who opposes and (A)exalts himself (B)above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits [a]as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 NU omits as God

He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God(A) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.(B)

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25 (A)He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
Shall (B)persecute[a] the saints of the Most High,
And shall (C)intend to change times and law.
Then (D)the saints shall be given into his hand
(E)For a time and times and half a time.

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  1. Daniel 7:25 Lit. wear out

25 He will speak against the Most High(A) and oppress his holy people(B) and try to change the set times(C) and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.[a](D)

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  1. Daniel 7:25 Or for a year, two years and half a year

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

“Because your heart is (A)lifted[a] up,
And (B)you say, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods,
(C)In the midst of the seas,’
(D)Yet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

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  1. Ezekiel 28:2 Proud

“Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.(D)

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Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, (A)His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him (B)to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And (C)authority was given him over every [a]tribe, tongue, and nation.

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  1. Revelation 13:7 NU, M add and people

It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.(A) It was given power to wage war(B) against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.(C)

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For even if there are (A)so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),

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For even if there are so-called gods,(A) whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),

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45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and (A)the glorious holy mountain; (B)yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.

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45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at[a] the beautiful holy mountain.(A) Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

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  1. Daniel 11:45 Or the sea and

‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:

“Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

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“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,

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13 For you have said in your heart:
(A)‘I will ascend into heaven,
(B)I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the (C)mount of the congregation
(D)On the farthest sides of the north;
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
(E)I will be like the Most High.’

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13 You said in your heart,
    “I will ascend(A) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne(B)
    above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,(C)
    on the utmost heights(D) of Mount Zaphon.[a]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(E)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”(F)

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  1. Isaiah 14:13 Or of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.

36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall (A)exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.

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The King Who Exalts Himself

36 “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself(A) above every god and will say unheard-of things(B) against the God of gods.(C) He will be successful until the time of wrath(D) is completed, for what has been determined must take place.(E)

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(A)And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, (B)toward the east, and toward the (C)Glorious Land. 10 (D)And it grew up to (E)the host of heaven; and (F)it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. 11 (G)He even exalted himself as high as (H)the Prince of the host; (I)and by him (J)the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of [a]His sanctuary was cast down. 12 Because of transgression, (K)an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast (L)truth down to the ground. He (M)did all this and prospered.

13 Then I heard (N)a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression [b]of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?”

14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred [c]days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”

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  1. Daniel 8:11 The temple
  2. Daniel 8:13 Or making desolate
  3. Daniel 8:14 Lit. evening-mornings

Out of one of them came another horn, which started small(A) but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.(B) 10 It grew until it reached(C) the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth(D) and trampled(E) on them. 11 It set itself up to be as great as the commander(F) of the army of the Lord;(G) it took away the daily sacrifice(H) from the Lord, and his sanctuary was thrown down.(I) 12 Because of rebellion, the Lord’s people[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.(J)

13 Then I heard a holy one(K) speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled(L)—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot(M) of the Lord’s people?”

14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”(N)

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  1. Daniel 8:12 Or rebellion, the armies

I was considering the horns, and (A)there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes (B)of a man, (C)and a mouth speaking [a]pompous words.

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  1. Daniel 7:8 Lit. great things

“While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little(A) one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being(B) and a mouth that spoke boastfully.(C)

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“Will you still (A)say before him who slays you,
‘I am a god’?
But you shall be a man, and not a god,
In the hand of him who slays you.

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Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,(A)
    in the hands of those who slay you.(B)

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