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And in saying that ‘three horns’ (Daniel 7:8) were ‘plucked up by the roots’ by this one, he indicates the three kings of Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia, whom this one will slay in the array of war

-Hippolytus "In Danielem Commentarius"

Antichrist | Cush | Daniel | Egypt | Ethiopia | Hippolytus | Libya | War

  • And he will confirm a covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will cease sacrifice and grain offering; and on the verge of abominations is he who causes horror, until a decreed complete destruction is poured out on the one who devastates.
  • Don’t let anyone deceive you at all! For the gathering will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who replaces and exalts himself above every “god” or object of worship, so that he sits in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
  • Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! May a sword fall on his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither completely away, and his right eye become completely blind!
  • May the spirits of those who attempt to calculate the final time [in Daniel for the coming of the Messiah] die!
  • Before the Messiah comes, there will be a great war involving all the nations. They will gather against Israel, but the Holy One, Blessed be He, will deliver His people with a mighty hand.
  • I am praying on behalf of them. I am not praying on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those you have given me, because they belong to you.