36. And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that, that is determined shall be done. 37. Neither shall he regard the god of his fathers, nor the desire of women, --in other words, the idol Astarte, "the queen of heaven"-- nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38. But in his estate shall he honor the God of forces: --a god of castles or fortresses-- and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 39. Thus shall he do in the most strongholds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge _and_ increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 40. And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41. He shall enter also into the glorious land, --Palestine-- and many _countries_ shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, _even_ Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon --Antiochus passed them by. When, however, they tried to take advantage of Judas Maccabeus, he defeated them. 42. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43. But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians _shall_ be at his steps. 44. But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: --rumors of rebellion and lack of funds made him resolve to go at once to Persia, restore order and collect taxes.-- therefore he shall go forth with great fury --Threatened on his return to exterminate the Jews-- to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45. And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; --he left a garrison in the Citadel adjoining the Temple-- yet he shall come to his end --B.C. 163-- and none shall help him. CHAPTER XII. [HEBREW.] 1. And at that time shall Michael --the archangel, see Jude verse 9-- stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation _even_ to that same time, --"For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Matt. XXIV. 21. Josephus says 1,100,000 perished in the Siege.-- and at that time thy people shall be delivered, --"But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." Matt. XXIV. 13--