Prince of the power of the AIR

 Ephesians 2:2

King James Version

2 Wherein in time past 

ye walked according to the course of this world, 

according to the prince of the power of the air, 

the spirit that now worketh 

in the children of disobedience:

There is something strange going on in the "air" right now.

With the recent plane crashes and all in America.

Which reminded us of the verse above.

With the particular phrase, "prince of the power of the air".

Who is that referring to?

Let these Bible versions tell us more:

Ephesians 2:2

Amplified Bible

2 in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].

Ephesians 2:2

Common English Bible

2 You used to live like people of this world. You followed the rule of a destructive spiritual power. This is the spirit of disobedience to God’s will that is now at work in persons whose lives are characterized by disobedience.

Ephesians 2:2

Contemporary English Version

2 You followed the ways of this world and obeyed the devil. He rules the world, and his spirit has power over everyone who doesn't obey God.

Ephesians 2:2

Easy-to-Read Version

2 Yes, in the past your lives were full of those sins. You lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil powers[a] that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those who refuse to obey God.

Ephesians 2:2

EasyEnglish Bible

2 You lived in a bad way, like the people who belong to this world. You were obeying Satan, who rules the powerful spirits in the air. Those spirits are working now in everyone who refuses to obey God.

Ephesians 2:2

Expanded Bible

2 Yes, in the past you ·lived [walked] ·the way the world lives [L according to the course/ways/age of this world], following the ruler [C Satan] of the ·evil powers that are above the earth [L dominion/authority of the air; C probably demonic forces]. That same spirit is now working in ·those who refuse to obey God [L the children/sons of disobedience].

Ephesians 2:2

Good News Translation

2 At that time you followed the world's evil way; you obeyed the ruler of the spiritual powers in space, the spirit who now controls the people who disobey God.

Ephesians 2:2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

2 in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens,[a] the spirit now working in the disobedient.

Ephesians 2:2

International Children’s Bible

2 Yes, in the past you lived the way the world lives. You followed the ruler of the evil powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those who refuse to obey God.

Ephesians 2:2

J.B. Phillips New Testament

We were all dead: God gave us life through Christ

2 1-2 To you, who were spiritually dead all the time that you drifted along on the stream of this world’s ideas of living, and obeyed its unseen ruler (who is still operating in those who do not respond to the truth of God), to you 

Ephesians 2:2

New International Reader's Version

2 You used to live as sinners when you followed the ways of this world. You served the one who rules over the spiritual forces of evil. He is the spirit who is now at work in those who don’t obey God.

Ephesians 2:2

New International Version

2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

Ephesians 2:2

New Life Version

2 You followed the sinful ways of the world and obeyed the leader of the power of darkness. He is the devil who is now working in the people who do not obey God.

Ephesians 2:2

New Living Translation

2 You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[a] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

Ephesians 2:2

New Matthew Bible

2 in which you walked in time past according to the course of this world, and followed the prince that rules in the air – the spirit that now works in the children of unbelief,

Kehillah in Ephesus 2:2

Orthodox Jewish Bible

2 In which you amol (formerly) fier zich (comported oneself), according to the course of the Olam Hazeh, according to the Sar of the authority of the air [the Samekh Mem, Hasatan, teivel, the devil], the ruach now working in the bnei haMeri (sons of Rebellion).

Ephesians 2:2

Worldwide English (New Testament)

2 At one time you did those wrong things, just like the people around you. You obeyed the ruler who has the power over things in the air. That ruler is the spirit who is working now in the people who do not obey God.

In SUMMARY, "prince of the power of the air" refers to:

Satan

destructive spiritual power

the devil

the ruler of the evil powers[a] that are above the earth

Satan, who rules the powerful spirits in the air

the ruler [C Satan] of the ·evil powers that are above the earth [L dominion/authority of the air; C probably demonic forces]

the ruler of the spiritual powers in space

the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens

the ruler of the evil powers that are above the earth

unseen ruler

the one who rules over the spiritual forces of evil

the ruler of the kingdom of the air

the leader of the power of darkness. He is the devil

the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world

the prince that rules in the air

the Sar of the authority of the air [the Samekh Mem, Hasatan, teivel, the devil]

the ruler who has the power over things in the air

Now that we know "who" this prince is, we can now turn to his influence, and destructiveness.

Click here for the next post in this "plane crash" series.

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Whose God is their belly

 Philippians 3:17-19

King James Version

17 Brethren, be followers together of me, 

and mark them which walk so 

as ye have us for an ensample.

18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, 

and now tell you even weeping, 

that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

19 Whose end is destruction, 

whose God is their belly, 

and whose glory is in their shame, 

who mind earthly things.)

