Matthew 24:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ “You will see ‘·a blasphemous object that brings destruction [^Tthe abomination of desolation; ^Ca phrase taken from Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11, and originally referring to the desecration of the Temple by Antiochus Epiphanes in 168 bc],’ which Daniel the prophet spoke about. ·It [or He] will be standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means [^Cprobably a reference to the soon-to-occur destruction of Jerusalem in ad 70].) ¹⁶ “At that time, the people in Judea should ·run away [flee] to the mountains. ¹⁷ If people are on the roofs of their houses [^Croofs in Palestine were flat and used as spare rooms and for storage], they must not go down to get anything out of their houses.