The Abomination of Desolation

This is just a theory I have on what exactly the abomination of desolation is going to be. I'm not dogmatic about most of what's contained in this post. This is just a theory. I would not be surprised if I was wrong about this particular theory.
Here's all the bible says about the abomination of desolation:

Matthew 24:15
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

Daniel 9:27
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Luke 21:20
20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

Revelation 13:14-15
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Daniel says that the abomination of desolation happens in the midst of the week, which most people assume is the 3.5 year mark. I also believe that the verses in Revelation 13:14-15 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 are referring to the same event. At the abomination of desolation, I believe that the anti-christ will declare himself to be God and sit in the temple to show that he is God like 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says. He will also set up an image like Revelation 13:14-15 says and force people to worship it or be killed. Worshiping the image will be how people will receive the mark of the beast.

So here's my theory as to what the abomination of desolation will be. Let's pretend like the Ark of the Covenant is found. Imagine if after the anti-christ was killed and came back to life, that he sprinkled some of his blood from his deadly wound on the Ark of the Covenant. You might ask what the symbolic purpose of that is.

Here's what's so bad about that. Hebrews 9 gives a good overview of the Old and New testaments:
Hebrews 9:18-24
18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

So basically, God's original commandment to Moses was to sprinkle blood on the holy objects in the tabernacle which was a picture of what Jesus would do on the cross by shedding his blood for the remission of the sins of the whole world. Notice what verse 24 says though. I believe it is saying that Jesus literally went to heaven and sprinkled his blood on the holy places in heaven. You might doubt that, but notice that when God told Moses how to build the Ark of the Covenant, he told him to pattern it after the one God would show him:

Exodus 25:9,40
9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

In Revelation 14, the bible mentions a temple in heaven:

15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.

I believe that the holy items are in heaven and God commanded Moses to make replicas on earth.

Getting back to the theory, imagine if the anti-christ sprinkled his blood on the Ark of the Covenant. That's something only Jesus is worthy to do. That would be extremely abominable and it would be clear to all Christians that it is the abomination of desolation.

One obvious problem with this theory is that the Ark of the Covenant is currently lost.  This theory relies on the idea that it would be found by the time this happens.  There are people that believe the story by Ron Wyatt about finding the Ark of the Covenant in the 80's.  Here's his story of finding the Ark which is still in a cave http://www.wyattmuseum.com/arkofthecovenant.htm.  I don't know if it's true or not.  If I had to bet, I would say it is a true story.  He also found Noah's ark and the Red Sea crossing site and I believe God blessed his research.

Ron claims that Jewish religious leaders know the location of the Ark and will bring it out at the appropriate time after the temple is rebuilt.  If this is true, my theory could make sense.