In Matthew the Olivet discord it has a footnote.(let the reader understand)
We know it happened around 66AD.
Why did it include the footnote?
Is that a prophesy of both mid and distant future?
If it was to metaphorically happen today what would that look like?
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"That's a description of the Antichrist...
Not the subject of this thread...
This one is about the "Abomination that causes desolation" in the Olivet discourse."
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The temple was destroyed in 66 AD or close to that time frame sir, but I do not think that Jesus was speaking about that when he referenced the Abomination of Desolation. There are a few Keys that give this away in the Olivet discourse. Lets look at this.
Jesus was asked by his disciples when shall these things come to pass (destruction of the temple) but also asked 2 other questions, when will the end come ? and what will be the signs of thy coming ? So they asked 3 questions. So, verse 4-13, is Jesus telling the disciples about many things that will happen, then tells them they must endure in their Faith through all these tests. I mean he says don't let men deceive you, false messiahs will show up, sorrows will happen, the world will kill you and persecute you, but stay in the faith/endure in the faith, until the end {of your lives). Then Jesus tells them when the End Times will start, in verse 14.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. {{ So the Gospel has to be preached unto all the world for the End to Come !! That could not be speaking about the Temple and its destruction in 66 AD, because below, the very next verse, we are told when you see the Abomination of Desolation, then you should Flee Judea ( Rev. 12 we see Israel Flee into the Wilderness, away from the Anti-Christ). And in verse 21 below, Jesus says, for there shall be Great Tribulation, like the World has never seen, nor will ever see again. So could that be in 66 AD ? No, it could not be, because we saw in the 20th Century alone, over 100 million people killed by wars and despots. So we have seen FAR WORSE than 66 AD and Jesus said it would be the worst tribulation of all time, so we have to discount the Abomination of Desolation being in 66 AD. Thus when is it ? It has to have been in the 20th Century or later because we understand Jesus words to be facts. There was no temple in Israel in the 20th Century, so this has to be a Future Event !! And it does coincide with the Anti-Christ/Beast of Revelation 13. imho. }}
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.
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be GREAT TRIBULATION, such as WAS NOT since the BEGINNING of the world to this time, no, NOR EVER SHALL BE. { KEY IS HERE } God Bless.