Now you've opened up more issues....
1) Jesus says to them "15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[
a] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—". He is quoting the Prophetic word given in the Book of Daniel
2) Did this happen in AD 70? "30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[
c] will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.[
d] 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other."
You just keep digging deeper holes for yourself.
Daniel is not a prophet.. He's an historian.
Daniel’s prophecy of the “abomination of desolation” describes events that occurred in Jerusalem around 168/167 B.C. during the rule of the eighth Seleucid king, Antiochus IV.
He is better known in history as Antiochus Epiphanes (Greek for “God manifest”).
Daniel’s prophecy described it this way: “Forces shall be mustered by him [Antiochus Epiphanes], and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation” (verse 31).
Antiochus Epiphanes was hostile to Jewish worship and attempted to Hellenize (or enforce the adoption of Greek culture and religion on) the Jews in Judea.
He outlawed all forms of Jewish worship and placed a Hellenized high priest over the temple who was sympathetic to his rule. He eventually outlawed practices like circumcision, the biblical dietary laws and Sabbath observance.
While Antiochus was on a military campaign in Egypt in 168 B.C., a group of Jews revolted against the high priest that Antiochus had appointed and took control of Jerusalem.
Antiochus returned to Jerusalem and violently put down the rebellion, killing thousands of Jews and selling others into slavery.
In 167 B.C. Antiochus erected a statue of the Greek god Zeus in the Jerusalem temple. He also ordered that swine, biblically unclean animals, be offered on the temple altar, desecrating the holy place (fulfilling Daniel’s prophecy).
These acts were loathsome and detestable to the Jewish people and were the first fulfillment of the abomination of desolation.
The history of this tragic event in Jewish history, and the Maccabean revolt it inspired, are recorded in the noncanonical books of the Maccabees. These books give some useful history, though they aren’t considered part of the inspired Scripture.
The rededication of th Temple is the reason the Jews celebrate Hanukkah.
A second fulfillment of the abomination of desolation occurred in A.D. 70 when Roman armies under Titus sacked the city of Jerusalem.
In the process, Titus’ forces destroyed the temple building and altar. It has not been rebuilt to this day. Luke 21:20 identifies Jerusalem being “surrounded by armies” before its desolation in A.D. 70.
Its a real shame that Christians don't read the Maaccabees.. Daniel makes perfect sense.
