The Lord Jesus’ words regarding the abomination of desolation
Mt 24:15 – "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Mt 24:16 – then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Mt 24:17 – Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,
Mt 24:18 – and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
Mt 24:19 – And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
Mk 13:14 – "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Mk 13:15 – Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,
Mk 13:16 – and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
Mk 13:17 – And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
Cf. Lk 21:20-24
Identity of the abomination of desolation
Jesus mentions that the abomination of desolation is spoken of by the prophet Daniel
Passages in Daniel that speaks about the abomination of desolation
“On a wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate” (Dan 9:27; cf. Dan 9:20-27)
“The abomination that makes desolate”
Dan 11:31; cf. Dan 11:15-45
Dan 12:11; cf. Dan 12:1-13
Descriptions of the abomination of desolation in Daniel
Desolations are decreed (Dan 9:26)
Sacrifice and offering being put an end to (Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11)
One who makes desolate comes on a wing of abominations (Dan 9:27)
Until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator (Dan 9:27)
Forces from the contemptible person shall set up the abomination that makes desolate (Dan 11:31; 12:11)
From the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days (Dan 12:11)
Figures in the Bible that are associated with the abomination of desolation or have similar traits
Little horn (Dan 7:7-8; 8:9-14, 23-26)
Grew out of the ten horns of the fourth beast (Dan 7:7-8, 20, 24)
Grew toward the glorious land (Dan 8:9)
Grew great, even to the host host of heaven (Dan 8:10)
Threw some of the stars down to the ground and trampled on them (Dan 8:10, 13-14)
Became as great as the Prince of the host (Dan 8:11)
The regular burnt offering was taken away and the place of sanctuary was overthrown (Dan 8:11-14)
Latter end of the indignation; the appointed time of the end (Dan 8:19)
A king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise (Dan 8:23)
Shall destroy mighty men and saints (Dan 8:24)
Cunning and deceitful (Dan 8:25)
Shall rise up against the Prince of princes (Dan 8:25)
Shall be broken—but by no human hand (Dan 8:25)
Contemptible person (Dan 11:20-45)
He shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries and shall act deceitfully and become strong (Dan 11:21-23)
His heart shall be set against the holy covenant (Dan 11:28, 30)
He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant (Dan 11:30)
Forces from him shall profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offerings (Dan 11:31).
They shall set up the abomination that makes desolate (Dan 11:31)
He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action (Dan 11:32)
The situation with the wise until the time of the end; it still awaits the appointed time (Dan 11:35)
The king shall do as he wills (Dan 11:36)
He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods (Dan 11:36-37)
He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done (Dan 11:36)
He shall honor the god of fortress with gold, silver, precious stones, and costly gifts (Dan 11:38)
He shall come into the glorious land (Dan 11:41)
He shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain (Dan 11:45)
He shall come to his end, with none to help him (Dan 11:45)
It would be for a time, times, and half a time, that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished (Dan 12:7)
Gentiles
Lk 21:20 – "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
Lk 21:24 – They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Rev 11:1 – Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,
Rev 11:2 – but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
The man of lawlessness (2 Thess 1:1-12)
The day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him will not come unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction (2 Thess 1:1, 3)
Opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God (2 Thess 1:4)
The mystery of lawlessness is already at work but it is being restrained (2 Thess 1:6-7).
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming (2 Thess 1:8)
The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. (2 Thess 2:9-10)
The antichrist
1 John 2:18 – Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:19 – They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.
1 John 4:1 – Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1 John 4:2 – By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
1 John 4:3 – and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
1 John 4:4 – Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:5 – They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them.
1 John 4:6 – We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
2 Jn 1:7 – For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Beast that rises from the bottomless pit (Rev 11:3-11)
Will make war on the two witnesses and conquer them and kill them (Rev 11:7)
The great red dragon (Rev 12:3-17)
With seven heads and ten horns (Rev 12:3)
His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven (Rev 12:4)
Intended to devour the woman’s child (Rev 12:4)
He was defeated and thrown down to the earth (Rev 12:7-9, 12)
He accuses the brothers day and night before God (Rev 12:10)
Pursued the woman (Rev 12:13)
Attempted to sweep the woman away with a flood (Rev 12:15-16)
The dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring (Rev 12:17)
Beast rising out of the sea (Rev 13:1-10; cf. Dan 7:3)
With ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads (Rev 13:1; 17:12, 16)
Like a leopard; its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth (Rev 13:2)
To the beast the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority (Rev 13:2, 4)
The whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. They worshiped the dragon and the beast (Rev 13:3-4, 8)
It was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words (Rev 13:5)
It was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months (Rev 13:5)
It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven (Rev 13:6)
It was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, (Rev 13:6)
Beast rising out of the earth (Rev 13:11-18)
Rev 13:11 – Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
Rev 13:12 – It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.
