The Watchtower (study edition), ““Tell Us, When Will These Things Be?””
“In the larger fulfillment, the “standing” will occur when the United Nations (the modern-day “disgusting thing”) attacks Christendom (which is holy in the eyes of nominal Christians) and the rest of Babylon the Great.”
Same issue as the article redefining the faithful slave. Identifies the UN as the 'disgusting thing that causes desolation' of Matthew 24:15.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower (study edition), “Tell Us, When Will These Things Be?”
Confidence note. Opened the WOL document; page marker confirms p. 4.
Corroborated by. src-w-2012-0615-must-shortly-take-place
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-2013-0715-tell-us-when