1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org

ia a kue hist.org of the rim of the Roman.power ; they
did scatter the prey and s il among the provinces, d
conquered more. naGons 90 their munificence and benevolence
in the outaef &n by their urns or battler
Rome bought more nations b riches and intrigue than
she conquered in war ; and rde compelled the Jews to
submit for about two centuries to that which no nation
before had been able ever to do, viz,to be ruled b kinge,
governors, and high ri-, appointed by the &mans,
and not chwen by Jemwlses. %th verse, l1 And he
ehall stir up his power end his coumge ageinst the king
of the auth with a great amd; md the king of the
south shall be stirred up to ba e with a very
mighty army ; but he shall not stand ; for ctG"l
forecast devices againat himn This is a description of
the war in Egypt, under the government of Mark Antony
and Octaviua Cew. UYea,,they that feed of the
tion of his meat hall destroy him, ~nd his army
overflow, and may shall ,fall down slain." ,When An-
Egypt became an easy prey to the Romans ; so that a
' part of the. Egyptian army, that fed of the portion of the
king's meat, were the meaw of destroying the kingdom.
AXd both of thew kings' hea& shall be to do mischief,
and they shall speak lies ,at one table ; but it shall not
prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed!'
These two kings are Antony and Octavius, their characters
agreeing with the descliption given in this passage
; htorg agreeing that they ruled over the Romam
for a season jointly, and that they were both of them
great deceivers and liars. History also informs us that
after Antony had conquered Egyp