The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church
The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church
The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church
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GREAT TRIBULATION<br />
123<br />
DESPISING THE WORLD:<br />
One who wants to be saved from the Great Tribulation should be<br />
willing to do what the Lord told us when He instructed us to flee the<br />
<strong>Abomination</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Desolation</strong>, “Let him which is on the housetop not<br />
come down to take any thing out <strong>of</strong> his house: Neither let him which is<br />
in the field return back to take his clothes.” (Matt 24:17-18) This means<br />
that when the time comes for us to follow the <strong>Church</strong> into exile, we<br />
should completely neglect our earthly possessions, house, car, career,<br />
social status, wealth etc ... only trusting in the Lord Who promised us<br />
that He will feed us and protect us throughout the Great Tribulation.<br />
People with many worldly cares may make the wrong decision and<br />
perish for it, as <strong>St</strong>. Hippolytus tells us:<br />
For truly those who are engrossed with the affairs <strong>of</strong> life, and with the<br />
lust <strong>of</strong> this world, will be easily brought over to the accuser then, and<br />
sealed by him. 1<br />
1<br />
Hippolytus <strong>of</strong> Rome: Treatise on Christ and Antichrist