Have We Followed "Cunningly Devised Fables"?

Appendix B

A Literal Translation of the "HA TAMID" Passages in Daniel

8:11. And even up to the Prince of the host he [the little horn] acted greatly, and away from [opposed to] him HA TAMID was lifted up [taken up, exalted, absorbed, incorporated], and was rejected [despised, cast down, overthrown] the site [headquarters, base] of his sanctuary [MIQDASH, a dedicated place, the center of paganism].

8:12a. And a host [TSABA, the apostate church] shall be given and joined with HA TAMID in iniquity [HA TAMID be PESHA].

8:12b. And it cast down truth to the ground, and it wrought and prospered.

8:13a. And I heard one holy one speaking, and another holy one spoke to so-and-so who was speaking,

8:13b. "For how long the vision HA TAMID, the desolating iniquity, the giving of both sanctuary [QODESH, always refers only to the Lord's holy sanctuary] and [its] host to trampling?"

8:14. And he said unto me, "Unto 2300 evening-mornings, then shall the sanctuary [QODESH] be righted [justified, vindicated, cleansed]."

11:31. And arms [military might] shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute [disgrace, dishonor] the sanctuary [MIQDASH] of strength [military refuge, bastion, haven], and shall remove [SUR; take away] HA TAMID, and shall place [post, establish] the abomination that makes desolate [even worse than paganism-the papacy].

12:11. And from the time that HA TAMID shall be taken away [SUR, removed, turned aside] to set up the abomination that makes desolate, 1290 days.