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Desolation, Abomination of

(Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roman army, which were an abomination to the Jews. These standards, rising over the site of the temple, were a sign that the holy place had fallen under the idolatrous Romans. The references are to Dan. 9:27. (See ABOMINATION.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Desolation, Abomination of is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Daniel 11:31

    His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.

  • Daniel 12:11

    And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days.

  • Mark 13:14

    So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

  • Matthew 24:15

    So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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