"Let the Reader Understand…"

June 7, 2014

“Let the Reader Understand…”

Blessings folk!

After giving an amazing, succinct synopsis of the balance of history, Jesus then fills in some details as He answers the disciples questions.

Matthew 24:15
15 “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.


Jesus begins with “therefore”.
We always give close heed to “therefore”.
It draws a conclusion considering what had been previously discussed.
So, Jesus is drawing attention, specifically to “the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet…” in the context of what He had just said.

What is this “abomination?
We will look at that later.

For today note the things we see here.

Jesus told them that they would “see” something.
They were to look.
They were to pay attention.

Jesus called Daniel “the prophet”.
Jesus believed that Daniel was a prophet.
Most of current theological academia disputes this truth and does not agree.
They are in error.
This is really a common and amazingly profound error.
Theological academia (I’m painting with broad strokes here) generally do not believe in the things that Jesus confirmed.

They do not believe that Daniel was a prophet.
Jesus said he was.

They do not believe that Jonah was a real person with a real story.
Jesus said he was.

Matthew 12:39
39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;


They do not believe that Noah was real and experienced a universal flood.
Jesus said it occurred.

Matthew 24:37-39
37 For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
38 
For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.


Jesus believed the truth of Daniel, Jonah, Noah...and other things denied by man - garden of Eden, marriage between man/woman, Adam/Eve, satan, evil, etc.

He told them to be aware when they see the abomination of which Daniel the Prophet - not Daniel the historian - spoke.

We see some other things.
That which was spoken by Daniel would be “standing in the holy place”.
Hummm. That infers some things.

Jesus then tells what to do.

Those in Judea were to flee to the mountains when they saw this.

We are called to understand.
Jesus did not speak the “let the reader understand” line.
The Spirit led the gospel writers to write this emphatic, parenthetical command.
We are to understand.

Do you?

Understanding will be developing…hang on! Happy