Simply Put Abomination of Desolation
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Feb 24, 2026 A clear look at the biblical phrase 'abomination of desolation' and its Old Testament roots. Discussion traces references in Daniel and how Jesus used them in Matthew and Mark. Historical examples include Antiochus IV and the Roman destruction of 70 AD. The conversation connects these events to warnings about readiness for future upheaval.
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Glitter Joke Introduces The Term Abomination
- Cooper opens with a light anecdote about glitter to illustrate a trivial use of 'abomination' before defining it seriously.
- The joke contrasts glitter's persistence with the biblical term's gravity as profound disgust or evil.
Abomination Of Desolation Means Idolatrous Defilement
- The phrase abomination of desolation refers to an idolatrous defilement that brings destruction.
- Barry Cooper ties Jesus' warning in Matthew and Mark to Daniel's prophecies about a defiling figure in the temple.
Antiochus Epiphanes Desecrated The Temple
- Daniel's prophecy had a short-term fulfillment in Antiochus Epiphanes IV who set up an altar to Zeus and sacrificed pigs in the temple.
- Cooper uses this historical example to show how the holy of holies was profaned and why Daniel called it an abomination that makes desolate.