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"Abomination of desolation" [a] is a phrase from the Book of Daniel describing the pagan sacrifices with which the 2nd century BC Greek king Antiochus IV Epiphanes replaced the twice-daily offering in the Jewish temple, or alternatively the altar on which such offerings were made.
Following the wording of Daniel 9:27, this may have been the abomination of desolation of Jerusalem. sinful sacrifices (Isaiah 66:3) idolatry (Deuteronomy 29:17, Ezekiel 20:7,8, 1Kings 11:5–7, Jeremiah 13:27) witchcraft (2 Kings 23:24) The word sheqets is used with reference to: seafood that lacks fins and scales (Leviticus 11:10–12)
[citation needed] This will occur after the rebuilding of the Third Temple in Jerusalem and the restoration of temple sacrifices. He will break his peace treaty with Israel 3 1 ⁄ 2 years into the plan, enter the "rebuilt Third Temple" and perform the abomination of desolation by setting up an idol of himself in the Temple and declare himself God.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes [note 1] (c. 215 BC–November/December 164 BC) [1] was king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. Notable events during Antiochus' reign include his near-conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt, his persecution of the Jews of Judea and Samaria, and the rebellion of the Jewish Maccabees.
Daniel asks how long it will be before these things are fulfilled and is told, "From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days; blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days".
The early Apostolic Christians were well aware of Jesus' prophecy in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 regarding the abomination of desolation, the surrounding of Jerusalem by the Roman Army, prior to its destruction. The army mysteriously retreated, which showed the Christians the sign they were looking for to escape to Pella, before the Romans returned ...
The "abomination of desolation" that Jesus refers to in the Gospel of Matthew adds a direct reference to this prophecy as being from the Book of Daniel, "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet…" (Matt 24:15, NASB).
'The Abomination that causes desolation' Matthew 24:15 [62] The Abomination that causes desolation is a future system of idolatrous worship based at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The Abomination that causes desolation was the pagan armies of Rome destroying the apostate system of worship at the Temple in Jerusalem 2000 years ago.