Daniel #105 An Abomination that Makes Desolate #3

In seeking to understand what is meant by an abomination that makes desolate (Daniel 12:11), we have considered 4 possible interpretations: (1) The idol set up in the Temple in 168-167 B.C. by Antiochus Epiphanes and the persecution of the Jews at that time; (2) The idolatrous ensign set up in the Temple in 70 A.D. by Titus at the destruction of the Temple and the Roman persecution of the Jews at that time; (3) The sitting in a rebuilt Temple by a future Antichrist who will declare himself to be God and the persecution of Jews/Christians at that time; (4) The sitting in the Visible Church of Christ (the New Covenant Temple) by the Papal King/Son of Perdition who usurps the titles and authority of Christ, institutes idolatry in the Church, and instigates centuries of persecution against faithful saints.