Rev 13:13 – It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people,
Rev 13:14 – and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Rev 13:15 – And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.
Rev 13:16 – Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
Rev 13:17 – so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.
Rev 13:18 – This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
The great prostitute and the beast (Rev 17:1-18)
The great prostitute who is seated on many waters (17:1)
With the prostitute the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk (Rev 17:2)
A woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns (Rev 17:3, 7, 9, 12)
The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality (Rev 17:4)
On her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.” (Rev 17:5)
The woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus (Rev 17:6)
The beast was, and is not, and is about to rise from the bottomless pit and go to destruction (Rev 17:8, 11)
The dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come (Rev 17:8)
The ten kings are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast (Rev 17:12-13)
They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful. (Rev 17:14)
Gog and Magog
Nations deceived by Satan to gather for battle (Rev 20:7-8, 10)
Campaign against the people of God (Ezek 38:1-39:2; Rev 20:9)
Traits shared by these figures
Abomination
Dan 9:27 – And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."
Dan 11:31 – Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.
Dan 12:11 – And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
Mt 24:15 – "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Mk 13:14 – "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Rev 17:4 – The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
Rev 17:5 – And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations."
Desolation
Dan 8:13 – Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?"
Dan 8:27 – And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.
Dan 9:18 – O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.
Dan 9:26 – And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
Dan 9:27 – And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."
Dan 11:31 – Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.
Dan 12:11 – And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
Mt 24:15 – "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Mk 13:14 – "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Lk 21:20 – "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
Desecration
Ending of sacrifices and offerings
Dan 8:11 – It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.
Dan 8:12 – And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper.
Dan 9:27 – And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."
Dan 11:31 – Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.
Dan 12:11 – And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
Pertains to what is holy
The sanctuary
Dan 8:13 – Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?"
Dan 8:14 – And he said to me, "For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state."
Dan 9:26 – And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
Dan 11:31 – Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.
Mt 24:15 – "So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Where it ought not to be
Mk 13:14 – "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Holy city, most holy place
Dan 9:24 – "Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.
Rev 11:2 – but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
Jerusalem
Daniel 9:25 – Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.
Lk 21:20 – "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.
Lk 21:24 – They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Holy mountain
Dan 11:45 – And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Camp of the saints and the beloved city (Rev 20:9)
Rev 20:9 – And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,
Holy people
Dan 7:21 – As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them,
Daniel 7:25 – He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
Dan 8:24 – His power shall be great–but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints.
Dan 9:24 – "Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.
Dan 12:7 – And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
Rev 11:7 – And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,
Rev 17:6 – And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
Holy covenant
Dan 11:28 – And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land.
Dan 11:30 – For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.
Trampling
Dan 8:10 – It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them.
Dan 8:12 – And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper.
Dan 8:13 – Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?"
Lk 21:24 – They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Rev 11:1 – Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, "Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there,
Rev 11:2 – but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
Killing of the two witnesses (Rev 11:1-13)
Transgression
Dan 8:12 – And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper.
Dan 8:13 – Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?"
Dan 9:24 – "Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.
Massive influence
Ezek 38:9 – You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.
Ezek 38:15 – You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army.
2 Thess 2:9 – The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
2 Thess 2:10 – and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
2 Thess 2:11 – Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
2 Thess 2:12 – in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Rev 13:4 – And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?"
Rev 13:10 – If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.
Rev 13:12 – It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.
Rev 13:13 – It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people,
Rev 13:14 – and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Rev 13:15 – And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.
Rev 13:16 – Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
Rev 13:17 – so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.
Rev 17:1 – Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,
Rev 17:2 – with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk."
Rev 20:7 – And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison
Rev 20:8 – and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 – And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,
Rev 20:10 – and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Deception
Daniel 8:25 – By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but by no human hand.
