16 Oct 2015

Matthew 24:15

Posted by joncooper

Matthew 24:15: “When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)”

When the antichrist enters into the Temple during the Tribulation period, that is the abomination of desolation. Some people try to say that this is a reference to the Maccabean Revolt, but Jesus says this is something that will happen in the FUTURE – and the revolt happened in the past! This is something that had not yet taken place in the disciples’ day, but it will happen halfway into the Tribulation.

This passage is also strong evidence that the Temple will be rebuilt at some point. Right now there is no holy place for the antichrist to defile. Before he can do that, the Temple must be rebuilt and functioning. The Temple has not been rebuilt yet, but that will take place at some point in the future.

Also, notice that Jesus attributes this prophecy to Daniel. Liberal scholars like to say that Daniel didn’t write the book that bears his name, and that the prophecies in the second half of that book were added much later by someone else. As you can see, Jesus disagrees.

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