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Abomination of Desolation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The abomination of desolation (or desolating sacrilege ) is a term found in the Hebrew Bible, in the book of Daniel. It also occurs in the book of 1 Maccabees and in the New Testament gospels. The...
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ye shall see...", so we can conclude that it was to be an abomination associated with the desolation of Jerusalem, in the future to the time at which Jesus delivered this discourse, even though it was spoken of by Daniel the prophet over 500 years prior to the Discourse.
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A common belief is that a future Antichrist will set up an altar to himself in the Jerusalem temple. This event is often called the Abomination of Desolation.
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Matthew & Mark mention the abomination. Luke, inserts, in the exact place of mentioning the abomination, "when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies". ... The Abomination of desolation were the Roman Armies that surrounded and destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD. ... Abomination of desolation = Jerusalem surrounded by armies...
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Zeus and Dionysus were worshipped as "the Abomination of Desolation" in the Jerusalem temple. It is a historical fact that the Jews anticipated that the Messiah would be Bacchus of Dionysus--the perverted new wineskin god.
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Prior to the destruction of Jerusalem the temple became a gathering place for wicked men. Jesus instructs the disciples that when they see such "abomination of desolation" they were to "flee to the mountains." This passage does not refer in any way to some future return of our Lord.
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The abomination of desolation was the Roman armies that made Jerusalem desolate for their wickedness in persecuting and crucifying Jesus Christ. And most believers understood this until the last few generations.
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