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who opposes and exalts himself above aevery so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, bdisplaying himself as being God.
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Isaiah 14:14, Ezekiel 28:2
Isaiah 14
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'I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; aI will make myself like the Most High.'
Ezekiel 28
2
"Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Because your heart is lifted up And you have said, 'aI am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas'; Yet you are a bman and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God--