2 Thess. ii. 9. Lactantius (a.d. 300 circ.), Div. Inst. vii.
17: “that king.…will also be a prophet of lies; and
he will constitute and call himself God, and will order himself to be
worshipped as the Son of God; and power will be given him to do signs
and wonders, by the sight of which he may entice men to adore
him.” Cf. Epitome, lxxi.