Daniel 11:31
“And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.”
King James Version
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The daily sacrifice taken away and the abomination that maketh desolate set up — enacted by Antiochus IV, and named by Jesus as still ahead (Matthew 24:15).
Fulfillment References
🏛 1 Maccabees 1:54 Matthew 24:15 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Archaeological & Historical Evidence
The desecration of the Temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167 BC is confirmed by 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, and Josephus. A pig was sacrificed on the altar of Zeus set up in the Holy of Holies.
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishFulfilled in 167 BC by Antiochus IV Epiphanes — Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabean response.
CatholicFulfilled historically; Jesus' citation in Matthew 24 adds a future eschatological dimension.
ProtestantDual fulfillment — Antiochus was a type; the final 'abomination' is still future.
DispensationalThe future Antichrist sets up an abomination in a rebuilt Jerusalem temple.
AcademicCritical scholars see Daniel 11 as detailed history written after 167 BC, not predictive prophecy.
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