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"YOU DO NOT KNOW ON WHAT DAY YOUR LORD IS COMING". BUT BE SPIRITUALLY READY IN ORDER TO COME TO KNOW THE WATCH OF HIS COMING. (From Matt 24:42-45).

"…and they⁽¹⁾ will be given into his hand for a time, and times and half a time".
(From Daniel 7:25 NWT).

"…the saints shall be handed over to him". (From Daniel 7:25 Moffatt).

WHY? HOW? BY WHOM?
The expressions of importance in the above scriptures, are the words "be given" or "handed over" to satan. They⁽¹⁾ are all the holy ones (or saints) and their spiritual work. (NWT. Moffatt). Holy ones (with God's Spirit) could only be given into satan's hand by God Himself (as in the example that all kingdoms and rulerships under heaven are to be given to the holy ones of the Supreme One. (Dan 7:27). For these holy ones to "be given" or "handed over" into satan's hand obviously means that satan is given full authority over them for the stated period of 3½ years. The associated period of 2,300 evenings and mornings ends at the same time, but is a longer period. There were signs of this final apostasy among JWs years before the 3½ years of their "trampling" began. (Dan 8:13,14. 11:39). But why has Almighty God decided upon these spiritual desolations (Dan 9:27), in the greater and final fulfilment, to go pouring out? The answer is stated in Daniel 12:10 and 11:32-35: Until there is an extermination of all apostates now in the land of spiritual "Israel", including all unfaithful Gentiles standing in the holy place and acting as priests (that they falsely refer to as 'older men' or 'elders'). (1 Peter 5:1. 2:5). Anointed holy ones of God refusing to apostatize themselves with these unsealed 'elders' (or, "arms". Dan 11:31), are removed. Collectively, only loyal anointed holy ones are underpriests of God (despite the "trampling" that occurred during the 2,300 evenings and mornings). Loyal holy ones fear only God, not men, and they are not led into apostasy by means of smooth words. (Dan 11:32).

Those satan can still manipulate, and that are spiritually awakened to their sin before God, prove to be an abhorrence to Him. (Dan 11:31. 12:2). While under this spiritual test of obedience during the "wrath Divine", when anointed members of the Kingdom of God are handed over to Gentiles acting in place of spiritual "Jews" (Rom 2:28,29), these unsealed authority-seekers are made manifest by their satanic positions of authority in The Christ's congregations and by the way they have treated Jesus' brothers; including their acceptance of attempts to change the times and law of God contained in His Holy Word. (See "Little Scroll" Pages 777-854 for irrefutable evidence of this). This apostasy, and the following evidence, rules out the League or United Nations as being the "disgusting thing standing in a holy place" as is claimed by the sect of JWs.

The League or United Nations has been in authority for fifty years, not 3½ years. There is no evidence of their removing the "constant feature" (Holy Spirit). Neither was this organization 'broken without hand' (authority) after the 3½ year period, but still goes on, and in a greater way than fifty years ago. And although the League or United Nations organization is rebellious against God, it has not actually changed the "times and law" of God in His Holy Word. (Dan 7:25). But there is evidence of apostate covenant-leavers and Gentile followers of these who have, and that are still causing desolation: "And upon the wing of disgusting things there will be the one causing desolation; and until an extermination, the very thing decided upon will go pouring out also upon the one lying desolate" ⁽²⁾. (Dan 9:27). Notice that "until an extermination" these things would pour out upon those who are of the "disgusting thing" and those they desolate. If, as these apostates teach, the Roman army profaned the sanctuary in 70 CE in the minor fulfilment, why would Jehovah during the "appointed times" of the end resurrect the Roman army to use as His exterminators of apostates today?

NOTES:

(1) See footnote in Large Print Edition of NWT.

(2) These letters of denunciation are addressed to members of the "disgusting thing", also
described as the "man of lawlessness". (See Pages 861A, 861B, 861C of the "Little Scroll").

(3) The book of Daniel is not written in a chronological order of events.

(4) Imprisonment of a few JWs did not remove the "constant feature" of God from mankind,
and neither did the United Nations cause desolation in the holy place.

5/9/78.