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Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.

It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.

It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host; it took away the daily sacrifice from him, and the place of his sanctuary was brought low.

Because of rebellion, the host [of the saints]^[23] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.