These verses come in the context of the Olivet Discourse, which begins with Jesus telling his disciples that the temple will be destroyed (24:1-2). Many people try to say the verses in Daniel 8:9-14, 9:27, 11:29-35, 12:8-13 that refer to the “abomination of desolation” have already been fulfilled. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus prophesied of an event that he called the Abomination of Desolation (see also Daniel’s Seventieth Week). the sacrifice was abolished by Nebuchadnezzar in the His listeners were certainly familiar with the term and likely understood what he was talking about even though it may seem obscure to us today. This article will dive into what the abomination of desolation is, the typology of the figure behind the abomination, and what this means for Christians today. more, on many subjects, by visiting If a group of Christians sat down to list perplexing passages, it wouldn’t take long for someone to mention Matthew 24:15-16: “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”. Those who know God will resist him, as we see in the case of the revolt. After the goat had destroyed the ram (Persia), the large horn was broken and four others came up in its place.
He specifically says that the book of Daniel would hold the key to understanding this prediction. The prospect of a Russian-Turkish-Iranian alliance is […], Bible prophecy predicts that there will be several significant events signaling the End of the Age. While the world is heading for a judgment day as a result of sin and rejecting God's love through Christ, an individual can escape that fate through a simple act of faith.
Christ goes into vivid detail of the signs and events that will comprise what is often called in Scripture the tribulation, a period of time in which God pours out His wrath on the unbelieving world and upon the Antichrist and his kingdom.
. This prediction by Jesus about the Abomination of Desolation is one that is particularly important to cross-reference thoroughly before we interpret it.
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We begin with the key phrase, “abomination of desolation.”, The term “abomination” (Hebrew toevah and siqqus) appears more than 100 times in the Old Testament and just a few times in the New Testament. One God.
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So serve Him. It may seem to us that they asked three questions: But a close reading shows that Jesus heard and answered two questions.
The abomination of desolation therefore marks the beginning of the wars of the end. As a result of their victory, Jewish people today still celebrate the Feast of the Dedication in remembrance of when the temple was finally cleansed in 165 B.C.
NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. There is no god but God. Jesus gave relatively little attention to the question “When?” and much toward the question “How shall we live faithfully?” Preaching on such texts today should be shaped by Jesus’ concern for the welfare and endurance of his church. In the last chapter of his book, Daniel asks an angel about the timing of the events of the end.
This highlights an important concept in the study of prophecy.
This means that while the first 3-1/2 years of Daniel’s 70th Week may be characterized by the iron rule of a ruthless but popular empire, the last 3 1/2 years will be transformed into a battleground of world-wide destruction.
(Space forbids that I address double and partial fulfillments of elements of 24:3-35. The antichrist will create laws that will outlaw Christianity, and any who resist will be put to death or severely persecuted.
When the Antichrist exalts himself to the point of deity, the righteousness of God will simply not permit his empire to continue.
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there will be 1,290 days.". differed only after knowledge came unto them, through The author of this article strongly believes Daniel 1-12 were written during the lifetime of Daniel, foreshadowing the events to come in four hundred years, and in the end times. giveth death; and He has Power over all things.
Recorded history points us directly to the person of Antiochus IV Epiphanes as the only possible fulfillment of this prophecy.