The established place of His sanctuary (Jehovah's Christian Organisation) has not been thrown down which is contiguous with the constant features removal? 8:11. vs12 even combines the the army being given over because of transgression.
Jehovah gave a prophecy 6000 years ago that is just now about to come true. If time is the criteria for deciphering prophecy then we'll never get there. Also, Daniel and of course other prophets wrote about the end time.
Read the prophecy of Joel. Then read this. The removal of the constant feature is EVERYTHING associated with Christ's congregation.
There was obviously more to daily sacrife than burning animals. There is the whole wheel of observance and worship centering upon daily sacrifice, yearly sacrifice for sins of Israel, festivals,the sabbath, the synagogue and all this had Jah's blessing until Christ. That was the constant feature for them. Watchtower's conventions, assemblies, Gilead, meetings and field service directed from Bethel, their constant feature still has the blessing of Jehovah upon it untill we see the disgusting thing standing where it ought not, then it's her end and Jehovah will withdraw His protection. Lam2:3?Jesus arrival was anticipated for a very long time.
He was to be the final "Lamb" to be sacrificed.
Animal sacrifice was a constant feature of worship for a couple thousand years.
It was the heart and core of that worship.
Jesus' death removed the need for that constant feature.
Do you really think that Daniel would refer to the door-to-door preaching work that wouldn't take place for a couple thousand years after he wrote that, and would only last a few decades, as a "constant feature"?
The "preaching work" is a tiny blip in all of human history's worship if Jehovah.
I don't think it qualifies as a "constant" feature.
Do you think it does?
No, the preaching work continued, our Cong covered it’s territory several times faster and started studies with people who likely we would have never seen door to door.
I am sure the opposite could be stated too, and even more so, that many who could have been reached door to door have not been.
You never know when you're pouring a little water on a good seed. Sometimes it might be one thing you say that starts it off and then later on it clicks. People better get clicking soon.
I took your advice...although it wasn't directed at me.
"Joel harmonizes with the prophecy of Daniel, which depicts the king of fierce countenance trampling upon God’s spiritual sanctuary and causing the “constant feature” of sacrifice to cease for a time. So, in harmony with Isaiah and Daniel, and numerous other prophecies as well, the prophecy of Joel is foretelling how the congregation of Christ will be laid low during a time of unprecedented calamity."
"Essentially the prophets foretell the very thing that the Watchtower only states as a hypothetical possibility in regards to individuals being “scattered and lost” should they ever be cutoff from “this means of communication.” The fact is, though, the Watchtower does not merely claim to be the channel of communication to God’s congregation, the evidence abounds that it has actually served as a vital channel for truth-thirsty Christians. That being the case, the last verse of the first chapter of Joel does not bode well for Jehovah’s channel: “The beasts of the field also keep longing for you, because the channels of water have dried up, and fire itself has devoured the pasture grounds of the wilderness.”"
"There is no other reasonable conclusion that can be drawn except that the prophecy of Joel portends the utter collapse of the house of God."
"Jehovah’s Witnesses—like domestic cattle that depend upon their human owner for feedstock—will lose their spiritual pasturage and wander about dazed and confused at the unexpected turn of events! "
"Bethel’s demise will have the inevitable knock-on effect of causing the worldwide work to come to a sudden halt. "
Nice summary. The removal seems to be part of the result rather than the cause.
From Robert's article...the complete destruction of the WBTS. But I'm not saying Robert is a prophet and anything he says is absolute. Still, IMO, he's got a real good handle on Bible prophecy so I tend to believe him.
Interesting...I'm considering what you've said...
I certainly do and have thus voiced it here too. But like all good things we have to wait...if March 20, 2020 was that date then October 29 2023 will end the 1290 days....I am looking to see what the brother said about Chapter 8:11. I believe there are two fulfillments to this event....Daniel 8 is in regard to the time of Roman rule and Christ's coming to end transgression and the later fulfillment of the sanctuary thrown down with the placing to the disgusting thing, was Jerusalems destruction after the return of the Roman army in 70 ce, Jesus said a stone will not be left upon a stone . The sanctuary and the place of sacrifices ceased not only because of the Romans but because Jehovah brought it to an end with Jesus.