The Abomination of Desolation - St. Marys Coptic Orthodox Church

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THE UNHOLY TRINITY
the place where the Abomination of Desolation will set up his kingdom
as king and Messiah of the Jews, universal ruler and god of all nations,
with Jerusalem as his capital as we can understand from Revelation 11:8.
Please refer to our previous chapter for more details.
The second directive that starts with “let him” is a directive to each
and every individual who wishes to be saved from the damnation
reserved for those who worship the beast. It is a command to flee from
the deceiver, to avoid any contact with him. For, though his sphere of
influence will be in the Middle East, he will be all over the place trying
to convert all to his worship.
He will be travelling all over the world bringing his show of false
miracles and using his powers of speech (his great words) and his
charismatic personality to win over, if it were possible, even the elect.
We can deduce this from reading Habakkuk’s prophecy about him (see
above,) where we are told that he never stays home but goes around
trying to gather unto himself all nations and heap unto himself all
people. (Hab 2:5)
Here is the wisdom of the elect and their understanding. For the
Lord’s command is both urgent and absolute that we have no direct
contact with the imposter should he come near us. Should he hold a
revival meeting in Toronto then let the elect go to Montreal, and if he
has his meeting in Los Angeles, then let the faithful go to San Francisco!
Let no one be driven by curiosity to “take a look,” for the Lord
actually warns us against this, “In that day, he which shall be upon the
housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it
away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Remember Lot's wife.” (Luke 17:32)
Lot’s wife’s problem was idle curiosity. She just wanted to take a
look, and she perished. The Lord is warning us because He knows that
if we go we will be deceived, for this is no ordinary man, this is a man
endowed with all the power and authority of Satan. For this reason the
Lord also tells us, “Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in
the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it
not.” (Matt 24:26) Saint John Chrysostom comments on this by saying: