MATTHEW 24:15
WHEN YOU SEE THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION

Matthew 24 contains a conversation between Jesus and His disciples about the future. Jesus said that one day, the temple will be destroyed. Startled, the disciples asked this question: Tell us, when will these things be (the destruction of the temple), and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” (v. 3 ). In the disciples’ mind, these three events (the destruction of the temple, the Lord’s return, and the end of the age) would happen at about the same time. Jesus, however, gave no timetable. He did not specify when the three events would occur. What He did was to give signs that will happen right before the end of Jerusalem and the end of the age. The ultimate event that would signal the end will be the desecration of the temple by the ‘abomination of desolation.’