In addition to my last comment, the abomination of desolation spoken of here by Daniel and our Lord happened when Titus (the leader of the Roman armies that descended on Jerusalem) and the Roman standard (which to the Jews was the greatest abomination of Rome...to the point where in earlier times...before 70AD...the Jews forbade the Romans from carrying their standard even in the city, let alone allow it near the Temple). However, during the destruction in 70AD, the Romans were so irate with what the Jews were doing to each other (this was an even greater horror than what the Romans did to them) that they marched right into the Holy of Holies with the Roman Standard! This was indeed God's sign to the Jewish leaders that they were indeed being summarily dethroned, judged and wiped from earth...permanently!

Millions and millions of Jews died at the hands of each other and Rome during this horrific time, however, as the "secular" Josephus explains in his testimony, not one known Christ follower was killed during this most brutal period. Even the unbelieving Josephus (he was a secular Jew/Roman) could see how God made sure to provide an escape route for His people into the hills before the Roman siege began.