Amazing Facts Season 2024, Episode 17: What Is the Abomination of Desolation?

Walking in Integrity

Scripture: Genesis 6:9, Colossians 2:6, Ephesians 5:8-9 Walking with God doesn't just mean that you occasionally think about God and you come to church once a week. It means having a life, a walk of integrity, a walk of honesty.

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Coronation of the King, Pt. 1

Scripture: 2 Kings 11:1-21, Jeremiah 25:30 How soon is Jesus coming again, and how will He come?

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Coronation of the King, Pt. 2

Scripture: Isaiah 8:20, Matthew 24:36 How soon is Jesus coming again, and how will He come

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Dream of the Empires

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-49 Why did God give a prophetic dream to the king of Babylon and what does it mean?

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The Prince of Pride, Pt. 1

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:6, Isaiah 14:12-15, Romans 6:16 Satan is the prince of pride and he will do whatever it takes to separate us from God, but God's love is stronger than the devil.

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The Prince of Pride, Pt. 2

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 12:4-9, Ezekiel 33:11 Satan is the prince of pride and he will do whatever it takes to separate us from God, but God's love is stronger than the devil.

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The Supreme Sacrifice

Scripture: John 3:16, Acts 16:31, John 3:14-15 God promised Abraham that through his son all the nations of this world would be blessed. When God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac - the son of promise - He provided a ram to be sacrificed in Isaac's place. In the same way, God gave His Son to stand in our place as a sacrifice for sin.

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The Glorious Kingdom

Scripture: John 14:2, Revelation 21:10-12, Isaiah 35:5 Heaven will be a glorious kingdom.

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Commands of the King, Pt. 1

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-28 How does the law of God relate to prophecy? Pt. 1

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Commands of the King, Pt. 2

How does the law of God relate to prophecy? Pt. 2

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The Wonder of the Word, Pt. 1

Scripture: Luke 24:13-27, Luke 11:9-13, John 1:17 The dozens of predictions and prophecies about Jesus' life could never have happened by chance alone. Jesus is the Bible's central figure. Part 1 of 2

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The Wonder of the Word, Pt. 2

Pastor Doug Batchelor's testimony.

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Bricks Without Straw, Pt. 1

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3, Revelation 14:6-7, Exodus 31:17 The Bible is a story of how God calls people out of slavery into the Promised Land, Part 1

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A Portrait of Mary

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Isaiah 7:14 Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a great model of living with Christ in our hearts.

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Jesus in All the Bible, Joshua

In Bible stories you find the gospel echoed through all the characters and the stories.

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The Parable of the Pharisee and Publican

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14, Matthew 6:1 The basic message of God is love. Our attitude shows our true heart.

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What is the only way to be saved?

The Only Way to be Saved

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Bricks Without Straw, Pt. 2

Scripture: Genesis 2:2, Exodus 20:8-11, Colossians 2:13-14 The Bible is a story of how God calls people out of slavery into the Promised Land, Part 2

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Spiritual Imposters

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:5, 1 Timothy 6:15-16, Psalm 115:17 What does the Bible say about death and spirits?

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Cleansing the Sanctuary, Pt. 1

Scripture: Daniel 8:1-27, Daniel 9:23-27 Most of the major prophets in the Bible talk about the Sanctuary, Temple, or Tabernacle. How do these relate to salvation? Part 1 of 2

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Cleansing the Sanctuary, Pt. 2

Scripture: Daniel 8:1-27, Daniel 9:23-27 Most of the major prophets in the Bible talk about the Sanctuary, Temple, or Tabernacle. How do these relate to salvation? Part 2 of 2

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The Final Firestorm

Scripture: John 5:28-29, Romans 6:23, John 3:16 Will there be a burning Hell? How long will the burning last? This presentation provides the Bible truth about Hell and our loving God.

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A River of Life

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-16, Colossians 2:12, Mark 1:9-10 We need cleansing from sin. Baptism symbolizes this important step.

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Windows in Heaven

Scripture: Luke 16:10-11, Luke 14:27-33 What does it mean when God says "I will open up the windows of heaven", speaking of tithes and offerings. Is that still valid today?

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A Woman in the Wilderness

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-6 In the center of Revelation, a woman that flees into the wilderness and brings forth a man-child, is one of the most important studies of Revelation.

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Refusing Babylon’s Buffet, Pt. 1

Scripture: Daniel 1:3-20, Genesis 1:29 What does the Bible say about how to take care of our bodies so that we could have a longer, stronger, more abundant life? - Part 1

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Refusing Babylon’s Buffet, Pt. 2

Scripture: Daniel 1:3-20 What does the Bible say about how to take care of our bodies so that we could have a longer, stronger, more abundant life? - Part 2

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A Mother-Daughter Conspiracy

Scripture: Revelation 14:8, Revelation 17:1-18 What do Herod, Herodias, Salome, and John the Baptist have to do with end-time Bible prophecy?

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Bowing to the Beast

Scripture: Revelation 14:9-12, Revelation 13:1-8, Daniel 2:31-47 In the last days on this earth the devil is going to tell us to change one of God's commandments. We are going to have to choose between obeying God and obeying men.

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The Deadly Mark

Scripture: Revelation 17:9-12, Revelation 7:1-3, Ezekiel 20:12 666. What is it? What does it mean? How does one get it? Will you be lost if you have it?

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Proving the Prophets

Scripture: Amos 3:7, Matthew 24:11, Acts 2:17-18 What is prophecy? Are there prophets? Can we believe what the Bible says about the future? How do we know between true and false prophets?