They are the "enemies of the cross of Christ".

Those whose "God is their belly".

Whose "glory is in their shame".

Who "mind earthly things".

Their end is "destruction".

To clarify further, we look to what "whose God is their belly" means.

Let the various versions tells us more:

 Philippians 3:19

Amplified Bible

19 whose fate is destruction, whose god is their belly [their worldly appetite, their sensuality, their vanity], and whose glory is in their shame—who focus their mind on earthly and temporal things.

Philippians 3:19

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

19 They are doomed and their [a]fate is eternal misery (perdition); their god is their stomach (their appetites, their sensuality) and they glory in their shame, [b]siding with earthly things and being of their party.

Philippians 3:19

Easy-to-Read Version

19 The way they live is leading them to destruction. They have replaced God with their own desires. They do shameful things, and they are proud of what they do. They think only about earthly things.

Philippians 3:19

Evangelical Heritage Version

19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite,[a] and their glory is in their shame. They are thinking only about earthly things.

Philippians 3:19

Expanded Bible

19 ·In the end, they will be destroyed [Their end/destiny is destruction]. ·They do whatever their bodies want [L Their god is their stomach/belly], ·they are proud of their shameful acts [L their glory is in their shame], and they think only about earthly things.

Philippians 3:19

GOD’S WORD Translation

19 In the end they will be destroyed. Their own emotions are their god, and they take pride in the shameful things they do. Their minds are set on worldly things.

Philippians 3:19

Good News Translation

19 They are going to end up in hell, because their god is their bodily desires. They are proud of what they should be ashamed of, and they think only of things that belong to this world.

Philippians 3:19

International Children’s Bible

19 The way they live is leading them to destruction. Instead of serving God, they do whatever their bodies want. They do shameful things, and they are proud of it. They think only about earthly things.

Kehillah in Philippi 3:19

Orthodox Jewish Bible

19 Their destined end [TEHILLIM 73:17] is churban (destruction, Gehinnom). Their g-d is their appetite [Ro 16:18], and their kavod, what they glory in, is their bushah (shame). Their machshavot are set on the Olam Hazeh [Ro 8:5-6].

Philippians 3:19

The Voice

19 They are ruled by their bellies, their glory comes by shame, and their minds are fixed on the things of this world. They are doomed.

Philippians 3:19

Wycliffe Bible

19 whose end is death, whose god is the womb, and the glory in [the] confusion of them, that savour earthly things [that savour, or understand, earthly things].

In SUMMARY, "whose God is their belly" means:

their worldly appetite, their sensuality, their vanity

their appetites, their sensuality

They have replaced God with their own desires.

their god is their appetite

They do whatever their bodies want

Their own emotions are their god,

their god is their bodily desires

they do whatever their bodies want

Their g-d is their appetite [Ro 16:18]

They are ruled by their bellies

whose god is the womb

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Verses from Bible Gateway

On DISORDERLY believers

 2 Thessalonians 3:6

King James Version

6 Now we command you, brethren, 

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

that ye withdraw yourselves 

from every brother that walketh disorderly, 

and not after the tradition which he received of us.

A believer that "walketh disorderly"?

Is there such a thing?

What does "withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly" mean?

These Bible versions explain more:

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Amplified Bible

6 Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that [a]you have received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

6 Now we charge you, brethren, in the name and on the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) that you withdraw and keep away from every brother (fellow believer) who is slack in the performance of duty and is disorderly, living as a shirker and not walking in accord with the traditions and instructions that you have received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Christian Standard Bible

Warning against Irresponsible Behavior

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live[a] according to the tradition received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Common English Bible

Discipline for the undisciplined

6 Brothers and sisters, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to stay away from every brother or sister who lives an undisciplined life that is not in line with the traditions that you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Complete Jewish Bible

6 Now, in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah we command you, brothers, to stay away from any brother who is leading a life of idleness, a life not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Contemporary English Version

Warnings against Laziness

6 My dear friends, in the name of[a] the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Easy-to-Read Version

The Obligation to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ we tell you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work. People who refuse to work are not following the teaching that we gave them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Evangelical Heritage Version

Warnings Against Idleness

6 We instruct you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to avoid every brother who is walking idly and not in accordance with the teaching that you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

English Standard Version

Warning Against Idleness

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Expanded Bible

The Duty to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, ·by the authority [L in the name] of our Lord Jesus Christ we command you to stay away from any ·believer [L brother (or sister)] who ·refuses to work [or behaves irresponsibly; L lives/walks in idleness/disorder] and does not follow the ·teaching we gave you [L tradition you received from us].

