Matthew 24:15-28

The Abomination of Desolation

15 "So when you see the abomination of desolation ¹spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in ²the holy place (³let the reader understand),

16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17 ⁴Let the one who is on ⁵the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,

18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.

19 And ⁶alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!

20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

21 For then there will be ⁷great tribulation, ⁸such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ⁹the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

23 ¹⁰Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it.

24 For ¹¹false christs and ¹²false prophets will arise and ¹³perform great signs and wonders, ¹⁴so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

25 See, ¹⁵I have told you beforehand.

26 So, if they say to you, 'Look, ¹⁶he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

27 ¹⁷For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be ¹⁸the coming of the Son of Man.

28 ¹⁹Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

Cross References

• 1. Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11
• 2. [John 11:48; Acts 6:13; Acts 21:28]
• 3. [Dan. 9:22, 23, 25; Revelation 1:3]
• 4. Luke 17:31
• 5. See Luke 5:19
• 6. Luke 23:29
• 7. ver. 29; Daniel 12:1; [Revelation 7:14]
• 8. Revelation 16:18
• 9. ver. 24, 31; Isaiah 65:8, 9; Luke 18:7; [Matthew 22:14]
• 10. Luke 17:23; [ver. 5, 26]
• 11. [1 John 2:18]
• 12. ver. 11
• 13. Deuteronomy 13:1-3; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11; Revelation 13:13, 14; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:20; [Acts 8:9]
• 14. ver. 11
• 15. John 13:19; John 14:29; [2 Peter 3:17]
• 16. Acts 21:38
• 17. Luke 17:24
• 18. ver. 3, 37, 39
• 19. Luke 17:37; [Job 39:30]