![]() ![]() Swell with pride, on account of success, through his policy, craft, and cunning, and think himself above all mortals, and equal to God himself yea, as his antitype antichrist, exalt himself above all that is called God fancy that he could command the seas, weigh the mountains in scales, and reach heaven itself, in the Apocrypha: ``And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea, (so proud was he beyond the condition of man) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in an horselitter, shewing forth unto all the manifest power of God.'' (2 Maccabees 9:8) and by peace shall destroy many His schemes were laid in such deep policy, and he managed so artfully and craftily in the execution of them, that he commonly succeeded as in getting the kingdom of Syria from his nephew and, under a pretence of peace and friendship, and to defend Philometer king of Egypt, a minor, and by large promises to the nobles of the land, made himself master of it and by deceitful methods he prevailed in Judea see ( Daniel 11:21 Daniel 11:22 Daniel 11:24 ) : and he shall magnify himself in his heart ![]() ![]() And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper ![]()
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