The Great Tribulation
An Exposition of Matthew 24, Plus Nine Articles on the Return of Christ and End-Time Events
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v. 15. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand) ... V. 15 But when you see that whit'h IS JOabominable that it malees a place desolate - as the prophet Daniel expressed it - standing on holY ground, take heed Whoever reads what he sqJs should understand what I am JqJmg. The "abomination of desolation" is not the name of a person as so many presume but rather the description of something which is to occur. Many are so intent on making this the title of the "antichrist" that they insist on keeping the three words together. Some Bibles even capitalize or italicize them. But there is no warrant for this in the Greek or otherwise. It is not a name, designation, or title. It is merely a description of something so abominable that it makes its surroundings desolate. It is a descriptive phrase used by Daniel in the Old Testament. Even there, it is not worded as a title. Daniel 8:13 reads, "transgression of desolation." Daniel 9:27 reads, "abominations shall make it desolate." Dariiel11:31 and 12:11 read, "abomination that makes desolate." It is not a name and should not be capitalized or italicized. Nor do the words necessarily have to be kept together as though they constitute a title.
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Many Bible teachers today are proclaiming that Christ will come at any moment to take the Christians to heaven, leaving the non-Christians behind to endure seven years of great tribulation. Others teach that Christ came spiritually in AD 70, when the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans. Is there any other view? Here is an older interpretation that was commonly held before those which prevail today.
The first part of The Great Tribulation is a verse-by-verse commentary on Matthew 24 written in readable, nontechnical style. The second part of the book contains nine articles related to the second coming of Christ and end-time events.
The Great Tribulation provides insight on these questions: What does Matthew 24 really teach? Will Christ’s coming be in two stages? Does Daniel teach that there will be a seven-year tribulation? Who is the antichrist, and will he appear in a rebuilt temple? What is the “abomination of desolation”? Was the kingdom of God postponed? Will there be a thousand-year period called the millennium? Will some be taken and others left behind? What is the generation that Christ spoke of that is going to see it all?
About the Author
George Gutchess has degrees in psychology, education, and theology. He is an ordained clergyman and certificated school teacher. He has attended educational seminars in Israel and made a missionary trip to Pakistan. Now retired, he lives in Upstate New York, not far from a church he pastored for thirty years.