Antiochus IV Epiphanes: The Antichrist of the Old Testament Antiochus IV Epiphanes is one of the greatest types of the Antichrist in the Old Testament Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the eighth in a succession of twenty-six kings who ruled from 175 164 BC over the Syrian section of Alexander s empire He is referred to as the little horn in Daniel 8:9 The name Epiphanes means the Illustrious One, although his contemporaries nicknamed him Epimanes, meaning
Revelation Dictionary - Prophecy Forum Antiochus Epiphanes caused an altar to be erected on the altar of burnt-offering, on which sacrifices were offered to Jupiter Olympus (Comp 1 Macc 1:57) This was the abomination of the desolation of Jerusalem
The Seven Churches of Revelation Founded by the Seleucid king Antiochus II, the city was named after his sister and wife Laodice The city was built on the borders of the province of Phrygia, in the Lycus Valley, where it joined the Maeander river