Has the entire earth already heard the gospel?

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Originally Posted by 1399

The very next verse talks about the "abomination that causes desolation standing in the holy place."

To my knowledge, nothing has happened that would equate to that-- not yet.

The same note is found in Luke 21 which explains mor eabout this event:

[Luke 21:20-22 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. (21) Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. (22) For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

If we know history, it did already happen.

This occurred in the first century, and the abomination that makes desolate occurred when Zealots entered into the temple killed the high priest and set up a profane person as high priest in the most holy place. Rome surrounded Jerusalem. The Romans brought idols on their standards into the city which was the HOLY CITY Jerusalem.

Consider some scholars:

Originally Posted by ADAM CLARKE

Mat 24:15
The abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel - This abomination of desolation, St. Luke, (Luk_21:20, Luk_21:21), refers to the Roman army; and this abomination standing in the holy place is the Roman army besieging Jerusalem; this, our Lord says, is what was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, in the ninth and eleventh chapters of his prophecy; and so let every one who reads these prophecies understand them; and in reference to this very event they are understood by the rabbins. The Roman army is called an abomination, for its ensigns and images, which were so to the Jews. Josephus says, (War, b. vi. chap. 6), the Romans brought their ensigns into the temple, and placed them over against the eastern gate, and sacrificed to them there. The Roman army is therefore fitly called the abomination, and the abomination which maketh desolate, as it was to desolate and lay waste Jerusalem; and this army besieging Jerusalem is called by St. Mark, Mar_13:14, standing where it ought not, that is, as in the text here, the holy place; as not only the city, but a considerable compass of ground about it, was deemed holy, and consequently no profane persons should stand on it.

Furthermore, things are bad now, but they could clearly be much worse, as far as wars, nations rising, famines and earthquakes.

I believe that Christians on a wide scale will be persecuted, before the return of Christ. You can see where this thought could lead this thread and I am not really interested in going in that direction.

Many here already know my beliefs on this, and I am not wanting to go into that direction completely either, but it does relate to this thread. But earthquakes and wears were wildly in occurrence after the cross until Jerusalem was destroyed. I have history to prove it.