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- Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Antichrist of the Old Testament
Antiochus IV Epiphanes is one of the greatest types of the Antichrist in the Old Testament Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the eighth in a succession of twenty-six kings who ruled from 175 164 BC over the Syrian section of Alexander s empire He is referred to as the little horn in Daniel 8:9
- The Feast of Hanukkah . . . History To Prophecy by Jack Kelley
In 175 BC Antiochus IV Epiphanes came to power in Syria by stealing the throne from the rightful heir, Demetrius II, the young son of Seleucus IV Heliodorus The original Seleucus was one of the four generals who divided the Greek Empire between them following the death of Alexander the Great
- Revelation Dictionary - Prophecy Forum
Antiochus Epiphanes caused an altar to be erected on the altar of burnt-offering, on which sacrifices were offered to Jupiter Olympus (Comp 1 Macc 1:57) This was the abomination of the desolation of Jerusalem The same language is employed in Dan
- The Seven Churches of Revelation
The city of Laodicea was located approximately 90 miles east of Ephesus and 45 miles southeast of Philadelphia Founded by the Seleucid king Antiochus II, the city was named after his sister and wife Laodice The city was built on the borders of the province of Phrygia, in the Lycus Valley, where it joined the Maeander river
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