“Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!”[vss 15-19]
Again, the “you” here is “this generation” and the disciples. The abomination of desolation is not an endtime event, but the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. This was not an end time event, because if it was, fleeing to the mountains would’ve been fruitless. In Luke 21, Luke records Jesus saying “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near. Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city; because these are days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.[Luke 21:20-22] When they were to see these armies surrounding Jerusalem, they were to know the time of the fulfillment of the Olivet Discourse was to happen, and they knew to leave or be killed as well.
Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and
there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Daniel 12:2 And
many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Matthew 24:21 For
then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
We see plainly that the time of trouble in Daniel is followed by a resurrection. We also see the great tribulation of Matthew 24:21 is the worst since the beginning of time and there would never be one worse than that. So the tribulation in Matthew cannot be different than the one in Daniel. Where was the resurrection in 70 AD?
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a
great sound of a trumpet, and
they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
We the church, the body of Christ are now the elect! 2 Timothy 2:10, Colossians 3:12, Titus 1:1, 1 Peter 1:2
1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and
with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
2 Thessalonians 2:1
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for
that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Our Gathering will not happen until after the falling away and the man of sin is revealed.
The above passages refer to the same event the one and only coming of the Lord in our future.
Revelation 11:15 And
the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and
the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
At the 7th trump or the last trumpet, sounds like a resurrection to me. There is only one more coming of the Lord in our future. Described in many passages not with exact wording, but we should harmonize them by looking at the similar parts not dividing them into multiple comings because wording is not identical.
Daniel 11:31And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place
the abomination that maketh desolate.
Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and
the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
13 But
go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and
stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see
the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand
The same abomination as in Daniel.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And
then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and
they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And
he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and
they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
My friend this (Matt. 24:29-31) did not happen in 70 AD Yes the temple was destroyed but that was not the only question Jesus answered that day.
There was no gathering, there was no resurrection, it was not the end of days. More to come. I'll deal later with "this generation".
God Bless My Friend
