for the redeemed in Christ?
I know I don’t desire the Lord’s return as I should, because I am brokenhearted at the unbelief in the world and my family. Thanks you
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For sure, no man knows the day or hour. But it is indeed now drawing very near. What can we do to be ready? You should have some preparations, because we know that a storm is coming, but ultimately, we must simply trust in the Lord. If He took care of the widow in the famine so that her flour and oil would not run out and if He gave manna in the wilderness to the Israelites, then He will provide for us, too. And we need to be ready to trust God with our very lives. As far as witnessing, yes, share with the people in your family, your friends, those strangers God puts in your path, but know that not everyone will listen. But make no mistake, truly loving Jesus as Lord means that we should also long for His return. Behold, He is coming swiftly. Maranatha! 🙂
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We are saved by the Blood of Christ. PERIOD. For by Faith we are saved through grace, it is a free gift of God not because of works lest any man should boast. If you accept Christ as your personal savior you are saved by His Blood and final work on the Cross and his Resurrection. IT IS THAT SIMPLE. MAY HE COME QUICKLY.. ! 🙂
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I think the two witnesses in the Book of Revelation chapter eleven means just that, two witnesses, not “the church” filled with many people, or multiple witnesses as some have speculated. You’ll also notice the Ark of the Covenant has two cherubim looking down at the mercy seat, witnessing the blood that’s on the mercy seat. (Exodus 25:20) This seems to me to me to be symbolic of having only two witnesses as well, not “the church”. In both cases, I think, they are witnesses to what God has done and is doing. IMO
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So it took me fifteen minutes to get LOGGED BACK INTO WORD PRESS and I left a lengthy comment: Your work about what is going on w/ regard to Israel today is excellent: if I were you I would take a look at Jonathan Cahn’s book Shemitah and some his work w/ regard to the “endtimes” unfolding. I don’t believe in a Rapture; that tells you where I am w/ regard to all the post and pre, etc. I was called to serve the Lord in 1973 and I became born again, covered in the Blood of Christ Christian in 1975 and continue to serve imperfectly, but still pray and share the Word when I can. I still have my diaries from when I was young Christian. That many years ago and I have spent my life reading the Bible. I am a retired scientist (molecular biologist) and I agree w/ a lot you say w/ regard to the “unfolding” of the Last days. I am now two weeks short of 74: witnessing what I saw on October 7th and the Abraham Accords I agree that we are seeing God’s work but I don’t think we are close to the END TIMES YET. Go read TIMOTHY 2:3 which also describes what we are living. THANK YOU for spending so much of your precious time sharing these deep insights into the word of God.
All these years have taught me to go to Jesus Christ’s words who is alive and with our Creator God now. We should pray for Israel because they are under the law those who don’t know Jesus Christ. I don’t expect to be alive when the final Last Days unfold but I see the glimmer of them now. Keep up the fantastic work!
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This book is inspiring.
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Please let me know your thoughts on the link I sent you that shows Oct 9th, 2024 as a very significant date. I know you could clarify better this fantastic video. Thank you! Cathy Shephard
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