Idols/Idolatry (still existent)are also an abomination(Demons are frequently referred to as idols too.)
Deuteronomy 7:25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an ABOMINATION to the LORD thy God.
To understand how this ancient principle would apply to worship in our new temple, it is important to understand the concept of idolatry. Why did people go through so much effort to defy God? First it is the presence of the haughty, rebellious spirit in man that is the beginning of this kind of an abomination. Idols are usually representations of the spiritual rulers, powers and principalities, and worship of these is what is referred to as the worship of the host of the heavens on many occasions in the scripture. Sometimes this is done without the presence of an actual idol made out by the hands for the purpose. This would include the many forms of indulgences especially present in modern spiritualism and even the more historical indulgences with ancestral spirits, which really refers to demons. This principle is applicable today in that we are not to worship these spiritual beings at all. If you come from this background, at salvation, you completely cut off yourself from honor given to such. It is not good to honor powers of wickedness because the honor will soon turn to bondage. The devil comes only to kill, steal, and destroy.
Accursed(dedicated to or of propensity to attract the demonic) things were also considered an abomination. This would include idols, or more recently, charms that range in form from culture to culture. This is, aside from worship, knowingly associating with such powers of darkness(idols). Form this we get the wisdom on separation from unholy fellowships. What fellowship has light and darkness? Some of the dizzying and warm, fuzzy feelings we seek after in powerful ministry can be part of these powers of wickedness, so learn to test spirits. Unless you are sure of the source of the power, stay away, lest you become part of the offering of the abominations.
Accursed(dedicated to or of propensity to attract the demonic) things were also considered an abomination. This would include idols, or more recently, charms that range in form from culture to culture. This is, aside from worship, knowingly associating with such powers of darkness(idols). Form this we get the wisdom on separation from unholy fellowships. What fellowship has light and darkness? Some of the dizzying and warm, fuzzy feelings we seek after in powerful ministry can be part of these powers of wickedness, so learn to test spirits. Unless you are sure of the source of the power, stay away, lest you become part of the offering of the abominations.
Deuteronomy 7:26Neither shalt thou bring an ABOMINATION into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: [but] thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it [is] a cursed thing.The conclusion of this is that demons and demonic powers are an abomination before God. It is for this reason that the sacrifices of the wicked(living under the bidding and authority of powers of darkness) are an abomination before God.
It is an abomination for the wicked to offer sacrifice to God- No wonder the antichrists invasion of the temple of worship of the true God led to a serious catastophie: Note his act of removal of the daily sacrifice(of the righteous) and its replacement with his own.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an ABOMINATION to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
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