Dan 11:32 – He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.
Mt 24:24 – For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
Mk 13:22 – False christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
2 Thess 2:10 – and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
Rev 13:14 – and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Rev 17:1 – Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,
Rev 17:2 – with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk."
Rev 18:3 – For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living."
Rev 20:7 – And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison
Rev 20:8 – and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:10 – and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
2 Jn 1:7 – For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
Performs signs and wonders
Mt 24:24 – For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
Mk 13:22 – False christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
2 Thess 2:9 – The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
Rev 13:13 – It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people,
Rev 13:14 – and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Enmity against God
Self-exaltation
Dan 7:8 – I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Dan 7:11 – I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.
Dan 7:20 – and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions.
Dan 8:10 – It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them.
Dan 8:11 – It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.
Dan 11:36 – "And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.
Dan 11:37 – He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.
2 Thess 2:4 – who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
Blasphemous
Dan 7:25 – He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
Dan 11:36 – "And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.
Rev 13:1 – And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
Rev 13:6 – It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
Rev 13:8 – and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain.
Rev 17:3 – And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.
Will make war on the Lamb
Rev 17:14 – They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful."
Rev 19:19 – And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
Pertains to the end
The time of the end
Dan 9:26 – And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
Dan 11:35 – and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.
Dan 11:40 – "At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.
Dan 12:4 – But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
Dan 12:6 – And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, "How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?"
Dan 12:7 – And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
Dan 12:13 – But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days."
Appointed time
Dan 8:19 – He said, "Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.
Dan 11:27 – And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.
Dan 11:29 – "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.
Dan 11:35 – and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.
Dan 12:7 – And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
Rev 12:12 – Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!"
Rev 12:14 – But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Decree
Dan 9:26 – And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
Dan 9:27 – And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."
Dan 11:36 – "And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.
Indignation
Dan 8:19 – He said, "Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.
Dan 11:36 – "And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.
God’s reign and coming of Christ
Dan 7:9 – As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire.
Dan 7:10 – A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.
Dan 7:13 – I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
Dan 7:14 – And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Dan 7:18 – But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.'
Dan 7:22 – until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.
Dan 7:27 – And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.'
Mt 24:30 – Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mt 24:31 – And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Mk 13:26 – And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
Mk 13:27 – And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Lk 21:27 – And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Rev 1:7 – Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
Rev 11:15 – Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
Will come to an end
God will turn against God (Ezek 38:21-23; 39:3-5)
Consuming fire from God (Ezek 39:6; Rev 20:9)
Dan 7:26 – But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end.
Dan 9:27 – And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."
Dan 11:45 – And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
Dan 12:7 – And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
2 Thess 2:8 – And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
Rev 17:11 – As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction.
Babylon falls (Rev 18:1-24)
Rev 19:20 – And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
Rev 19:21 – And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
Rev 20:9 – And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,
Rev 20:10 – and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
The great tribulation
Terms describing the period of the tribulation
Wearing out of the saints (Dan 7:25)
A troubled time (Dan 9:25)
A time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time (Dan 12:1)
Great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and never will be (Mt 24:21; Mk 13:19)
Days of vengeance (Lk 21:22)
Great distress upon the earth and wrath against this people (Lk 21:23)
Connection with the abomination of desolation
In Matthew 24 and Mark 13, the Lord Jesus speaks about the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place (“where he ought not to be” in Mark) as the visible sign of the coming of the great tribulation.
In Daniel 7:25, it is the king who comes after the ten kings who will wear out the saints.
“A troubled time” in Daniel 9:25 is mentioned in the context of the coming of the one who makes desolate (Dan 9:27)
In Luke 21, vengeance (Lk 21:22), distress, and wrath (Lk 21:23) refer to the time when Jerusalem is surrounded by armies.
The sacrilegious acts of the eschatological figures related to the abomination of desolation cause great distress upon the saints and the holy city. The great tribulation is a reference to this time period.
Ravaging the holy city and the saints
The work of the abomination of desolation and the other related figures in the Bible is primarily the desecration of the holy place and assault on the saints. This section outlines the ravaging acts of these figures associated with the abomination of desolation.
