What is the Abomination of Desolation that pollutes the Sanctuary of Strength in the book of Daniel? Lets look at God's stark warning to the Nation of Israel before they took possession of the promise land, in the beginning.

Deuteronomy
18:9

9.) When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

Deuteronomy
18:10

10.) There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.

Deuteronomy
18:11

11.) Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

Deuteronomy
18:12

12.) For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 

Daniel 9:27   And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. (Daniel 9:27)

Daniel 11:31   And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. (Daniel 11:31)

Daniel 12:11   And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. (Daniel 12:11)

God is clear in scripture that any practice of magic is an “abomination” to him. God doesn’t distinguish between “white” and “dark” magic since they both originate from the same source.

Harry Potter isn't mere fantasy literature.

JK Rowling author of the Harry Potter series, has gone through an awful lot of research. She is very accurate on the occult.

The film, Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged studies elements of Rowlings’s imagery and writings, including the use of the “Potter” name in Pagan religion [13], shapechanging [14], meditation [15], human sacrifice [16], feminine power, Wicca (the religion of witchcraft) [17], the tools, spells and curses used in witchcraft [18], Christian youth and their involvement [19], communicating with the spirit world, reincarnation, situational ethics in witchcraft, the lightning bolt as a power symbol, broomsticks and witches’ hats as phallic symbols, dabbling in divination and sorcery, recruitment, teaching children dark arts, Scholastic Inc.’s involvement, and more.   

According to the American Library Association, the best-selling Harry Potter series topped the list of the nation’s most frequently banned/challenged books for two years in a row. 

Author John Andrew Murray believes that…

“With the growing popularity of youth-oriented TV shows on witchcraft-‘sabrina, the teenage witch;’ ‘charmed;’ ‘buffy the vanpire slayer’—a generation of children is becoming desensitized to the occult.  And with Hollywood’s help, Harry Potter will likely surpass all these influences, potentially reaping some grave spiritual consequences.”  

 

What is on the way from Scotland's widely acclaimed author on the occult?

A leak from the Rowling camp has revealed what her big secret is. According to them, Pottermore, the website, will include a scavenger hunt that begins online and ends up in the real world, leading players to actual wands hidden in various places in the US and the UK.

One resourceful fan checked in with the U.S. Trademark office, which is public record. According to her, there are six pending trademarks suggesting that Pottermore will be with social networking function, as well as downloadable audio/video and book merchandise.
 

Benign or Malign? 

 

A Social Networking Website promoting the occult (demonic).

Deutoronomy 18:10  

There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.

 

A warning against letting their youth entertain demonic forces,

Sounds exactly like - 

Ecclesiastes 1:9 

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 

 

Mid-Point - March 21st 2013

God Bless

gail