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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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Animal among <strong>the</strong>m, having great <strong>and</strong> black<br />

IziL 7; Ixiz. S9<br />

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considerable interest deserves notice. Aoooiding<br />

to <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>ory which i^ces <strong>the</strong> aatborship <strong>of</strong> Daniel<br />

in <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> Antiochos Epiphanes—or say about<br />

165 B.O.—<strong>the</strong> * fourth kingdom * <strong>of</strong> Daniel must<br />

be <strong>the</strong> Grecian. But, on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, such<br />

certainly was not <strong>the</strong> view entertained by<br />

Apocalypts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> year 165, since <strong>the</strong> 3rd Book <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Sib. Or., which dates from jtrecUely that<br />

period^ not only takes notice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rising power <strong>of</strong><br />

Borne, but anticipates <strong>the</strong> destruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Grecian Empire by Rome, which is torn is to be<br />

vanquished by Israel (w. 176-195 ; 520-544 ; 638-<br />

807). This most important fact would require to be<br />

aooounted for by <strong>the</strong> opponents <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> anihenticity<br />

<strong>of</strong> Daniel.<br />

' I have purposely omitted all references to

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