And such as do wickedly against the covenant - That is, among the Jews. Those who apostatized, and who became willing to receive the religio…

Such as do wickedly. — In these verses are traced the effects of the apostasy on the people of God. These persons have al…

Here the angel describes the internal evils of the Church, and more fully explains what he touched on in the last verse. He says, The arms shal…

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall be
corrupted by flatteries
That fo…

The remainder of this prophecy is very difficult, and commentators widely differ regarding it. From Antiochus, the account seems to pa to antichris…