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NASB | Daniel 9:27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 9:27 "And he will enter into a binding and irrevocable covenant with the many for one week (seven years), but in the middle of the week he will stop the sacrifice and grain offering [for the remaining three and one-half years]; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until the complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who causes the horror." |
Bible Question: Can you provide any added information on the abomination of desolation spoken of in Daniel, Matthew and Mark? Ive had trouble understanding what this phrase means. |
Bible Answer: Jilliebbean, Good question, though there is not a definitive answer to it. I'll present a rough sketch of ideas and thoughts on the topic. There are Jewish scholars that believe that the abomination took place 186 BC when Antiochus Epiphanes, the king of Syria, sacrificed a pig in the Holy of Holies. Though horrific it didn't seem to leave the Jewish nation desolate per say. As Christians we do not accept this since Jesus spoke of it happening in a future based on his present. A very popular belief, and probably the most correct one, is that it had something to do with Jerusalem being sacked by the Romans in 70 AD. Both Futurists and Preterists scholars agree on this, though timing of this is the only thing for certian. Unfortunately, no one is exactly sure what the abomination was. We know that Jewish Zealots murdered many preists in the Temple and this might have been the abomination spoken of. In turn though, if one does accept the 70 AD view, then one admits that at that time it would have been apparent as to what the abomination was. A full futurist view holds that the man of sin, or the 'AntiChrist' will enter a Third temple in Jerusalem and declare that he is God. Since this is a future view it is infalsifiable and can't be disproven out right. But, the Bible, the NT anyways, does support the 70 AD view above the others. Hope that helps, take care, SUEDE |