C.H. Spurgeon (1888) “This portion of our Saviour’s words appears to relate solely to the destruction of Jerusalem. As soon as Christ’s disciples saw “the abomination of desolation,” that is, the Roman ensigns, with their idolatries, “stand in the holy place,” they knew that the time for their escape had arrived; and they did flee to the mountains.”
I.E., the “abomination of desolation” was about the destruction of the Temple that was still standing when Jesus spoke about it to His disciples. He was not speaking about a distant future event with a “third Temple” which, by the way, is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.
Books that I’ve found useful for reading and checking with Scripture yourself are: “Apocalypse Code” by Hanegraaff and “Last Days Madness” by DeMar.
If the "abomination of desolation" has already happened, who was the Antichrist who declared himself to be god in the temple and who was the false prophet? Where can I read about the billions of people who died as a result of God's judgment being visited on the earth during that time? Can you refer me to any kind of writings from that time that recorded all the rest of the judgments that God said would happen during the end-time Tribulation but apparently already happened thousands of years ago? How exactly was the population of the entire world fitted with the mark of the beast?
Thanks for your help. I guess I can stop looking for the promised second coming of Christ, since, I guess, that already happened too?