The Daily Sacrifice: The Abolition of, Foretold
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The concept of the daily sacrifice holds significant importance in the religious practices of ancient Israel, as outlined in the Old Testament. The daily sacrifice, also known as the "continual burnt offering," was a central element of worship in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem. It symbolized the constant devotion and atonement required by the Israelites to maintain their covenant relationship with God. However, the Scriptures also foretell a time when this daily sacrifice would be abolished, a prophecy that has been the subject of much theological discussion and interpretation.

Biblical Foundation

The daily sacrifice is first instituted in the Book of Exodus, where God commands the Israelites to offer two lambs a day, one in the morning and one at twilight, as a regular burnt offering (Exodus 29:38-42). This practice is reiterated in the Book of Numbers: "You are to present to the LORD at the appointed times the food offerings prescribed for you, consisting of burnt offerings and drink offerings" (Numbers 28:2).

Prophetic Foretelling of Abolition

The prophecy concerning the abolition of the daily sacrifice is most notably found in the Book of Daniel. Daniel 8:11-12 speaks of a "little horn" that would rise and "take away the daily sacrifice." The passage reads: "It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. And on account of transgression, the host will be given over to the horn along with the daily sacrifice. It will fling truth to the ground and will prosper in whatever it does" (Daniel 8:11-12).

Further elaboration is found in Daniel 9:27, which states: "And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations will come the desolator, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him" (Daniel 9:27). This prophecy is often interpreted as referring to a future period of tribulation and desecration.

Daniel 11:31 also mentions the cessation of the daily sacrifice: "His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation" (Daniel 11:31). This passage has been historically linked to the actions of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who desecrated the Second Temple, but it is also seen as a foreshadowing of future events.

Theological Interpretations

The abolition of the daily sacrifice is a topic of considerable debate among theologians and scholars. Some view these prophecies as having been fulfilled in historical events, such as the desecration of the Second Temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes or the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD by the Romans. Others interpret these passages as pointing to future eschatological events, particularly in the context of the end times and the rise of the Antichrist.

From a conservative Christian perspective, the abolition of the daily sacrifice is often seen as part of God's sovereign plan, highlighting the transition from the Old Covenant, centered on the Temple and its sacrifices, to the New Covenant, established through the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This transition underscores the belief that Christ's atonement is the ultimate and final sacrifice, rendering the daily sacrifices of the Old Testament obsolete.

Conclusion

The prophecy of the abolition of the daily sacrifice remains a profound and complex topic within biblical eschatology. It serves as a reminder of the temporal nature of earthly institutions and the eternal significance of Christ's redemptive work.
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Daniel 9:26,27
And after three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and to the end of the war desolations are determined.
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Daniel 11:31
And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that makes desolate.
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The Twofold Testimony of John - the First Sabbath of Jesus's ...
... to its teaching about the Lamb of the Daily Sacrifice. ... on the symbolic import of
this sacrifice in regard ... is on his defence for teaching the abolition by Jesus ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iii the twofold testimony.htm

The Mystery
... for the things which are there foretold, as to ... be given to him against the daily
sacrifice, on account ... described, so nearly precedes the full abolition of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the mystery.htm

Period ii. The Post-Apostolic Age: AD 100-AD 140
... instruments I may be found a sacrifice to God. ... so Christians when punished increase
more and more daily. ... of tumult because He meditated the abolition of death. ...
/.../a source book for ancient church history/period ii the post-apostolic age .htm

Hymns for Christian Devotion
... Daily and nightly Devotion ... praises crown his head; His name, like sweet perfume,
shall rise With every morning sacrifice. ... Prayer for the Abolition of Slavery ...
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Introduction.
... of the new counter-reformation was the abolition of a ... him at all; for our one atoning
Sacrifice has been ... its virtue we are enabled to offer daily our spiritual ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arnold/the christian life/introduction.htm

Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
... Search the Scriptures daily, whether the things I have ... for us, an offering and a
sacrifice to God ... truth, and petitioning Parliament for the abolition of slavery ...
/.../an appeal to the christian women of the south/appeal to the christian women.htm

The Counter-Reformation
... sacrifice, namely the Mass, the clean oblation foretold by the ... not deemed prudent
to allow the sacrifice to be ... to face with a strong and daily increasing party ...
/.../chapter iv the counter-reformation.htm

Faustus States his Objections to the Morality of the Law and the ...
... among them, so that there was a daily strife among ... of its promises is shown in the
abolition of circumcision ... He by certain types prefigures the true sacrifice. ...
/.../faustus states his objections to.htm

Introductory Notice Respecting Tauler's Life and Times
... freedom of the spirit, and the abolition of all ... often twice a day, besides performing
mass daily; and so ... very faculties for using them; and sacrifice, not only ...
/.../introductory notice respecting taulers life.htm

Period iii. The Critical Period: AD 140 to AD 200
... this different race has come hither to us from above for the abolition of death ... of
the Demiurge, who was made according to the image, they say was foretold by a ...
/.../a source book for ancient church history/period iii the critical period .htm

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