Commentaries

according afflictions afterwards adds Alexander Almighty already Antichrist Antiochus Antiochus Epiphanes Antiochus Theos army Asia Minor Assyrian Babylon behold Belshazzar Cæsars called Calvin Cambyses Chaldeans chap chapter Church confess covenant Cyrus Daniel Darius death deities dominion doubt earth Egypt ejus empire enemies explained expression faithful fathers favour follows fourth beast glory God's Gospel Greece hand heaven Hebrew Hence holy honour impious interpretation Israelites Jerusalem Jews Judea judgment Julius Cæsar king kingdom little horn Lord Maccabees Macedon meaning Medes monarchy nations Nebuchadnezzar never passage perceive period Persian Persian empire phrase pious pray prayers prediction prince profane prophecy Prophet Ptolemy reason refer reign Roman Empire Romans sacrifice saints sanctuary Scripture Seleucus sense seventy weeks shews sins speak Spirit stand Syria teaching temple thee thine things thou hast tion translate treat understand unto verse vision whole wished word worship