Matthew 24:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 24:15

Matthew 24:15. When ye shall see, &c. The preceding verses foretold the signs of the destruction of Jerusalem, that is, the circumstances which were to be the forerunners and attendants of that great event: we now proceed to those verses which respect what happened during the siege, and after it. Never was a prophecy more punctually fulfilled: and it will tend to confirm our faith in the gospel to trace the particulars. The abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel Daniel’s... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 24:1-31

131. The coming crisis (Matthew 24:1-31; Mark 13:1-27; Luke 21:5-28)Through his parables and other teachings, Jesus had spoken a number of times of his going away and his return in glory, which would bring in the climax of the age, the triumph of his kingdom and final judgment. His disciples apparently connected these events with the predicted destruction of Jerusalem. Therefore, when Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple, his disciples immediately connected this with the return of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 24:15

the abomination, &c. Reference to Daniel 12:11 . See App-117 ., and notes on Daniel 9:27 ; Daniel 9:11 , Dan 9:31 ; Daniel 12:11 . Used as the equivalent for a special idol. Deuteronomy 7:26 . 1 Kings 11:7 . 2 Kings 23:13 . Compare 2 Thessalonians 2:4 . of. Genitive of Cause, that which brings on God's desolating judgments. by = by means of, or through. Greek. dia. the holy place. See note on "pinnacle", Matthew 4:5 . understands = observe attentively. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 24:15

When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.In this place, Christ again used an expression which was customary for him when quoting the prophets. He did not declare that "Daniel said" those things but that it was spoken "through... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 24:15-16

Matthew 24:15-16. When ye therefore shall see, &c.— Whatever difficulty there be in these words, it may be cleared up by the parallel place, Luke 21:20-21. Whence it appears, that the abomination of desolation is the Roman army; and the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place, is that army besieging Jerusalem. This, says our Saviour, is the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, Daniel 9:0 and Daniel 12:0. and so let every one who reads these prophesies... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 24:15

"Therefore" or "So" (Gr. oun) ties this pericope very closely to the preceding one. It does not indicate, however, that what follows in the text will follow chronologically what Jesus just finished describing, namely the end of the Tribulation. In view of Daniel’s chronology, it seems to occur in the middle of the seven-year Tribulation.The "abomination of desolation," or "the abomination characterized by desolation," is a term Daniel used in Daniel 8:13; Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; and Daniel... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 24:15-22

4. The abomination of desolation 24:15-22 (cf. Mark 13:14-20)Having given a general description of conditions preceding His return and the end of the present age, Jesus next described one particular event that would be the greatest sign of all. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 24:15

24:15 desolation, (d-9) See Note b, Mark 13:14 . place, (e-24) 'Holy place' is without an article and characteristic. The Greek does not designate some particular place. I have inserted 'what is a' to generalize it. understand,) (f-30) Or 'consider [it].' see Mark 13:14 , and Note c. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 24:1-51

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the End of the World Foretold1. Jesus went out] RV ’Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way, and his disciples,’ etc.The buildings] The magnificent buildings, a mass of marble and gold, were not yet finished (see John 2:20). The rabbis said, ’He who has not seen the temple of Herod, has never seen a beautiful building. The sanctuary was made of green and white marble... Herod intended to have the building covered with gold, but the rabbis... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 24:15

(15) The abomination of desolation.—The words, as they stand in Daniel 12:11, seem to refer to the desecration of the sanctuary by the mad attempt of Antiochus Epiphanes to stop the “daily sacrifice,” and to substitute an idolatrous worship in its place (2Ma. 6:1-9). What analogous desecration our Lord’s words point to, is a question that has received very different answers. We may at once narrow the range of choice by remembering (1) that it is before the destruction of the Temple, and... read more

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