Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

General references

Bible References

And exalteth

Isaiah 14:13
And you yourself said in your heart, 'I will ascend [to] heaven; I will raise up my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit on [the] mountain of assembly on the summit of Zaphon;
Ezekiel 28:2
"Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Because your heart was haughty, and you said, 'I [am] a god; I sit [in the] seat of [the] gods, I sit in [the] heart of [the] seas!' But you are a human, not a god, and you gave your heart to be like [the] heart of a god.
Daniel 7:8
I was considering the horns, and look, another little horn came up {among} them, and three of the earlier horns {were rooted out} from before it, and there were eyes like the eyes of human in this horn and [also] a mouth [that was] speaking boastfully.
Daniel 8:9
{And from one of them} came forth horn, {a little one}, and it grew exceedingly toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the beautiful land.
Daniel 11:36
"Then the king will do {as he pleases}, and he will exalt himself and will consider himself above any god, and he will speak horrendous things {against} [the] God of gods, yet he will succeed until [the period] of anger is finished, for [what] is determined will be done.
Revelation 13:6
And he opened his mouth for blasphemies toward God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling, those who live in heaven.

Called

1 Corinthians 8:5
For even if after all [there] are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as [there] are many gods and many lords,

Sitteth

Daniel 8:12
And on account of transgression, [the] host was given over [to the horn] in addition to the regular burnt offering. And it cast down truth to the ground, and it {acted}, and it had success.
Daniel 11:45
And [then] he will pitch the tents of his palace between [the] sea [and] {the beautiful holy mountain}, and he will come to his end, and there is no one helping him."
Revelation 13:6
And he opened his mouth for blasphemies toward God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling, those who live in heaven.

General references

Proverbs 30:13
[There is] a generation--how lofty [are] their eyes! And their eyelids they will lift.
Isaiah 36:14
Thus says the king: '[Do] not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you!