Verse 15 marks the shift from the first half of Danielʼs 70th week to the second; the “abomination of desolation” standing in the holy place will signal the transition. The mention of the holy place (v15), Judaea (v.16), and the Sabbath day (v.20) indicates that the setting is Jewish.

Matthew chapters 24-25 contains what is commonly called the Olivet Discourse. This section introduces the sermon.