27 Then he shall confirm (A)a [a]covenant with (B)many for one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
(C)Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the [b]desolate.”

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  1. Daniel 9:27 Or treaty
  2. Daniel 9:27 Or desolator

27 And he will confirm a covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of [a](A)abominations will come the one who [b]makes desolate, until a (B)complete destruction, one that is [c]decreed, gushes forth on the one who [d]makes desolate.”

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  1. Daniel 9:27 Or detestable things
  2. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
  3. Daniel 9:27 Or determined
  4. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror

27 This king will make a seven-year treaty with the people, but after half that time, he will break his pledge and stop the Jews from all their sacrifices and their offerings; then, as a climax to all his terrible deeds, the Enemy shall utterly defile the sanctuary of God. But in God’s time and plan, his judgment will be poured out upon this Evil One.”

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31 And [a]forces shall be mustered by him, (A)and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.

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  1. Daniel 11:31 Lit. arms

31 Forces from him will arise, (A)desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the (B)abomination [a]of desolation.

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  1. Daniel 11:31 Lit that makes desolate; or that causes horror

30-31 For Roman warships[a] will scare him off, and he will withdraw and return home. Angered by having to retreat, the Syrian king will again pillage Jerusalem and pollute the sanctuary, putting a stop to the daily sacrifices, and worshiping idols inside the Temple. He will leave godless Jews in power when he leaves—men who have abandoned their fathers’ faith.

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  1. Daniel 11:30 For Roman warships, or “From Cyprus.” pollute the sanctuary, by offering swine on the altar. This event was fulfilled in 168–167 B.C. worshiping idols inside the Temple, literally, “they shall set up the abomination that astonished.”

11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.

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11 And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the (A)abomination [a]of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.

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  1. Daniel 12:11 Lit that makes desolate; or that causes horror

11 “From the time the daily sacrifice is taken away and the Horrible Thing is set up to be worshiped, there will be 1,290 days.[a]

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  1. Daniel 12:11 1,290 days. Three and a half years (v. 7) plus one month.

The Great Tribulation(A)

15 (B)“Therefore when you see the (C)‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (D)(whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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15 “Therefore when you see the (A)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in (B)the holy place—[a](C)let the [b]reader understand— 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

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  1. Matthew 24:15 Or the reader is to understand
  2. Matthew 24:15 I.e., the reader of Daniel

15 “So, when you see the horrible thing[a] (told about by Daniel the prophet) standing in a holy place (Note to the reader: You know what is meant!), 16 then those in Judea must flee into the Judean hills.

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  1. Matthew 24:15 the horrible thing, literally, “the abomination of desolation.” Daniel, see Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11. Note to the reader: You know what is meant, literally, “Let the reader take note.”

21 For (A)then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

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21 For then there will be a (A)great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again.

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21 For there will be persecution such as the world has never before seen in all its history and will never see again.

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