We have just witnessed a
prophecy from 2500 years ago fulfilled today: Daniel
11:31 -
"His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple
fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. THEN they
will set up the abomination that causes desolation."
"So when
you see standing in the holy place 'the
abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through
the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- Matthew
24:15
"When you see 'the abomination that causes desolation' standing
where it does not belong--let the reader
understand--then let those who are in Judea flee to the
mountains." Mark 13:14
Amid high security, Obama
toured the church with Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas. They stopped at the Grotto of the
Nativity, which is said to stand where Jesus Christ
was born. About 20 children waving U.S. and
Palestinian flags greeted Obama in a courtyard outside
the sanctuary.
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a major Christian holy site, as it marks the traditional place of Christ's birth. It is also one of the oldest surviving Christian churches.
The Grotto:
Obama visits the HOLY PLACE - Abomination that causes Desolation
I believe this prophecy has been fulfilled in TWO stages. The first part was fulfilled in April/May 2002, when Palestinian armed forces rose up and desecrated the temple "fortress" and abolished the daily sacrifice (daily communion took place in the Church of the Nativity until the Palestinians took over the building - so what was taking place "daily" was stopped on that day). Now, 11 years later, the abomination that causes desolation just took place. We know that this is the HOLY PLACE that Jesus was talking about, because it is a temple fortress that was desecrated and is referred to as the HOLY PLACE.
Here are some quotes from different articles on the internet:
In Christian tradition, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem marks the place where Mary gave birth to Jesus. It is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world.
First-time visitors are sometimes startled,
even disappointed, by its fortress-like
appearance which results from a 12th century AD Crusader
reconstruction to make it more defensible. Defying its
status as one of Christendom's holiest shrines, it seems
dilapidated and battered, not at all beautiful. Still,
for a building that has survived destruction by the
Persians (614), a mad caliph (1009), earthquake (1834)
fire (1869) and a Israeli army siege (2002) against
suspected Palestinian militants who had taken refuge
there, its dignity remains intact.The forbidding, fortress-like church in the center of the modern city of Bethlehem, facing Manger Square, is one of the oldest churches in the world.
Entering the church that marks the site of Christ’s birthplace means having to stoop low. The only doorway in the fortress-like front wall is just 1.2 metres high.
Needless to say, the seizure of
the 1,677-year-old 
church by 250 guerrillas
affiliated with Islamist terror factions has hardly
roused the armies of Christendom. Crusades,
Christian-soldiering and all that went out in the last
millennium.
Still,
it's a shock to realize that this desecration of
the ancient church built over what's believed to be
the birthplace of Jesus Christ has brought down
neither Christian wrath nor international pressure on
the desecrators to lay down their arms and
leave.
Palestinians celebrate Church of Nativity win, Israel notes they desecrated the site.
UNESCO Turns The Same Church Over To Palestinians That PLO Desecrated During Intifada
While Muslims have responded with deadly
outrage to the now-retracted report by Newsweek of alleged Quran desecration by
U.S. interrogators, there was little outcry three years
ago when Islamic terrorists holed up in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity reportedly used the
Bible as toilet paper.The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said at the time, “The world needs to remember that the Church of the Nativity, which is sacred to Christianity, has been desecrated in the past by Palestinian terrorists.”
Struggling to see in the darkness, Sandy Shahin, 24, held her infant daughter, Lourd, and sobbed as she gazed at the mess. She wiped away tears and lifted her shirt to her nose to guard against the stench. "I can't believe they did all these things," she said. "I can't believe that the place I come to pray, which used to be clean and smell so good, now smells like this. It looks like a garbage dump."
A room in the Franciscan convent was destroyed by a fire that the priests said was sparked when the army tried to break into the building. All the windows are broken, and materials that were to be used to build an organ were destroyed.
An Armenian Orthodox priest complained about what Palestinians did with an altar situated at the front of the sanctuary, the surface now littered with plastic forks, empty cans of peas and beans and plates encrusted with food. "They turned it into a table," said the priest, who would not give his name. "They desecrated it."
For two weeks, they endured the presence of two decomposing bodies, which were eventually carried out in makeshift coffins.They slept on dirty blankets lining the sides of the church sanctuary, ate dinner on the wooden altar of the Armenian Orthodox and turned the small foyer near the tiny Door of Humility into a urinal. The more than 100 Palestinians who walked out of the Church of the Nativity yesterday after a 39-day standoff with the Israeli army left behind piles of old shoes, grungy blankets drenched with sweat and food turned green with mold. A baptismal font had been used to wash clothes and pots.
The Church of the Nativity in the
heart of Bethlehem marks one of Christianity's most
sacred sites - the birthplace of Christ. 
Situated on Manger Square 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Jerusalem, the church is built over a grotto where the Virgin Mary is said to have given birth to Jesus. The church's large fortress-like exterior stands as a testament to its turbulent history. For centuries, it was one of the most fought over holy places. It was seized and defended by a succession of armies - including Muslim and Crusader forces.
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a major Christian holy site, as it marks the traditional place of Christ's birth. It is also one of the oldest surviving Christian churches.
The holy site, known as the Grotto, that the Church of the Nativity sits atop, is today associated with the cave in which the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth occurred.
No wonder Mr. Sharon told the Israeli Parliament he would "expect the international community to demand that they the terrorists lay down their arms and leave the holy place."
