\u1f00\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 <\/em>meaning destruction) instead is used for desolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDaniel 12:11 LXX also uses \u201cabomination of desolation\u201d in the Greek; the same words used in Matthew 24:15 as shown in the highlighted words below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c7\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03b4\u03bf\u03b8\u1fc6\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b4\u03ad\u03bb\u03c5\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/mark>, \u1f21\u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c7\u03af\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b9 \u1f10\u03bd\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe NETS electronic edition renders the verse as \u201cAnd from the time of the removal of the regular offering and abomination of desolation<\/mark> will be given \u2013 1,290 days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nFor the Gospel parallels, Mark 13:14 has some slight variation in the details compared to Matthew\u2019s version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u1f4d\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f34\u03b4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 <\/mark>\u03c4\u1f78 \u03b2\u03b4\u03ad\u03bb\u03c5\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/mark> \u1f11\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f45\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6, \u1f41 \u1f00\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03ce\u03c3\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd \u03bd\u03bf\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03c9, \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bf\u1f31 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f38\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03b1\u03af\u1fb3 \u03c6\u03b5\u03c5\u03b3\u03ad\u03c4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1f44\u03c1\u03b7,<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nNow when you(pl) see the \u201cabomination of desolation\u201d<\/mark> having stood where it should not, let the one reading comprehend, then those in Judea, let them flee into the mountains, \u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe clause \u201cthen those in Judea, let them flee into the mountains<\/em>\u201d in Mark 13:14 is treated as a separate verse in Matthew 24:16. Also, the phrase \u201chaving been spoken of by the prophet Daniel<\/em>\u201d in Matthew 24:15 is not found in Mark 13:14. Matthew identifies the place where \u201cthe abomination of desolation\u201d has stood and remains standing as \u201cin the holy place<\/em>\u201d whereas Mark simply states that it is \u201cwhere it should not<\/em>.\u201d Aside from these slight differences, these 2 Gospel writers are using the same words and are saying essentially the same thing. Dire forewarnings in the next verses of Matthew (vv. 16-20) and Mark (vv. 15-18) follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInterestingly, the parallel verse in Luke 21:20 does not contain the phrase \u201cthe abomination of desolation.\u201d It is more concrete and specific. Below is Luke 21:20 with its different treatment of the phrase:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u1f4d\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f34\u03b4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd \u1f38\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03bc, \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u03bd\u1ff6\u03c4\u03b5 \u1f45\u03c4\u03b9 \u1f24\u03b3\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03bd \u1f21 <\/mark>\u1f10\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/mark> \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nNow when you(pl) see Jerusalem being encircled\/surrounded by encamped armies, then know that her desolation <\/mark>has drawn near.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe word \u1f10<\/em>\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03c9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c2<\/em> (\u201cer\u00e9m\u00f3sis\u201d meaning desolation) in Luke 21:20 above is the same Greek word used in the phrase \u201cabomination of desolation\u201d in both Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14. This Greek word is only found in 3 places in the entire New Testament (NT); in these verses of Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14 and Luke 21:20.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMore importantly, here in Luke the phrase \u201cthe abomination of desolation\u201d is equated to the approaching desolation to be wrought by the encamped armies encircling\/surrounding Jerusalem. The Gospel of Luke has thus identified and explained what exactly is \u201cthe abomination of desolation\u201d prophesied by the Prophet Daniel (hundreds of years before the Lord Jesus gave this Olivet Discourse to his disciples). It may be that after Matthew and Mark had written their Gospels containing this Olivet Discourse, Luke under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, fleshed out what our Lord Jesus meant in greater detail and made it even more of a focused prophecy. The Lord pointed to the (then still future) destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem by the Roman legions under General Titus in 70 A.D.; about 40 years after his death, resurrection and ascension!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the 1st<\/sup> century A.D., the Jews would have easily visualized the desecrating presence of Roman troops around and at the Temple Mount and more so, inside the Temple itself as nothing less than \u201cthe abomination of desolation\u201d standing where it ought not to be (i.e. in the holy place). It would have quickly reminded them of the historical precedent of Antiochus IV Epiphanes desecrating the Temple in 167 B.C. which ignited the successful Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid empire then. Moreover, 1 Maccabees 1:54 LXX actually used the Greek words \u03b2\u03b4<\/em>\u03ad<\/em>\u03bb\u03c5\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 <\/em>\u1f10<\/em>\u03c1\u03b7\u03bc<\/em>\u03ce<\/em>\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/em> for describing the \u201cabomination of desolation\u201d set up by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the Jerusalem altar. These are the same words used by Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14, and Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11. The Jewish people who knew their scriptures and history would easily get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs in the succeeding verses in Matthew and Mark, Luke also continues with other forewarnings such as escaping Judea to flee into the mountains and more (vv. 21-23). Christian historical sources say that indeed, when the Roman armies under Titus arrived to encircle Jerusalem, the believers of the Lord Jesus inside the city left and together with other Jewish Christians outside the city fled to Pella (east of the Jordan River) to escape the destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biblical scholars say that the early Church Fathers regarded the desecration episode of Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the 2nd<\/sup> century B.C. as a partial fulfillment of Daniel\u2019s \u201cSeventy Sevens\u201d prophecy regarding \u201cthe abomination of desolation\u201d and a foreshadowing of a much worse future event. The destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem in 70 A.D. was the greater fulfillment; as prophesied by our Lord Jesus himself in his Olivet Discourse. But some scholars in the field of eschatology say the final fulfillment would be at the Lord\u2019s Second Coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWe will continue next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God bless us all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Last time, we encountered the following terms: \u201cthe abomination of desolation\u201d (in Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14); \u201cgreat tribulation\u201d (in Matthew 24:21); and \u201ccut short\u201d (in Matthew 24:22 and Mark 13:20). For now, we will just concentrate on the phrase \u201cthe abomination of desolation.\u201d In Matthew 24:15 the Lord Jesus…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[6,7,9,8,5],"class_list":["post-295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ptr-art-calaguas","tag-church-of-the-risen-lord","tag-crl","tag-spiritual-refreshment-of-the-day","tag-upcemi","tag-upcrl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296,"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upcrl.org\/refreshment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}