And the king shall do according to his will - He shall be absolute and supreme, and shall accomplish his purposes. This refers, it …

The king.— He raises himself by his thoughts and deeds, not only above the heathen deities, but above the true God. Thoug…

This passage is very obscure and, as a result, has been explained in very different ways by interpreters. Whatever is obscure is usually doubtful, …

And the king shall do according to his will
Not Antiochus, for he could not do as he would, being curbed by the Roma…

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