Romans, at that time and place, was the little horn? because we find, after Daniel had finished his account of the exploits of the little horn, he states concerning him in chap. 11, 31, that arms should stand on his part, i. e. the Romans, of whom the little horn had been always in awe, and had paid taxes to them, and became finally supplanted by them; but as the Romans pursued the same policy and severity towards the Jews that the little horn had, it is said, in reference to this point, by Daniel, that arms stood on his part. The standing of the Roman arms on the part of the little hhorn, did not aid any of his views of glory and ambition relative to himself, but only accomplished his hatred, though after his death, against the Jews, by finally destroying them and their whole nation by Titus, A. D. 70. But he, (the little horn) came finally to his end, there being none to help him. plished upon him when he planted the power of his arms in the land of Judea, to destroy it; but his armies were then defeated by the Jews, under the conduct of Maccabeus. See Daniel 11, 45. And he shall plant the tabernacle of his palaces between the seas (of the Mediterranean and Asphaltides, north lat. 31 1-2 east, long. 35 from Lond.) in the glorious holy mountain, (Jerusalem) yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him,

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I feel, therefore, assured, that the period of the rain of the temple after Christ is not the period to which Daniel alludes, when he in vision described what the little horn would do before he should come to his end. Nor yet that it was the Romans who represented this

little horn, because they arose 453 years sooner than the acts prophecied of the little horn took place. But if we say ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES is the terrible king, or horn, he saw arise, then we find in him a character which at once realizes all the acts foreseen of him in the eighth chapter of Daniel. The time also that he arose to power, (which was 250 years after the prophecy) will agree with the time set to cleanse the sanctuary, which was from his rising up, till it should be cleansed, 2300 years. For it appears from the account the writer of the book of Maccabees has given of him, that he existed, and did all the things foretold of him by Daniel, about the year B. C. 300. A more particular account of what he did than is stated by Daniel, I now proceed to extract from the first book of Maccabees, which is allowed, for its historical correetness, to be of great worth, and is found to agree with Daniel, respecting out of whom this horn should arise: Daniel states that he arose out of one of the four horns who succceded Alexander. These were his generals; and the countries they ruled over have been already mentioned.

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It appears from Maccabees, chap. 1, 7, that Alexan der reigned twelve years, and then died; consequently he succeeded his father Philip at the age of twentyone, for he was thirty-three years old when he died, B. C. 323. After his death, his brother and two sons as before stated, kept up the appearance of the Mace donian empire for 15 years, which brings the date of their murder, and the assumption of government by Alexander's generals, over the nations conquered by?

him, to the year B. C. 308. Now out of one of these four horns which sprung up after the death of Alexander, arose Antiochus Epiphanes, who, it is supposed, supplanted Cassander, one of the four generals of Alexander, who had for his part of the conquests of his royal master, Macedon and Greece. Antiochus Epiphanes is the one, therefore, who, according to Daniel, arose at that time. See chap. 8, verse 9. And out of one of them, (the four generals of Alexander) came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great. This is the one also described in the first chapter of Maccabees. See Apocrypha. "And there came out of them a wicked root, Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes. Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt, that he might have dominion of two realms. Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy. Ptolemy was afraid of him, and fled. Thus they got the strong. cities in the land of Egypt, and he took the spoils thereof." That this same Antiochus Epiphanes, spoken of in the Apocrypha, in the first book of Maccabees and first chapter, was the little horn prophecied of by Daniel, we have the comment of Adam Clark upon chap. 11, verse 25, of that prophecy, as corroborative proof. Séethe verse. And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army. "Antiochus marched against Ptolemy, the king of the south (Egypt) with a great army; and the Egyptian generals had raised mighty forces. The twe armies met between Pelusium and Mount Castus; but he (the

king of the south) could not stand; the Egyptian army was defeated."

And further, as corroborative proof that this Antiochus who then invaded Egypt, was Antiochus Epiphanes, the horn alluded to by Daniel, I shall give Dr. Clark's remarks on verse 21, of the 11th chap. And in his estate (i. e. a former king-Cassander probably) shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom; but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. This was Antiochus, surnamed Epiphanes, or the Illustrious. by the Syrian court. "They did not give him the honour of the kingdom. He was at Athens, on his way to Rome, when his predecessor died, and Heliodorus had declared himself king; so had several others But Antiochus came in peaceably, for he obtained the kingdom by flatteries. He flattered Eumenes, king of Pergamus, and Attalus his brother, and got their assistance. He flattered the Romans, and sent ambassadors to court their favour, and pay them the arrears of tribute. He flattered the Syrians, and gained their concurrence; and as he flattered the Syrians, so they flattered him, giving him the epithet of Epiphanes, the Illustrious. But that he was what the prophet calls him, a vile person, is fully evident, from what Polybius says of him, from Athenaeus, lib. v. "He was every man's companion: he resorted to the common shops, and prattled with the workmen he frequented the common taverns, and ate and drank with the meanest fellows, singing debauched songs," &c. From which it is evident, this person is the same to whom both Da

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niel and the Apocrypha alludes. By the one he is called Antiochus Epiphanes, plainly; and by the other, a vile person, who, by Clark, is said to be the same; and, I add, is the little horn foreseen of Daniel.

But I resume the account given of him in Maccabees. See Apocrypha. "And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude; and entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and all the vessels thereof. He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. And when he had taken all away, he went unto his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoke very proudly." But two years after, it appears that Antiochus returned again to Jerusalem, and burnt down a part of the city, carried many captives away, and possessed their cattle. And at the same time he built a strong wall round the city of David, with immense towers on it, and thereby made it a strong hold for himself. "And put therein a sinful nation, and fortified themselves therein." It appears that from this fort which they built, that they harassed and afflicted the people, who daily came to the temple to sacrifice. "Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it." At that time Antiochus wrote letters to his whole kingdom, that in their worship they should be one people, and also to the Jews, many of whom consented to the worship of idols. "He set up groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrificed swine's flesh and unclean beasts." He also set up an