“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:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house” (Matthew 24:15-16).

Jesus is telling His disciples that the future Antichrist, “abomination of desolation,” will stand in the “holy place” of the Temple in Jerusalem. This will be the sign that the Jews alive at that future time, which will be the middle of the Tribulation Period, will need to flee out of Jerusalem and hide in the desert mountains.

This prophecy, among many others, indicates that the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem, and this will likely happen after the rapture of the church.

Ron Rhodes writes about this in his book, End-Times Super Trends:

“The temple Institute recently released a video proposing the rebuilding of the third temple. The video tells us: “The Temple Institute is dedicated to doing everything possible to build the third Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount…it is recumbent on every one of us, at all times, to prepare for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. With the work of the Temple Institute over the last three decades, preparations for the Temple is no longer a dream, it’s a reality, in which everyone can play a part..:

A key indicator that the rebuilding of the Temple is imminent is the reestablishment of the Sanhedrin offer 1600 years of absence. Prophecy expert, Thomas Ice says, ‘The reinstitution is seen as a harbinger for the rebuilding of the Temple and the coming of Messiah.” Orthodox Jews believe that a body like the Sanhedrin is needed today to oversee the rebuilding of the Temple and to identify the Messiah should he appear on the scene.”

With the increase of antisemitism on college campuses of America, and growing threats from Iran through their proxies, we know the time is short as Bible prophecy unfolds right before our eyes. Be in the Word and be ready!