Matthew 24; Luke 21; Mark 13
The abomination of desolation, the day of the lord, and the rapture.
The abomination of desolation:
Mat 24:15 When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation,which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),
Mat 24:16 then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
Luk 21:20 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.
Luk 21:21 Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein.
Mar 13:14 But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
Mar 13:15 and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:
Day of the Lord:
Mat 24:29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Luk 21:25 And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;
Luk 21:26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
Mar 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Mar 13:25 and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.
Rapture:
Mat 24:30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet,and they shall gather togetherhis elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Luk 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Mar 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
Mar 13:27 And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
The key of understanding is the fact that there is general tribulation for 3.5 years, then great tribulation for 3.5 years, and Jesus uses both terms in
Matthew 24.
Jesus says, that after THE tribulation of those days, the day of the Lord and rapture will occur- confirming that the rapture is after the first half of the tribulation.
Then, Jesus also says that AFTER the mid trib event of the abomination of desolation in verse 15 occurs, there shall be GREAT tribulation - confirming that the last half of the tribulation, called the great tribulation, occurs after that mid trib AOD event.
So the account is THE tribulation - the first 3.5 years - followed by the AOD, the DOL and the rapture: then the GREAT tribulation starts, right after the AOD mid trib event, the DOL, and rapture occurs.
That puts the abomination of desolation, the Day of the Lord, and the rapture right smack in the middle, between THE tribulation, and the GREAT tribulation.