I was referring to Keras's comment. I don't think I was being too specific.
Messenger, welcome to the forum. I should I said that earlier. The things you are "explaining" to me, I have been in discussions over and over - going back 15 years or so in internet forums. I have also been over a prime Jewish (Judaism) countermissionary site since 2004 learning what they believe, discussing (and arguing) with them. And muslim sites as well, but not in recent years.
The temple of God in the metaphoric sense was used in regards to Christians.
In bible prophecy application, it refers to a physical temple. The one here on earth is patterned after the real in heaven. In the end times there will be a temple built, downsized likely, in stages, to expedite the
restarting of animal sacrifices required under the old covenant that the Jews still go by. And the purpose of it for the Jews, in their beliefs the purpose will be for the praise and worship the One True God.
You position you have is to make a theology argument - not a bible prophecy argument - that it will not happen because it would be an abomination to God, to do animal sacrifices and such, because Jesuss death on the cross and resurrection ended the reason for all those. Is that not what you are going to tell me?
No that is not it. The abomination of desolation is the image of the beast that the false prophet in Revelation 13 has the world make. That image will, by seemingly miracle, appear to come alive and speak.
There will be two events, though closely related are not exactly the same.
The transgression of desolation (in Daniel 8:12-13) - which is the act of 2Thessalonians2:4
The abomination of desolation (in Matthew 24:15) - an image, a statue of the beast, in the temple
These two events take place in a certain order, in the tan colored ovals. If you follow down through my chart you will see them near the bottom.