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Matthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through
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Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),”
Daniel’s prophecy states that it will occur in the middle of the week; therefore, this is a correct interpretation for
the beginning of the second half, which is again spoken of by Christ in Matthew as the Great Tribulation.
Matthew 24:21 “For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning
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of the world until now, nor ever will,”
Great Tribulation
Abomination and Desolation:
Holy Temple and Altar
“At the appointed time he will return and
come into the South, but this last time it will
not turn out the way it did before. “For ships
of Kittim (red oval) will come against him;
therefore he will be disheartened and will
return and become enraged at the holy
covenant and take action; so he will come
back and show regard for those who forsake
KITTIM the holy covenant.”
“Forces from him will arise, desecrate the
sanctuary fortress, and do away with the
regular sacrifice. And they will set up the
abomination of desolation.”
“By smooth words he will turn to
godlessness, those who act wickedly toward
the covenant, but the people who know their
God will display strength and take action.
“Those who have insight among the people
will give understanding to the many; yet they
will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity
and by plunder for many days. “Now when
they fall they will be granted a little help, and
many will join with them in hypocrisy.”
Daniel 11:29-34
Map of Hebrew World (1854)
This “Abomination of Desolation” in the End Times is mentioned in greater detail in Daniel 11. It describes the
ships from Kittim (Island of Cyprus) will wage war against the land of the South and it will not turn out the “way
it did before”. The “way it did before” is described in Daniel 11:14-15 where the South had “no strength to make a
stand.” Let us take a look at Ryrie’s commentary relative to the Tribulation period.
70 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Mt 24:15). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
71 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Mt 24:21). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.