All right, previously I explained to you guys why I think wars, famines, pestilence, you know pandemics

this kind of thing are generally not signs of Jesus's soon return

Generally speaking doesn't mean they're never involved never something to look at but generally speaking

They're not signs and so people are spazzing out a bit often unnecessarily

But one thing

Jesus said is a sign is a sign to look for

Related to his coming and that is in mark 1314 after saying those other things are not signs

Jesus says

But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be

Then let those who are in Judea must they must flee to the mountains all that kind of thing

And he goes on explain will read this in just a moment

Here's just an intro to what we're getting into today

What is the abomination of desolation that Jesus talks about?

It's actually mentioned here. It's mentioned in Matthew something connected to its mention in Luke

It's mentioned in Daniel

It's mentioned in an extra biblical text called first macabees. That's an inter-testimental work

It's um

Yeah, it's it's a big question and I'm not kidding when I tell you this

This is like one of the hardest verses in the entire

Gospel of Mark if not the entire New Testament and that's not just my opinion

I'm just quoting I read two commentaries that said that hey man

This is like the hardest verse in the entire gospel of Mark perhaps the entire New Testament

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