Daniel 10:11-12

10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ¹  Understand the words that I am about to ²  speak to you. So stand up, ³  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ⁴  to me, I stood up shaking. 10:12 Then he said to me, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind ⁵  to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.

Matius 24:15

The Abomination of Desolation

24:15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation ⁶  – spoken about by Daniel the prophet – standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

[10:11]  ¹ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

[10:11]  ² tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

[10:11]  ³ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “spoke this word.”

[10:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “gave your heart.”

[24:15]  ⁶ sn The reference to the abomination of desolation is an allusion to Dan 9:27. Though some have seen the fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecy in the actions of Antiochus IV (or a representative of his) in 167 b.c., the words of Jesus seem to indicate that Antiochus was not the final fulfillment, but that there was (from Jesus’ perspective) still another fulfillment yet to come. Some argue that this was realized in a.d. 70, while others claim that it refers specifically to Antichrist and will not be fully realized until the period of the great tribulation at the end of the age (cf. Mark 13:14, 19, 24; Rev 3:10).