2 Thessalonians 3:6

1599 Geneva Bible

6 [a]We warn you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walked inordinately, and not after the instruction, which he received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

GOD’S WORD Translation

6 Brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ we order you not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Good News Translation

The Obligation to Work

6 Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Warning against Irresponsible Behavior

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

International Children’s Bible

The Duty to Work

6 Brothers, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ we command you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work. People who refuse to work are not following the teaching that we gave them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

International Standard Version

6 In the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[a] we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is living in idleness[b] and not living[c] according to the tradition that they received[d] from us.

 Thessalonians 3:6

J.B. Phillips New Testament

Remember our example: everyone should do his fair share of work

One further order we must give you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: don’t associate with the brother whose life is undisciplined, and who despises the teaching we gave him.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Jubilee Bible 2000

6 ¶ Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks out of order, and not after the doctrine which ye received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Living Bible

6 Now here is a command, dear brothers, given in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ by his authority: Stay away from any Christian who spends his days in laziness and does not follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

The Message

Our orders—backed up by the Master, Jesus—are to refuse to have anything to do with those among you who are lazy and refuse to work the way we taught you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Modern English Version

Warning Against Idleness

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in idleness and not according to the tradition that he received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Names of God Bible

6 Brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Yeshua Christ we order you not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Neglect of Work. 6 We instruct you, brothers, in the name of [our] Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us.[a]

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New American Standard Bible

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you [a]keep away from every brother or sister who [b]leads a [c]disorderly life and not one in accordance with the tradition which [d]you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New American Standard Bible 1995

6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you [a]keep away from every brother who [b]leads an [c]unruly life and not according to the tradition which [d]you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Catholic Bible

Christian Value of Work.[a] 6 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, brethren, we command you to keep your distance from any of the brethren who are living an idle existence and who disregard the tradition you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Century Version

The Duty to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ we command you to stay away from any believer who refuses to work and does not follow the teaching we gave you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New International Reader's Version

Paul Warns Those Who Do Not Want to Work

6 Brothers and sisters, here is a command we give you. We give it in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Keep away from every believer who doesn’t want to work and makes trouble. Keep away from any believer who doesn’t live up to the teaching you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New International Version

Warning Against Idleness

6 In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Life Version

6 Now this is what we tell you to do, Christian brothers. In the name of the Lord Jesus, keep away from any Christian who is lazy and who does not do what we taught you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Living Translation

An Exhortation to Proper Living

6 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we give you this command in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Stay away from all believers[a] who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received[b] from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Warning against Idleness

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they[a] received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

New Testament for Everyone

The Dangers of Idleness

6 Here is a command we have for you, my dear family, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. Keep away from any member of the family who is stepping out of line, and not behaving according to the tradition that you received from us.

Kehillah in Thessalonika II 3:6

Orthodox Jewish Bible

6 Now we charge you, Achim b’Moshiach, b’Shem Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, to shun chavrusashaft (association) with every one of the Achim b’Moshiach who follows the derech habatlanim (way of idlers) and walks not according to Moshiach’s [pnimiyus] haTorah that was handed over and transmitted to you and which you received from us [Shlichim].

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Tree of Life Version

No Time to Be Lazy

6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, to keep away from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition they received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

The Voice

6 For the sake of the church, brothers and sisters, we insist in the name of our Lord Jesus the Anointed that you withdraw from any brother or sister who is out of order and unwilling to work, who is straying from the line of teaching we passed on to all of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

World English Bible

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Worldwide English (New Testament)

6 Now, my brothers, we tell you to do this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Have nothing to do with any lazy brother who is not living the way we taught you.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Wycliffe Bible

6 But, brethren, we command to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw you from each brother that wandereth out of order, and not after the teaching, that they received of us. [Forsooth, brethren, we announce to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw you from each brother wandering unordinately, or against good order, and not after the tradition, that they received of us.]

