For thou hast said in thine heart
Which shows the pride and haughtiness that were in his heart; and were the cause and reason of his fall, for pride goes before a fall; it was the cause of the fall of angels, and of Adam, and of many kings and kingdoms; see ( Proverbs 16:18 ) with this compare ( Revelation 18:7 Revelation 18:8 ) : I will ascend into heaven;
be above all men, rule over the whole world; and so the Targum.
``I will ascend on high;''unless by it is meant the temple at Jerusalem, where Jehovah dwelt, an emblem of heaven, to which sense the following clauses incline; and so the Romish antichrist sits in the temple of God, and on his throne as if he was God, ( 2 Thessalonians 2:4 ) . I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
``over the people of God I will put the throne of my kingdom;''notoriously true of the man of sin: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of