abomination-desolation

In the second half of Chapter 8, Daniel receives the interpretation of his vision of the “Ram and the Goat.” In Chapter 7, only the first “Beast from the Sea,” the lion-like creature, could be identified with certainty, namely, the Neo-Babylonian Empire....

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Next, Daniel received a vision of a “Ram” and a “Goat” with a prominent horn. The Ram represented the “Kingdom of the Medes and Persians,” the Goat symbolized the kingdom of Greece, and its large horn represented its first great king who overthrew the...

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When disciples saw the “abomination of desolation standing where it ought not,” they were to flee Jerusalem without delay. The “ abomination of desolation ” will appear in the city of Jerusalem. As described by Jesus, this will be a local event, not global....

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The war between “North” and “South” culminates in the rise of the “contemptible” ruler and the “abomination that desolates” - Daniel 11:1-45. Daniel received his final vision in the “third year of Cyrus,” and it expanded on the earlier vision of the “Ram...

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Literary context is vital for the understanding of the “Abomination that Desolates” in the book of Daniel - Daniel 9:27. The climax of the ‘ Seventy Weeks ’ is the appearance of the “ abomination that desolates .” But what is it? In Daniel, the reference...

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