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    abomination
    /əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃn/

    noun

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  2. www.ucg.org › what-is-an-abominationWhat is an abomination? - United Church of God

    Nov 30, 2010 · Abomination is used exclusively to describe things that are disgusting, loathsome and absolutely intolerable—things that are unacceptable to God. Christians would do well to take note of what God labels abominations. Such things, be they actions, attitudes or objects, have no place in the life of a follower of Jesus Christ.

  3. www.ucg.org › the-good-news › just-what-is-the-abomination-ofJust What Is the Abomination of Desolation ... - United Church of...

    Sep 29, 1999 · Jesus Christ's Olivet prophecy, recorded for us in Matthew 24, Mark 16 and Luke 21, is one of the Bible's most familiar prophecies. In it Jesus warns of a coming time of unprecedented trouble. He advises people in Judea to flee when they see the "abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet" (Matthew 24:15).

  4. www.ucg.org › what-is-the-abomination-of-desolationWhat Is the "Abomination of Desolation"? - United Church of God

    Part of the "abomination" of Antiochus involved the cessation of the daily temple sacrifices (Daniel 11:31). Yet Daniel's prophecy makes it clear that sacrifices will again be ended in conjunction with the abomination of desolation to come (Daniel 12:9-13). For this prophecy to be fulfilled, it appears that sacrifices will again be instituted ...

  5. www.ucg.org › world-news-and-prophecy › abomination-of-desolationAbomination of Desolation - United Church of God

    Jul 21, 2010 · And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days" (Daniel 11:31; 12:11). Once the abomination of desolation is placed, a definite countdown is set in motion. This countdown highlights the pivotal nature of this prophecy.

  6. www.ucg.org › the-coming-abomination-of-desolationThe Coming "Abomination of Desolation" - United Church of God

    Part of the "abomination" of Antiochus involved the cessation of the daily temple sacrifices (Daniel 11:31). Yet Daniel's prophecy makes it clear that sacrifices will again be ended in conjunction with the abomination of desolation to come (Daniel 12:9-13). For this prophecy to be fulfilled, it appears that sacrifices will again be instituted ...

  7. www.ucg.org › bible-study-tools › bible-questions-and-answersWhat Does It Mean to Blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

    Jun 21, 2018 · Blaspheming the Holy Spirit means denying the power of God and is mentioned by Jesus in connection with the unpardonable sin. It is not something that a person can say or do in a moment by accident or ignorance. Rather, blaspheming the Holy Spirit is a mindset that is firmly set against God and unwilling to acknowledge Him even when one knows ...

  8. www.ucg.org › the-good-news › what-are-the-real-origins-of-easterWhat Are the Real Origins of Easter? | United Church of God

    Apr 2, 2006 · Easter, a pagan festival with its pagan fertility symbols, replaced the God-ordained festivals that Jesus Christ, the apostles and the early Church observed. But this didn't happen immediately. Not until A.D. 325—almost three centuries after Jesus Christ was crucified and resurrected—was the matter settled. Regrettably, it wasn't settled on ...

  9. www.ucg.org › bible-study-tools › bookletsClean and Unclean Meats: Does God's Word Draw a Distinction?

    Aug 20, 2013 · The two chapters give the same reason for God's instruction on clean and unclean meats. In Leviticus 11 God says that to "be holy" one must avoid the unclean. In Deuteronomy 14 Israel was told not to eat "any detestable thing" (Deuteronomy 14:3), "for you are a holy people to the LORD your God" (Deuteronomy 14:2-21).

  10. www.ucg.org › bible-study-tools › bible-questions-and-answersDoes the Bible Forbid Women From Wearing Pants?

    Jan 27, 2011 · The law in Deuteronmy does not refer to women wearing pants. Deuteronomy 22:5 says: "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God." Like many of the statutes, this law may have been needed partly because of the pagan customs in the ...

  11. www.ucg.org › bible-study-tools › bible-questions-and-answersWhat is adultery? - United Church of God

    Feb 16, 2011 · The word adultery means, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, "voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband." In other words, adultery occurs when one or two married people have sex with someone they are not married to.