The concept of Daniel's abomination of desolation has been a topic of much debate and discussion among religious scholars and historians alike. It is a phrase that appears twice in the book of Daniel in the Old Testament, and is also referenced in the New Testament by Jesus Christ himself. The first mention of the abomination of desolation in the book of Daniel comes in chapter 9, where the prophet speaks of a time when the city of Jerusalem and the temple will be destroyed and the people will…