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Discourse on Eschatology

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Section 26

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XXVI.

For he will appoint princes over them from among the demons

‹ Section 25 Section 27 ›

.

And

he

will

no

longer

seem

to

be

pious

,

but

altogether

and

in

all

things

he

will

be

harsh

,

severe

,

passionate

,

wrathful

,

terrible

,

inconstant

,

dread

,

morose

,

hateful

,

abominable

,

savage

,

vengeful

,

iniquitous

.

And

,

bent

on

casting

the

whole

race

of

men

into

the

pit

of

perdition

,

he

will

multiply

false

signs

.

For

when

all

the

people

greet

him

with

their

acclamations

at

his

displays

,

he

will

shout

with

a

strong

voice

,

so

that

the

place

shall

be

shaken

in

which

the

multitudes

stand

by

him

:

“

Ye

peoples

,

and

tribes

,

and

nations

,

acquaint

yourselves

with

my

mighty

authority

and

power

,

and

the

strength

of

my

kingdom

.

What

prince

is

there

so

great

as

I

am

?

What

great

God

is

there

but

I

?

Who

will

stand

up

against

my

authority

?

”

Under

the

eye

of

the

spectators

he

will

remove

mountains

from

their

places

,

he

will

walk

on

the

sea

with

dry

feet

,

he

will

bring

down

fire

from

heaven

,

he

will

turn

the

day

into

darkness

and

the

night

into

day

,

he

will

turn

the

sun

about

wheresoever

he

pleases

;

and

,

in

short

,

in

presence

of

those

who

behold

him

,

he

will

show

all

the

elements

of

earth

and

sea

to

be

subject

to

him

in

the

power

of

his

specious

manifestation

.

For

if

,

while

as

yet

he

does

not

exhibit

himself

as

the

son

of

perdition

,

he

raises

and

excites

against

us

open

war

even

to

battles

and

slaughters

,

at

that

time

when

he

shall

come

in

his

own

proper

person

,

and

men

shall

see

him

as

he

is

in

reality

,

what

machinations

and

deceits

and

delusions

will

he

not

bring

into

play

,

with

the

purpose

of

seducing

all

men

,

and

leading

them

off

from

the

way

of

truth

,

and

from

the

gate

of

the

kingdom

?