Daniel 11:31
“His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.”
King James Version
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.
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