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and in a lot of different ancient Jewish texts
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and sometimes it seems to refer to the Greeks
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and here it clearly refers to the Romans
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because the Romans come and they force the King of the North back
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Notice what it says, "Forces sent by him
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he shall turn back and pay heed to those who forsake the holy covenant."
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Antiochus IV will pay attention to
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the Jews who have forsaken the Torah,
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"Forces sent by him shall
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occupy and profane the temple and the fortress.
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They shall abolish the regular burnt offering
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and set up the abomination that makes desolate,"