In SUMMARY, "withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly" means:

withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that [a]you have received from us

withdraw and keep away from every brother (fellow believer) who is slack in the performance of duty and is disorderly, living as a shirker and not walking in accord with the traditions and instructions that you have received from us

keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live[a] according to the tradition received from us

stay away from every brother or sister who lives an undisciplined life that is not in line with the traditions that you received from us

stay away from any brother who is leading a life of idleness, a life not in keeping with the tradition you received from us

not to have anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you

stay away from any believer who refuses to work; not following the teaching that we gave them

avoid every brother who is walking idly and not in accordance with the teaching that you received from us

keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us

stay away from any ·believer [L brother (or sister)] who ·refuses to work [or behaves irresponsibly; L lives/walks in idleness/disorder] and does not follow the ·teaching we gave you [L tradition you received from us]

withdraw yourselves from every brother that walked inordinately, and not after the instruction, which he received of us

not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us

keep away from all believers who are living a lazy life and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them

keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us

stay away from any believer who refuses to work; not following the teaching that we gave them

keep away from every brother who is living in idleness[b] and not living[c] according to the tradition that they received[d] from us

don’t associate with the brother whose life is undisciplined, and who despises the teaching we gave him

withdraw yourselves from every brother that walks out of order, and not after the doctrine which ye received of us

Stay away from any Christian who spends his days in laziness and does not follow the ideal of hard work we set up for you.

refuse to have anything to do with those among you who are lazy and refuse to work the way we taught you

withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in idleness and not according to the tradition that he received from us

not to associate with any believer who doesn’t live a disciplined life and doesn’t follow the tradition you received from us

shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us

keep away from every brother or sister who [b]leads a [c]disorderly life and not one in accordance with the tradition which [d]you received from us

keep away from every brother who [b]leads an [c]unruly life and not according to the tradition which [d]you received from us

keep your distance from any of the brethren who are living an idle existence and who disregard the tradition you received from us

stay away from any believer who refuses to work and does not follow the teaching we gave you

Keep away from every believer who doesn’t want to work and makes trouble. Keep away from any believer who doesn’t live up to the teaching you received from us.

keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us

keep away from any Christian who is lazy and who does not do what we taught you

Stay away from all believers[a] who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received[b] from us.

keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they[a] received from us

Keep away from any member of the family who is stepping out of line, and not behaving according to the tradition that you received from us.

shun chavrusashaft (association) with every one of the Achim b’Moshiach who follows the derech habatlanim (way of idlers) and walks not according to Moshiach’s [pnimiyus] haTorah that was handed over and transmitted to you and which you received from us [Shlichim]

keep away from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition they received from us

withdraw from any brother or sister who is out of order and unwilling to work, who is straying from the line of teaching we passed on to all of you

withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us

Have nothing to do with any lazy brother who is not living the way we taught you.

withdraw you from each brother that wandereth out of order, and not after the teaching, that they received of us

withdraw you from each brother wandering unordinately, or against good order, and not after the tradition, that they received of us

Apostle Paul tells us how to approach these idle, and lazy, believers with compassion:

2 Thessalonians 3:13-15

King James Version

13 But ye, brethren, 

be not weary in well doing.

14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, 

note that man, 

and have no company with him, 

that he may be ashamed.

15 Yet count him not as an enemy, 

but admonish him as a brother.

ABOMINATION of desolation

 

JESUS warned:

Matthew 24:15

King James Version

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:)

What is the "abomination of desolation" the LORD JESUS spoke of?

We understand, from the verse, that it will "stand in the holy place".

It's time we looked into the Bible versions:

Matthew 24:15

Amplified Bible

Perilous Times

15 “So when you see the [a]abomination of desolation [the appalling sacrilege that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the [b]reader understand),

Matthew 24:15

Common English Bible

The great suffering

15 “When you see the disgusting and destructive thing that Daniel talked about standing in the holy place (the reader should understand this),

Matthew 24:15

Complete Jewish Bible

15 “So when you see the abomination that causes devastation spoken about through the prophet Dani’el standing in the Holy Place”[a] (let the reader understand the allusion),

Matthew 24:15

Contemporary English Version

The Horrible Thing

(Mark 13.14-23; Luke 21.20-24)

15  Someday you will see that “Horrible Thing” in the holy place, just as the prophet Daniel said. Everyone who reads this must try to understand!

Matthew 24:15

Easy-to-Read Version

15 “Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’[a] You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.)

Matthew 24:15

Expanded Bible

15 “You will see ‘·a blasphemous object that brings destruction [T the abomination of desolation; C a phrase taken from Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11, and originally referring to the desecration of the Temple by Antiochus Epiphanes in 168 bc],’ which Daniel the prophet spoke about. ·It [or He] will be standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means [C probably a reference to the soon-to-occur destruction of Jerusalem in ad 70].)

Matthew 24:15

GOD’S WORD Translation

15 “The prophet Daniel said that the disgusting thing that will cause destruction will stand in the holy place. When you see this (let the reader take note),

Matthew 24:15

Good News Translation

The Awful Horror

15 “You will see ‘The Awful Horror’ of which the prophet Daniel spoke. It will be standing in the holy place.” (Note to the reader: understand what this means!)

