Description: What is the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet that stands in the Holy place that brings desolation in Matthew 24:15 and Daniel 9:27?
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The abomination of desolation (Matthew 24:15) is another one of those prophetic topics that meets with a lot of misunderstanding and a lot of speculation. Some Christians, including theologians have said that it was Antiochus Epiphanes who sacrificed a pig in the temple nearly 200 years before Christ was even born. But to just state one point, why would the Word of God put such emphasis on this event that has long past and no longer has any relevancy?
After Jesus stated to the Apostles in Matthew chapter 24 that the day would come when every stone of the temple would be torn down, the Apostles asked Jesus two questions. One was, when would this happen and the other was, what would be the signs of His coming.
And so Jesus responded by speaking of these two time periods. One was the destruction of the temple by the Roman army in 70 A.D just after His first coming, and the other time period was of course referring to His second coming.
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