Pax Romana

“At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but this last time it will not happen the way it did before. “Indeed, ships of Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened and will return and become indignant at the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. “Mighty forces from him will stand, profane the sanctuary fortress, and abolish the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation. “And by smooth words he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action. “And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days. “Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in intrigue. “And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure until the time of the end, because it is still to come at the appointed time. “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak astonishing things against the God of gods; and he will succeed until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done. “He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all. “But instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones, and desirable things. “And he will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to those who recognize him and will cause them to rule over the many and will apportion land for a price. “And at the time of the end, the king of the South will collide with him, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter lands, overflow them, and pass through. “And he will also enter the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab, and the foremost of the sons of Ammon. “Then he will send forth his hand against other countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. “But he will rule over the hidden treasures of gold and silver and over all the desirable things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians will follow at his heels. “But reports from the East and from the North will dismay him, and he will go forth with great wrath to destroy and devote many to destruction. “And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

The Critiques

Sources

Dio, Virgil (Aeneid), Livy (Hist 1.4.1), Tactitus (), Josphesus, James Ussher, David Gress, Eusebuius, Herodtus, Daniel, Ezra, William Durant, J. E. Bowley

Textual

Masoriatic Text, The Septugiant, Qumran (Dead Sea Scrolls)

Exegesis

The extraction of meaning, intention, and purpose from a source or written document. The boundaries and limitations found therein, neithering adding to nor subtracting from.

Hermneutical

The scienctific method of interpretation and translation from one language to another, conveying both functional (thought/application) and formal (word for word) ideals.

The Twist

Augustus - Latin for man becomes god or man-god. Name was given to Octavian on 07 Jan 27 BC.

Distrupts land to those who he finds favor (King Herod, Potius Pilate, Centurion Solider (Matt. 8)

Issues a census decree.

The Christ-Child

God becomes man (Incarnation)

Land is given, not distrupted - birth place is a fulfillment of prophecy

Controls the book of life (Numbers/Census

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