Matthew 24:15

New International Reader's Version

“The prophet Daniel spoke about ‘the hated thing that destroys.’ (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) Someday you will see it standing in the holy place. The reader should understand this.

Cross References

Jeremiah 44:29

“ ‘I will give you a sign that I will punish you in this place,’ announces the Lord. ‘Then you can be sure that my warnings of harm against you will come true.’

Ezekiel 40:4

The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely. Pay attention to everything I show you. That is why the Lord brought you here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see.”

Daniel 1:6

Some of the men chosen were from Judah. Their names were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.

Daniel 11:31

“His army will come and make the temple area ‘unclean.’ They will put a stop to the daily sacrifices. Then they will set up a hated thing that destroys.

Daniel 12:11

“The daily sacrifices will be stopped. And the hated thing that destroys will be set up. After that, there will be 1,290 days.

Daniel 9:23

You are highly respected. So as soon as you began to pray, the Lord gave you a message. I have come to tell you what it is. Here is how you must understand the vision.

Daniel 9:25

“Here is what I want you to know and understand. There will be seven ‘weeks.’ Then there will be 62 ‘weeks.’ The seven ‘weeks’ will begin when an order is given to rebuild Jerusalem and make it like new again. At the end of the 62 ‘weeks,’ the Anointed King will come. Jerusalem will have streets and a water system when it is rebuilt. But that will be done in times of trouble.

Daniel 9:27

A covenant will be put into effect with many people for one ‘week.’ In the middle of the ‘week’ sacrifices and offerings will come to an end. And at the temple a hated thing that destroys will be set up. It will remain until that ruler who will come is destroyed. Then he will experience what the Lord has ordered.”

Matthew 24:16

Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains.

Mark 13:14

“You will see ‘the hated thing that destroys.’ (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) It will stand where it does not belong. The reader should understand this. Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains.

Luke 19:43

The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side.

Luke 21:20

“A time is coming when you will see armies surround Jerusalem. Then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.

John 11:48

If we let him keep on doing this, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come. They will take away our temple and our nation.”

Acts 21:28

“Fellow Israelites, help us!” they shouted. “This is the man who teaches everyone in all places against our people. He speaks against our law and against this holy place. Besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple. He has made this holy place ‘unclean.’ ”

Acts 6:13

They found witnesses who were willing to tell lies. These liars said, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place. He also speaks against the law.

Hebrews 2:1

So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it.

Revelation 1:3

Blessed is the one who reads out loud the words of this prophecy. Blessed are those who hear it and think everything it says is important. The time when these things will come true is near.

Revelation 3:22

Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches.’ ”