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probably written early in the second century A.D., quotes from Daniel concerning the ten kingdoms to show that they would exist at the consummation of the present age. _Irenæus_ (circa A.D. 120-202), a disciple of Polycarp, who had been a companion of the apostle John, observes that
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_Tertullian_, a contemporary of Irenæus, remarks that
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_Hippolytus_, who was a follower of Irenæus, and flourished in the first half of the third century, makes similar reference to the ultimate division. _Lactantius_, of the latter half of the third and the early part of the fourth centuries, writes as follows:
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The Empire will be sub-divided, and the powers of government, after being frittered away and shared among many, will be undermined. Civil discords will then ensue, nor will there be respite from destructive wars, until ten kings arise at once, who will divide the world among themselves to consume rather than to govern it. _Cyril_ (circa 315-386), who became bishop of Jerusalem in 350, quoting from Daniel, and speaking of the Empire and its future division, implies that teaching on the subject was customary in the churches. _Jerome_ (342-420) observes that