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The King’s Ambassador

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-3, Revelation 14:1, Malachi 4:4 There should be a difference in the way that Christians conduct themselves that shows what is in their hearts.

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The Goal of the Godly

Scripture: Matthew 26:31-75, Acts 5:29, Psalm 119:165 Our spiritual commitment should take priority over every earthly competitor for our time and attention.

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The Truth About Angels

Scripture: Ezekiel 28:15, Revelation 12:4, John 8:44 Lucifer was perfect—a glorious angel. Yet he became obsessed with himself and rebelled against his loving Creator and stole the hearts of a third of the angels. Ever since, Satan and his demons have been fighting for the possession of every human heart.

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The Everlasting Gospel

Scripture: Revelation 14:6-7, Revelation 13:8, Hebrews 9:22 All of us have sinned, and the penalty is eternal death. That’s the bad news. The good news—the gospel—is that Jesus came to save us from sin’s penalty and power completely and eternally.

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The Coming of the King

Scripture: Revelation 14:14-15, Acts 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16 While we cannot predict the day of Christ’s return, we can know that it’s close—“even at the doors”—by the signs given in the Bible. But God’s Word not only tells us approximately when Jesus will return; it tells us exactly how. Will He come in secret—or in a glorious display of angels and fire?

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The Laws of Life

Scripture: Revelation 14:12, Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 10:4 Many Christians teach that the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross. But if that were true, why would the apostle Paul refer to them as being instrumental in his conversion? Other laws were indeed nailed to the cross, but not the one that explains how we are to love God and our neighbor.

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Worshiping the Creator

Scripture: Revelation 14:6-7, Revelation 14:14, Exodus 20:8-11 Most Christians believe that the seventh-day Sabbath is only for Jews, but the Bible reveals that the Sabbath was established at Creation for all peoples.

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The Temple of God

To teach His people the way of salvation, God instructed them to build a sanctuary. This temple had three main areas: a courtyard, a holy place, and a most holy place. What the priests did in each compartment illustrates what our High Priest is doing today to eradicate sin from our lives.

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When Satan Goes to Church, Pt. 1

Scripture: Revelation 12:12-17, Job 1:6 God wants us to feed and to grow and to blossom as Christians but the devil keeps planting his teachings and his problems in the church to try to sap our strength and our attention. How can we know what his tricks are so that we don't fall into his traps?

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When Satan Goes to Church, Pt. 2

Scripture: Acts 20:27-30, Matthew 13:24-25, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 God wants us to feed and to grow and to blossom as Christians but the devil keeps planting his teachings and his problems in the church to try to sap our strength and our attention. How can we know what his tricks are so that we don't fall into his traps?

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The Devil’s Deadliest Deception

There will be many people in Heaven with different views on how to live but what we cannot get wrong is what is required to get saved. What does God want from us?

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The Hour of His Judgment

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 The first angel of Revelation 14 proclaims a judgment that occurs before Jesus comes in glory. Once every case has been decided in the heavenly courtroom, Jesus will return with His rewards.

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Every Nation and Tongue

Scripture: Revelation 14:6, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 22:16 The last thing Jesus says before He ascends to heaven is to go to teach and baptize. The last words of Jesus should be a first priority for believers. If it's important to Jesus, it should be important to us.

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Blessed are the Dead

Scripture: 2 Kings 20:1, Romans 6:23, Ecclesiastes 9:5-10 Near-death experiences seem to reinforce the popular belief that the soul goes to heaven or hell as soon as the body dies. But the Bible repeatedly describes death as a dreamless sleep from which we awake at one of two resurrections.

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Death Delusions

Scripture: Ezekiel 18:4, Genesis 2:7, Revelation 1:18 What happens to people when they die? We don't need to be afraid of death.

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The Cause and Cure for Discouragement

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-18, Deuteronomy 31:7-8 It's a fact of life that people grapple with discouragement, despair, and depression. There are many causes of discouragement. How can we deal with it?

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The King Returns, Pt. 1

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8, Revelation 14:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:16 The great climax of the world's history is going to be when Christ comes and He sets everything right. Part 1 of 2

The King Returns, Pt. 2

Scripture: Matthew 24:5, Matthew 24:24, Isaiah 8:20 The great climax of the world's history is going to be when Christ comes and He sets everything right. Part 2 of 2

Healing, Health and Holiness, Pt. 1

Scripture: Daniel 1:3-21, Genesis 1:29-30, Leviticus 11:1-47 God says we are to treat our bodies as a temple of the Holy Spirit and to not defile our bodies. Part 1 of 2

The Fullness of Time, Pt. 1

Scripture: John 6:38, Mark 2:10 The prophecies in the Bible prove that Jesus is who He said He is.

The Fullness of Time, Pt. 2

Scripture: Micah 5:2, Luke 2:6-7, Luke 2:34-35 The prophecies in the Bible prove that Jesus is who He said He is. Part 2 of 2

Who Is Jesus?

Scripture: Acts 10:38, Isaiah 7:14, John 1:29 Who is Jesus? Did God really come to Earth in the form of a man to save us?

A Portrait of Mary

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38, Isaiah 7:14, Numbers 36:8 Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a great model of living with Christ in our hearts.

Healing, Health and Holiness, Pt. 2

Scripture: 3 John 1:2, John 10:10, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 God says we are to treat our bodies as a temple of the Holy Spirit and to not defile our bodies. Part 2 of 2

Missing the Most Expensive Wedding

A wedding is supposed to be a lasting covenant and our coming to Jesus is supposed to create a lasting covenant and a union in love, security, and joy.

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