[Mat 24:15-22 KJV] 15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
So what is the abomination of desolation? An abomination is a sin grossly detestable and usually worthy of death. Desolation is complete ruin, waste and uninhabited cities. Put the terms together and you have something comparable to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD when the temple was destroyed by a conquering Roman army who worshiped their emperor (idolatry) rather than the one true God.
When such evil is taking place, God's people need to flee. Think of Lot's family in the Old Testament. Angels were yanking them out of the city and telling them not to look back. If there is any time to focus on God, it is when life is precarious because only He can save you.
When cities are besieged, it is awful for the inhabitants. Today think of Syria. Cities lying in ruins, people running for their lives with nothing but the clothes on their backs, the complete and utter despair and lack of hope.
But God. He will always preserve a remnant of those loyal to Him. His church will always persevere.
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