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Christ reused Daniel for a new purpose in the Olivet Discourse. Being a Jew who almost certainly celebrated Hanukkah, Jesus knew the events of the Maccabean Revolt and the historical meaning of "the abomination of desolation." He recontextualizes this image for a new purpose, while distinguishing this prediction from the unknown day and hour of his second coming (Matt 24:36; Mark 13:32).

Dustin R. Smith, PhD, is a New Testament scholar at Spartanburg Methodist College. His research interests include early Christian monotheism, Christology, the Gospel of John, the Book of Revelation, and unitarianism.

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