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XXV.

And at first, indeed, that deceitful and lawless one

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,

with

crafty

deceitfulness

,

will

refuse

such

glory

;

but

the

men

persisting

,

and

holding

by

him

,

will

declare

him

king

.

And

thereafter

he

will

be

lifted

up

in

heart

,

and

he

who

was

formerly

gentle

will

become

violent

,

and

he

who

pursued

love

will

become

pitiless

,

and

the

humble

in

heart

will

become

haughty

and

inhuman

,

and

the

hater

of

unrighteousness

will

persecute

the

righteous

.

Then

,

when

he

is

elevated

to

his

kingdom

,

he

will

marshal

war

;

and

in

his

wrath

he

will

smite

three

mighty

kings

,

—

those

,

namely

,

of

Egypt

,

Libya

,

and

Ethiopia

.

And

after

that

he

will

build

the

temple

in

Jerusalem

,

and

will

restore

it

again

speedily

,

and

give

it

over

to

the

Jews

.

And

then

he

will

be

lifted

up

in

heart

against

every

man

;

yea

,

he

will

speak

blasphemy

also

against

God

,

thinking

in

his

deceit

that

he

shall

be

king

upon

the

earth

hereafter

for

ever

;

not

knowing

,

miserable

wretch

,

that

his

kingdom

is

to

be

quickly

brought

to

nought

,

and

that

he

will

quickly

have

to

meet

the

fire

which

is

prepared

for

him

,

along

with

all

who

trust

him

and

serve

him

.

For

when

Daniel

said

,

“

I

shall

make

my

covenant

for

one

week

,

”

he

indicated

seven

years

;

and

the

one

half

of

the

week

is

for

the

preaching

of

the

prophets

,

and

for

the

other

half

of

the

week

—

that

is

to

say

,

for

three

years

and

a

half

—

Antichrist

will

reign

upon

the

earth

.

And

after

this

his

kingdom

and

his

glory

shall

be

taken

away

.

Behold

,

ye

who

love

God

,

what

manner

of

tribulation

there

shall

rise

in

those

days

,

such

as

has

not

been

from

the

foundation

of

the

world

,

no

,

nor

ever

shall

be

,

except

in

those

days

alone

.

Then

the

lawless

one

,

being

lifted

up

in

heart

,

will

gather

together

his

demons

in

man’s

form

,

and

will

abominate

those

who

call

him

to

the

kingdom

,

and

will

pollute

many

souls

.

Notes

1
Dan. ix. 27. [The ἀνομία which more and more prevails in our age in all nations, makes all this very significant to us, of “the last days.”]