Matthew 24:15 Cross References - ISV

¹⁵ Signs of the End
“So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader take note),

⁴ This is what the man told me: “Son of Man, watch carefully, listen closely, and remember everything I’m going to be showing you, because you’ve been brought here to be shown what you’re about to see. Be sure that you tell the house of Israel everything that you observe.”

²³ Because you’re highly regarded, the answer was issued when you began your prayer, and I’ve come to tell you. Pay attention to my message and you’ll understand the vision.

²⁵ So be informed and discern that seven weeks and 62 weeks will elapse from the issuance of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed Commander. The plaza and moat will be rebuilt, though in troubled times.

²⁷ He will make a binding covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he will suspend both the sacrifice and grain offerings. Destructive people will cause desolation on the pinnacle until it is complete and what has been decreed is poured out on the desolator.’”

¹² “‘Don’t be afraid, Daniel,’ he told me, ‘because from the first day that you committed yourself to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I’ve come in answer to your prayers. ¹³ However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for 21 days. Then all of a sudden, Michael, one of the chief angels, came to assist me! I had been detained there near the kings of Persia. ¹⁴ Now I’ve come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the days to come, because the vision pertains to those days.’

³¹ Armed forces will arise from his midst, and they’ll desecrate the fortified Sanctuary, abolish the daily sacrifice, and establish the destructive desecration.

¹¹ There will be 1,290 days from the time the regular burnt offering is rescinded and the destructive desolation established.

¹⁴ Signs of the End
“So when you see the destructive desecration standing where it should not be (let the reader take note), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

⁴³ because the days will come when your enemies will build walls around you, surround you, and close you in on every side.

²⁰ Signs of the End
“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then understand that its devastation is approaching.

⁴⁸ If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.”

¹³ They had false witnesses stand up and say, “This man never stops saying things against this Holy Place and against the Law.

²⁸ yelling, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against our people, the Law, and this place. More than that, he has even brought Greeks into the Temple and desecrated this Holy Place.”

¹ We Must Not Neglect Our SalvationFor this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,

³ How blessed is the one who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy and obey what is written in it, for the time is near!

²² ‘Let everyone listen to what the Spirit says to the churches.’”