Matthew 24:15

International Children’s Bible

15 “Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the horrible thing that destroys.’[a] You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.)

Matthew 24:15

International Standard Version

Signs of the End

15 “So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader take note),[a]

Matthew 24:15

The Message

The Monster of Desecration

15-20 “But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you’ve read Daniel, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

Matthew 24:15

Names of God Bible

15 “The prophet Daniel said that the disgusting thing that will cause destruction will stand in the holy place. When you see this (let the reader take note),

Matthew 24:15

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

15 “When you see the desolating abomination[a] spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Matthew 24:15

New Century Version

15 “Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘a blasphemous object that brings destruction.’[a] You will see this standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.)

Matthew 24:15

New International Reader's Version

15 “The prophet Daniel spoke about ‘the hated thing that destroys.’ (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) Someday you will see it standing in the holy place. The reader should understand this.

Matthew 24:15

New International Version

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—

Matthew 24:15

New Life Version

Days of Trouble and Pain and Sorrow

15 “You will see a sinful man-made god standing in the house of God in Jerusalem. It was spoken of by the early preacher Daniel. The one who reads this should understand it.

Matthew 24:15

New Living Translation

15 “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration[a] standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!)

Matthew 24:15

New Matthew Bible

15 When you therefore see the abomination that betokens desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet stand in the holy place, let him who reads it, understand it.

Matthew 24:15

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

The Desolating Sacrilege

15 “So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

Matthew 24:15

New Testament for Everyone

The Desolating Sacrilege

15 ‘So when you see “the sacrilege that desolates”, as Daniel the prophet put it, “standing in the holy place” (the reader should understand),

Mattityahu 24:15

Orthodox Jewish Bible

15 Therefore, when you see the SHIKUTS MESHOMEM [Mk 13:14] (Abomination of Desolation), the thing spoken through Daniel HaNavi, having stood in the Makom Kadosh (Holy Place, i.e., the Beis Hamikdash)—let the reader understand!

Matthew 24:15

Revised Standard Version

The Desolating Sacrilege

15 “So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Matthew 24:15

Worldwide English (New Testament)

15 `Daniel the prophet said that people would put something very bad in the temple.' (Let the one who reads this understand it.)

Matthew 24:15

Wycliffe Bible

15 Therefore when ye see the abomination of discomfort [Therefore when ye shall see the abomination of discording], that is said of Daniel, the prophet, standing in the holy place; he that readeth, understand he [he that readeth, understand];

In SUMMARY, the "abomination of desolation" refers to:

abomination of desolation [the appalling sacrilege that astonishes and makes desolate]

the disgusting and destructive thing

the abomination that causes devastation

that “Horrible Thing”

‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’

a blasphemous object that brings destruction

the disgusting thing that will cause destruction

‘The Awful Horror’

‘the horrible thing that destroys.’

the destructive desecration

the monster of desecration

the disgusting thing that will cause destruction

the desolating abomination

‘a blasphemous object that brings destruction.’

‘the hated thing that destroys.’

‘the abomination that causes desolation,’

a sinful man-made god

the sacrilegious object that causes desecration

the abomination that betokens desolation

the desolating sacrileg

“the sacrilege that desolates”

SHIKUTS MESHOMEM (Abomination of Desolation)

the desolating sacrilege

something very bad

the abomination of discomfort [Therefore when ye shall see the abomination of discording]

If JESUS said this "abomination of desolation" will "stand in the holy place", then this abomination is the same spoken of by apostle Paul:

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

King James Version

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: 

for that day shall not come, 

except there come a falling away first, 

and that man of sin be revealed, 

the son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself 

above all that is called God, 

or that is worshipped; 

so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, 

shewing himself that he is God.

This is also the same abomination spoken of by prophet Daniel:

Daniel 8:23-25

King James Version

23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, 

when the transgressors are come to the full, 

a king of fierce countenance, 

and understanding dark sentences, 

shall stand up.

24 And his power shall be mighty, 

but not by his own power: 

and he shall destroy wonderfully, 

and shall prosper, 

and practise, 

and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

25 And through his policy also 

he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; 

and he shall magnify himself in his heart, 

and by peace shall destroy many: 

he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; 

but he shall be broken without hand.

Daniel 9:27

King James Version

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many 

for one week: 

and in the midst of the week 

he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, 

and for the overspreading of abominations 

he shall make it desolate, 

even until the consummation, 

and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Daniel 11:31

King James Version

31 And arms shall stand on his part, 

and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, 

and shall take away the daily sacrifice, 

and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

Daniel 12:11

King James Version

11 And from the time 

that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, 

and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, 

there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

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