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(Daniel 11:29) Antiochus IV had endeavoured to attack Egypt twice beforehand, the first or ‘The Former’ (prophesied in Daniel 11:23 – 24) and the second or ‘The Latter’ (prophesied in Daniel 11:25 & 26). “The Latter Attack’ had seen Antiochus IV be more successful that any Seleucid commander, but this time as The Prophecy delineates, he is not successful. As was noted in previous posts, The Roman Republic had not been able to halt Antiochus IV’s latter advance into Egypt (which had ended in 169 B.C.E.) because it had been involved in The Third Macedonian War against the last Macedonian…

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(Daniel 11:28) N.B. Antiochus IV (175 B.C.E. – 164 B.C.E.) This return of Antiochus IV is recorded in The First Book of The Maccabees, Chapter One, Verses 20 – 28. In The Year 169 B.C.E. , after The Conquest of Egypt, Antiochus IV marched with a great Army against The Land of Israel, and The City of Jerusalem. In His arrogance, Antiochus IV entered The Temple and took away: Antiochus IV also stripped all the gold from The Entrance of The Temple, and carried off the Silver, and The Gold, and Everything Else of Value, including all The Treasures That…

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