Ending of sacrifices and offerings (Dan 8:11, 12; 9:27; 11:31; 12:11)
Attack on Jerusalem, the holy city
Surrounded by armies; desolate (Lk 21:20)
Destroyed (Dan 9:26)
Surrounded by Gog and Magog (Rev 20:7-10)
Giving over of the temple
Overthrown (Dan 8:11)
Trampled on (Dan 8:13, 14; Lk 21:24; Rev 11:2)
Destroyed (Dan 9:26)
Profaned (Dan 11:31)
The king pitches his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain (Dan 11:45)
The abomination of desolation stands on it (Mt 24:15; cf. Mk 13:14)
Four angels bound at Euphrates released (Rev 9:13-18)
Attack on the saints
Make war on them and prevail over them (Dan 7:21; Rev 13:7)
Wear them out (Dan 7:25)
Destroy them (Dan 8:24)
Many will stumble (Dan 11:33)
Shatter their power (Dan 12:7)
Drunk on their blood (Rev 11:6)
Throwing down the stars and trampling on them (Dan 8:10)
Killing of the two witnesses (Rev 11:7)
The dragon’s attack
His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven (Rev 12:4)
Intended to devour the woman’s child (Rev 12:5)
Pursued the woman (Rev 12:13)
Intended to sweep the woman away with a flood (Rev 12:15-16)
Made war on the rest of the woman’s offspring (Rev 12:17)
Triumph of the saints
Numerous Bible passages indicate that there will be those who will come out of the great tribulation unscathed and purified. This section lists such passages.
Those who will survive the tribulation
Those who know their God (Dan 11:32-33)
Everyone whose name is found written in the book (Dan 12:1)
He who waits (Dan 12:11-12)
Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined (Dan 12:10)
The souls of those who had been slain, each given a white robe (Rev 6:9-11)
The 144,000 who are sealed (Rev 7:1-8)
A great multitude standing before the lamb and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands (Rev 7:9-17)
Measuring the temple, the altar, and those who worship there (Rev 11:1-2)
Prophesying of the two witnesses (Rev 11:3-13)
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever. (Rev 11:15)
The woman gave birth to a male child and fled into the wilderness (Rev 12:5-6)
Satan thrown down (Rev 12:7-12)
War between Michael and the dragon (Rev 12:7; Dan 12:1)
The brothers have conquered Satan the accuser (Rev 12:11)
The woman was given two wings to fly and the earth swallowed the river (Rev 12:13-17)
The 144,000 standing with the lamb on Mount Zion (Rev 14:1-5)
The sanctuary filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one could enter the sanctuary (Rev 15:8)
Pouring out the seventh bowl; it is done (Rev 16:17)
Those with the conquering Lamb (Rev 17:14)
God reigns; marriage of the lamb (Rev 19:1-9)
Triumph of Faithful and True (Rev 19:11-21)
Reigning with Christ (Rev 20:1-6)
Fire from heaven to consume those who besiege the camp of the saints and the beloved city (Rev 20:7-10)
The holy city coming down out of heaven from God (Rev 21:1-7)
What to do during the tribulation
According to Jesus’ words
See the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place (Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; Lk 21:20)
Wisdom and understanding (Rev 13:18; Dan 11:33, 35; 12:3, 10; 17:9)
Flee (Mt 24:16-20; Mk 13:15-18; Lk 21:21-24)
Whoever loses his life will keep it (Lk 17:33)
Cf. Mt 10:39; Mk 8:34-38; Lk 9:23-26
Watch and pray (Lk 21:34-36)
Flee to the wilderness (Rev 12:6)
Figurative sense of fleeting (1 Tim 6:9-11; 2 Tim 2:22)
Come out of Babylon the great (Rev 18:4)
Time periods related to the great tribulation
42 months
Rev 11:2 – but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
Rev 13:5 – And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
1,260 days
Rev 11:3 – And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."
Rev 12:6 – and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.
Three and a half days
Rev 11:11 – But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
1,290 days
Dan 12:11 – And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
1,335 days
Dan 12:12 – Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.
2,300 evenings and mornings
Dan 8:14 – And he said to me, "For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state."
A single day
Rev 18:8 – For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her."
A single hour
Rev 18:10 – They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say, "Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come."
A time, times, half a time
Dan 7:25 – He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
Dan 12:7 – And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
Rev 12:14 – But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.