VERSE 13

Daniel 8:13 (KJV)
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?


1.1 Transgression
1. The breaking of God's law
a.
1 John 3:4 (KJV)
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.


2. Transgression is sin
a.
Romans 7:7 (KJV)
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet
.

3. This power is breaking the Law of God and living in sin
a.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (KJV)
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.


4. Making desolate the truth of God's Word
a.
Daniel 7:25 (KJV)
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

b.
Daniel 8:12 (KJV)
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.


1.2 The Daily
1. If you have a good King James Bible, you will have to look this up to see. Notice that "sacrifice" is in italic's; which means it's a supplied word and not in the original text.

2. THE DAILY comes from the Hebrew word tāmîd which actually means continually; and is linked up with the TRANSGRESSION OF DESOLATION by the word AND. This is like saying Wayne and Julia Smith; two different people with the same association of the last name Smith. Therefore, THE DAILY is essentially linked to an evil power because what fellowship does light have with darkness (2 Cor 6:14-15), and Christ with Balial.

1.3 The Sanctuary
THE SANCTUARY
1. From the Hebrew word qodesh, which only refers to a sanctuary of God; whether earthly or heavenly. We'll get to more of this later.

2. Chronologically looking at this prophecy, we see that the pagan roman empire has already arose. Remember that the roman catholic church is the little horn, but it was pagan rome, through Titus, that drove the earthly sanctuary into the ground when they destroyed Jerusalem in 70AD.

3. When we look at the topic of the CLEANSING OF THE SANCTUARY, we will see that Christ moved to the Holy of Holies because He started His High Priestly ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary in 31 AD, because this earthly sanctuary was just a shadow and example of the heavenly (Hebrews 8:1-6).

4. When placing things together, we find that the SANCTUARY referred to can only be the Heavenly Sanctuary with the ministry of Christ as our High Priest. This will become clearer as we go.

1.4 A Host
1. Mass of persons.

2. This mass of persons is connected with the Heavenly Sanctuary and the High Priestly Ministry of Christ (2 Cor 6:14-16).

3. The mass of people are God's people.

4. They are being trodden under foot, which is brought to light in Rev 11:2, where the papacy is treading under foot the holy city, that is, God's church (His people) for 3 1/2 prophetic years (1260 actual years).

1.5 Relationships of Two
1. SANCTUARY and HOST are linked by BOTH and AND.

2. DAILY and TRANSGRESSION were linked by AND

3. the DAILY AND TRANSGRESSION are treading underfoot BOTH the SANCTUARY AND HOST.

1.5 Comparing Two Beliefs
1. Now that we know what these words mean and, especially, how they are linked, let's replace these words with the meaning of the words and see what they look like. First, we are going to look at it through the eyes of the popular teaching and belief by replacing the words with what the popular teaching says they are.
a. “Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be] the vision [concerning] the HIGH PRIESTLY MINISTRY OF CHRIST [sacrifice], and the PAPACY, to give both the HIGH PRIESTLY MINISTRY OF CHRIST and HIS PEOPLE to be trodden under foot?"

2. This makes absolutely no sense at all. If the DAILY is the HIGH PRIESTLY MINISTRY OF CHRIST, then Christ joins with the papacy to trodden Himself and His people under foot. Now, let's put the meaning of the words which we have discovered in this study and see how it looks.
a. “Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be] the vision [concerning] PAGANISM [sacrifice], and the PAPCY, to give both the HIGH PRIESTLY MINISTRY OF CHRIST and HIS PEOPLE to be trodden under foot?"
NOTE:
Now that is complete harmony in the verse. Two evil powers treading under foot two good powers.

1.6 Conclusion
In the conclusion to verse 13 we see that by the "continuance" (daily) of desolation we understand that paganism, in the body of Christ, the people, is meant to be all through history. When we look through the ages and see that paganism has been the leading agency of satan's opposition to the work of God in the earth, we can see why the continuance, or daily, is applied to the desolation. We understand by revelation of other prophecy, and history, that the transgression of desolation is the papacy. It is the transgression (or rebellion, as the word also means) of desolation; as if under this period of the history of the church the desolating power had rebelled against all restraint previously imposed upon it.
a.
“From a religious point of view, the world has presented these two strong phases of opposition against the Lord's word in the earth. Hence, although three earthly governments are introduced in the prophecy as oppressors of the church, they are here ranged under two heads: "the daily" and the "transgression of desolation." Medo-Persia was pagan; Greece was pagan; Rome in its first phase was pagan. These were all embraced in the "daily". Then comes the papal form, the "transgression of desolation," a marvel of craft and cunning, an incarnation of cruelty. No wonder the cry has gone up from suffering martyrs from age to age, "How long O Lord, how long?" No wonder the Lord, in order that hope might not wholly die out of the hearts of His downtrodden, waiting people, has shown them the future events of the world's history. All these persecuting powers shall meet an utter and everlasting destruction."
Daniel and the Revelation by Uriah Smith, pgs. 164 - 165.


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