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And the (
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Because the angels purpose is to show the whole course of the persecutions of the Jews until the coming of Christ ,
he now speaks of the monarchy of the Romans ,
which he notes by the name of a king ,
who were without religion and condemned the true God .(:
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king shall do according to his will ;
and he shall exalt himself ,
and magnify himself above every god ,
and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods ,
and shall prosper till the indignation So long the tyrants will prevail as God has appointed to punish his people :
but he shows that it is but for a time .
be accomplished :
for that that is determined shall be done .
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Neither shall he regard the (
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The Romans will observe no certain form of religion as other nations ,
but will change their gods at their pleasures ,
indeed ,
they will condemn them and prefer themselves to their gods .(:
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God of his fathers ,
nor the desire Signifying that they would be without all humanity :
for the love of women is taken for singular or great love ,
as (
2Sa_1
:26 ).
of women ,
nor regard any god :
for he shall magnify himself above all .
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But in his estate shall he honour the (
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That is ,
the god of power and riches :
they will esteem their own power above all their gods and worship it .(:
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God of forces :
and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with Under pretence of worshipping the gods ,
they will enrich their city with the most precious jewels of all the world ,
because by this all men would hold them in admiration for their power and riches .
gold ,
and silver ,
and with precious stones ,
and pleasant things .
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Thus shall he do in (
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Even though in their hearts they had no religion ,
yet they did acknowledge the gods ,
and worshipped them in their temples ,
lest they should have been despised as atheists .
But this was to increase their fame and riches ,
and when they gained any country ,
they made others the rulers of it in such a way that the profit always came to the Romans .(:
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the most strong holds with a strange god ,
whom he shall acknowledge [
and ]
increase with glory :
and he shall cause them to rule over many ,
and shall divide the land for gain .
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And at the time of the end shall the king of the (
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That is ,
both the Egyptians and the Syrians will at length fight against the Romans ,
but they will be overcome .(:
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south push at him :
and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind ,
with chariots ,
and with horsemen ,
and with many ships ;
and he shall enter into the countries ,
and shall overflow and pass over .
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He shall enter also into the (
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The angel forewarns the Jews that when they should see the Romans invade them ,
and that the wicked would escape their hands ,
that then they should think that all this was done by God '
s providence ,
seeing that he warned them of it so long before ,
and therefore he would still preserve them .(:
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glorious land ,
and many [
countries ]
shall be overthrown :
but these shall escape out of his hand , [
even ]
Edom ,
and Moab ,
and the chief of the children of Ammon .
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He shall stretch foorth his hands also vpon the countreis ,
and ye land of Egypt shall not escape .
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But he shall haue power ouer the treasures of golde and of siluer ,
and ouer all the precious things of Egypt ,
and of the Lybians ,
and of the blacke Mores where he shall passe .
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But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall (
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Hearing that Crassus was slain ,
and Antonius defeated .(:
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trouble him :
therefore he shall go forth For Augustus overcame the Parthians ,
and recovered that which Antonius had lost .
with great fury to destroy ,
and utterly to make away many .
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And he shall plant the tabernacles (
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The Romans after this reigned quietly throughout all countries ,
and from sea to sea ,
and in Judea :
but at length because of their cruelty God will destroy them .(:
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of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain ;
yet he shall come to his end ,
and none shall help him .