The Rise of the Vile Person (Antiochus IV)

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"There will arise in his place a despicable man not entitled to inherit the majesty of the kingdom, but he will come without warning and gain the kingdom by intrigue.

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Large armies will be broken and swept away before him, as well as the prince of the covenant.

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Alliances will be made with him, but he will undermine them by deceit. Then, although he will have but a small following, he will emerge and become strong.

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Without warning, he will assail the most powerful men in each province and do things his predecessors never did, either recently or in the distant past; he will reward them with plunder, spoil and wealth while devising plots against their strongholds, but only for a time.

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"He will summon his power and courage against the king of the south with a great army, and the king of the south will fight back with a very large and powerful army; but he will not succeed, because of plots devised against him.

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Yes, those who shared his food will destroy him; his army will be swept away; and many will fall in the slaughter.

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These two kings, bent on mischief, will sit at the same table, speaking lies to each other; but none of this will succeed; because the appointed end will not have come yet.

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Then the king of the north will return to his own land with great wealth; with his heart set against the holy covenant, he will take action and then return home.

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"At the time designated, he will come back to the south. But this time, things will turn out differently than before;

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because ships from Kittim will come against him, so that his courage will fail him. Then, in retreat, he will take furious action against the holy covenant, again showing favor to those who abandon the holy covenant.

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