{"attribution":"Irenaeus of Lyons; The Writings of Irenaeus, Volume II, Ante-Nicene Christian Library IX; translated by Alexander Roberts and W. H. Rambaut; T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, 1869. Existing transcription supplied by Wikisource contributors.","author":"Irenaeus of Lyons","date_end":188,"date_evidence_url":"https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_Christian_Library/Introductory_Notice_to_Iren%C3%A6us","date_label":"c. 182–188 AD (historical editorial dating)","date_start":182,"edition_permalink":"https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Ante-Nicene_Christian_Library/Against_Heresies_(Iren%C3%A6us)/Book_5&oldid=13533734","edition_year":1869,"id":"irenaeus-ah5-ancl1869-reviewed-77","license":"Public domain historical English translation; Wikisource transcription","license_url":"https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Reusing_Wikisource_content","provenance_note":"Physical title transcribed MDCCCLXIX (1869). The volume credits Roberts and W. H. Rambaut jointly; no paragraph-level translator allocation is asserted. Provider biographies identify Alexander Roberts (1826–1901) and William Hautenville Rambaut (1822–1893). Provider edition and translator pages declare public-domain status; its reuse policy states that public-domain transcription creates no new copyright. This is a separately acquired ANCL edition, not CCEL permission. Scan index: Ante-Nicene Christian Library Vol 9.djvu, source pages 76–179. Transcription is not fully proofread; original spelling, transcription defects and ancient textual variants are retained without silent correction. Source-note reference errors, which may be printing or transcription defects, are documented and canonical links follow quoted words. The original Greek is largely lost; this edition also depends on the ancient Latin version. Some passages expressly report teaching of presbyters or elders; they remain within Irenaeus's work and are not newly attributed to an individual. No generated translation or commentary; no independent worldwide-law guarantee.","references":[{"book":"JHN","chapter":5,"kind":"exposition","verse":43},{"book":"LUK","chapter":18,"kind":"exposition","verse":2},{"book":"LUK","chapter":18,"kind":"exposition","verse":3},{"book":"2TH","chapter":2,"kind":"citation","verse":4},{"book":"DAN","chapter":8,"kind":"exposition","verse":12},{"book":"DAN","chapter":8,"kind":"exposition","verse":23},{"book":"DAN","chapter":8,"kind":"exposition","verse":24},{"book":"DAN","chapter":8,"kind":"exposition","verse":25},{"book":"DAN","chapter":9,"kind":"exposition","verse":27}],"section":"Book V, Chapter 25, Section 4","source_url":"https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ante-Nicene_Christian_Library/Against_Heresies_(Iren%C3%A6us)/Book_5","text_changes":"Whitespace normalized; source pagination and footnote reference markers removed. English wording unchanged.","translator":"Alexander Roberts and W. H. Rambaut (credited jointly on the volume title)","verification":{"method":"inspected source paragraph and verse context; SHA-256 locked","paragraph_indices":[77],"raw_source":"raw/fathers/irenaeus-against-heresies-book5-ancl1869.html","reference_basis":"JHN 5:43 (exposition): The Father's-name/another's-own-name saying is actually quoted. Irenaeus explicitly identifies 'the other' with Antichrist and explains that designation as alienation from the Lord. LUK 18:2 (exposition): The judge who neither fears God nor regards man is actually quoted and expressly allegorized as Antichrist. This is the author's interpretation, not a claim that Luke itself names Antichrist. LUK 18:3 (exposition): The widow coming to obtain vengeance against her adversary is specifically recalled, then explicitly interpreted as earthly Jerusalem in forgetfulness of God. That actual widow/adversary action belongs to verse 3; it is not admitted merely because the note says 'etc'. 2TH 2:4 (citation): The distinctive scene of sitting in the temple of God and presenting a false divine identity is explicitly recalled in the paragraph. Independently compared with 2 Thessalonians 2:4, this supports a verse mention, not a claimed formal Pauline quotation; the author's 'as if he were Christ' wording is retained. DAN 8:12 (exposition): Daniel is expressly named and the sacrifice/transgression, casting-to-earth and prosperous-activity clauses are quoted. Irenaeus applies these to the Antichrist's desolation and rule. The source's sin/righteousness phrasing is not a verbatim WEB rendering. DAN 8:23 (exposition): The end-of-their-kingdom/fierce-countenance/understanding-dark-questions king is actually quoted as Gabriel's description of the same tyrant. The Antichrist identification is explicit in the paragraph. DAN 8:24 (exposition): The quoted mighty power, extraordinary destruction and putting down strong men and the holy people match verse 24's clauses. Irenaeus interprets that ruler as the persecuting Antichrist; unquoted 'not by his own power' wording is not invented. DAN 8:25 (exposition): The quoted deceit-in-hand, lifted-up heart and destruction of many by deceit correspond to verse 25 and are applied to the same tyrant. Admit those identifiable clauses, while leaving the source's additional wreath/eggs phrases unmapped and unchanged; do not pretend every ancient clause matches modern verse 25. DAN 9:27 (exposition): The cessation of sacrifice/oblation in the middle of the week and the abomination/desolation through the consummation are actually quoted. 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