Mark 13:14 to Daniel 9:27

OT Source(s):

Daniel 9:27 (on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate)
Daniel 11:31 (forces from him shall appear and profane the temple... and shall set up the abomination that makes desolate)
Daniel 12:11 (from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up)

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Allusion

Connection Method(s): Typology + Promise-Fulfillment

Significance: Jesus applies Daniel's "abomination of desolation" language (originally describing Antiochus Epiphanes' temple desecration in 167 BC) to the coming destruction of Jerusalem's temple by Rome (AD 70). The cryptic "let the reader understand" suggests coded language for Roman military presence. Daniel's pattern—foreign power desecrating the temple, triggering persecution and requiring faithful endurance—recurs in Jesus' prophecy. This warns believers to flee when they see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, as the city and temple face imminent divine judgment for rejecting the Messiah.