One of Christianity's most holy places, the site's focal point is the Grotto of the Nativity, a rectangular cavern beneath the church that has been considered the site of Christ's birth since at least the 2nd century. A 14-pointed silver star set into the marble floor marks the precise spot where Jesus is said to have been born.
"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- Matthew 24:15
"When you see 'the abomination that causes desolation' standing where it does not belong--let the reader understand--then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains." Mark 13:14
Renee...
The Abomination that causes desolation....that's the most
riled up I've seen you. Well done!!! All of those posts
were excellent but this one today...reworded a little from
the last one, was a home run!
Do you sleep??? Blessings....Steve
Steve,
I am on very high alert
for the next 12 days or so. I truly believe we are about
to see some amazing events take place. When I found out
that Obama was going to go to the Church of the Nativity,
I just could not believe it. I had written to some friends
in late January that we should watch for the abomination
to be set up on March 21 or 22, 2013. These were the dates
that the Lord had shown to me. At that time, Obama had not
scheduled any trip to Israel and I did not know what this
abomination would be exactly. But if someone would have
asked me what my #1 scenario would be, I would have told
them that Obama going to the Church of the Nativity would
be a definite "final nail in the coffin", so to speak -
that this absolutely would qualify for the abomination
taking place. That would have been my absolute #1 choice
for the fulfillment of the prophecies. I know most
Christians are looking at the Temple Mount as the "holy
place", but I've been looking at the Church of the
Nativity for 11 years, ever since the event back in 2002.
I even remembered the date when this happened - April 2,
2002, the 6th day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It
stuck in my head all these years. Because I knew that part
of this prophecy was fulfilled at that time - "His armed
forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress and
will stop the daily sacrifice." That is exactly, to the
letter, what took place. Armed forces rose us and
desecrated the temple fortress and stopped the daily
communion, that Catholics believe is the daily sacrifice.
They urinated in the foyer and used the Bible for toilet
paper. Nearly every article you can read about this event
mentions the word DESECRATE, as well as the word FORTRESS.
And many use the words HOLY PLACE. I KNEW THIS WAS THE
HOLY PLACE that was being talked about.
But even when I heard about Obama going to Israel, I
didn't say anything about the Church of the Nativity to
ANYONE because Obama was just supposed to go to Jerusalem.
Many people were talking about the possibility that he
would go to the Temple Mount, but in my mind, I was
looking for him to go to Bethlehem. The day I found out he
was going to the Church of the Nativity, a new fire came
into me like never before. Because I knew, without any
doubt, that this was the final fulfillment of the
abomination that is talked about in Daniel, Matthew, and
Mark. I cannot wait to see pictures of him standing in the
holy place. Truly, this is the abomination that will cause
the desolation. As if him riding through Jerusalem on the
10th of Nisan as the peacemaker of the world isn't enough,
now he is going to Bethlehem, to the holy place.
I really do believe we just have days left until things
begin to unravel. I'm so excited to see how all of these
events start to unfold. If only the Jewish people would
get out of the cities. I don't know how to convince them
to flee to the mountains, but Jesus warned them that they
needed to get out of the city when the abomination is set
up, which should take place on Friday when Obama stands in
the holy place. If only they could see and were not
blinded.
Blessings,
Renee
P.S. Notice that Jesus says, "When you see STANDING in the holy place..." Obama did not kneel down at the grotto. Remember in the movie, "The Bible", showing on the History Channel this month, that when all the Kings of the East and shepherds saw the baby, they ALL kneeled down to worship Him (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zd2XABANjw watch starting at 1 hour). Matthew 2:11 - "On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they BOWED DOWN AND WORSHIPED HIM. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh." This is the appropriate response - kneeling before the King. Obama did not kneel, he just stood there, as Jesus prophesied that he would. One day, he will bow his knee. This ABOMINATION that we have all just witnessed will cause the desolation to take place. The abomination causes the desolation. Obama is an abomination to the Lord. DESOLATION = A STATE OF COMPLETE DESTRUCTION, DEVASTATION, AND RUIN.
Two days
ago, the President said in Hebrew, “So long as there is
a United States, you are not alone.” So, if there
is no United States, Israel stands alone. Knock out the
Queen to get to the King. Revelation 18:7-8: "In
her heart she boasts, ‘I sit enthroned as queen. I am not a widow; I will never mourn.’ Therefore in one day her
plagues will overtake her: death, mourning and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who
judges her." During his speech, US
President Barack Obama said "Israel is the most
powerful country in the region, and has the unshakable
support of the strongest nation in the world."
The desolation involves the Rapture of the firstfruits (or
firstborn) to be protected for 1260 days (Revelation 12),
the trampling of Jerusalem for 1260 days (Revelation
11:2), the start of the ministry of the 2 witnesses in
sackcloth for 1260 days (Revelation 11:3) which I believe
will be the left-behind Church and Israel, and the
destruction of Babylon America.
http://jesusiscoming2015.webs.com/whenistherapture.htm
The 7-year timeline (2009 to 2016) that represents the 7000-year plan of God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KQxdP59gPA
March 31 / April 1, 2013 Rapture? A look at the 7th
day of Unleavened Bread
(parts 1-3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1rJcN7jlzU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ci6DG0NdTg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OXPYH_A9sM