"But whenyou seeJerusalemsurroundedby armies,thenrecognizethat her desolationis near.
"And he will makea firmcovenantwith the manyfor oneweek,but in the middleof the weekhe will puta stopto sacrificeand grain offering;and on the wingof abominations[will come] one who makesdesolate,even untila completedestruction,one that is decreed,is pouredout on the one who makesdesolate."
"Thereforewhenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONwhich was spokenof throughDanielthe prophet,standingin the holyplace(let the readerunderstand),
"But whenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONstandingwhereit shouldnot be (let the readerunderstand),thenthosewhoare in Judeamust fleeto the mountains.
"For the dayswill comeupon you whenyour enemieswill throwup a barricadeagainst you, and surroundyou and hemyou in on every side,
They questionedHim, saying,"Teacher,whenthereforewill these thingshappen?And what[will be] the signwhenthese thingsare aboutto take place?"
By faiththe wallsof Jerichofell downafter they had been encircledfor sevendays.
Therefore,since we haveso greata cloudof witnessessurroundingus, let us alsolay asideeveryencumbranceand the sinwhich so easily entanglesus, and let us runwith endurancethe racethat is set beforeus,
