From:
https://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/post-trib-rapture.209486/page-12#post-5012911
You are misunderstanding what I am saying. It is not a grammar issue. (as it is written)
Yes - in the grammar - as it is written - it is suggesting a future event. However, it is being said (to the Jews) in a 'wink' + "you know what I mean" manner.
A modern-day example:
I say to you - "...when you see planes hit the twin towers..." - suggesting a future event. But, you are well-aware that that event is already in the historical past. So, you understand that I am connecting something with the past event to the future event I am foretelling.
What I am trying to communicate about the future event is
not that planes will hit the twin towers - it is the
something that I am connecting with the past event which you
know has already occurred.
The Matthew and Mark accounts of the Olivet Discourse 'encrypt' the information that the Luke account simply states in straight-forward simplicity.
Matthew 24:15-22, Mark 13:14-20, and Luke 21:20-24 are all referring to the same events in the same time frame.
In effect, what is written in the Matthew and Mark accounts is saying "when you see [what happened to Jerusalem at the AOD]
about to happen again..."
What happened to Jerusalem at the AOD in 167 B.C.?
1) Jerusalem was surrounded by armies.
2) Jerusalem was desolated by an army.
What happened to Jerusalem circa 70 A.D.?
1) Jerusalem was surrounded by armies.
2) Jerusalem was desolated by an army.
The real actual bona fide AOD is intrinsically tied to Daniel 11. We are told in no uncertain terms
exactly when the AOD occurred. We can match the account in Daniel 11 to history. The real actual bona fide AOD
was already past history on the date of the Olivet Discourse.
And, the Jews knew this very well - and, knew exactly what it meant. (What was written in the Matthew and Mark accounts of the Olivet Discourse.)
The parenthetical statements are the 'wink' + "you know what I mean"...