The abomination of desolation that Daniel spoke of, has already happened!

Daniel speaks of abominations in chapter 9

Daniel 9:27 In the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease; and on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate; and even to the full end, and that determined, shall wrath be poured out on the desolate.

In Matthew 24 Jesus speaks of this abomination of Daniel:

Matthew 24:15 “When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Many people say this is still yet to come, but that is incorrect, because when you take the parallel verse of Luke, you can see Luke leaves no doubt at what Jesus was talking about:

Luke 21:20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.

Luke is talking about the destruction of Jerusalem. And that's exactly what Jesus already said in verse 1-2:

Matthew 24:1 Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “Don’t you see all of these things? Most assuredly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”

So the abomination of desolation has already happened in the midst of the 7-year Jewish-Roman war (which is the 70th week of Daniel 9:27), in the year 70 when Titus destroyed the temple, performed heathen rituals and declared himself to be stronger than God by robbing the temple treasures and parading them through Rome. For which the Romans built him an arc to remember it.

As the emperor of Rome, he also wanted to be worshiped as god.

Later Hadrian founded a Roman city Aelia Capitolina on the ruins of Jerusalem, and built a temple to Jupiter on the temple mount. (source: Cassius Dio, Roman History, 69.12.)

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