And through his cunning also he shall cause deceit to prosper under his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and without warning shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken, by no human hand.
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Aquinas Study Bible
AD 2017
In a more general way it can point to the time of the Antichrist on account of his great wickedness. But more specifically this is the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, who was a figure of the Antichrist, who pursued the worship of God. for the time has its end: that is when those things will be completed. (Nicholas of Lyra)