6 THE APOSTLE PAUL man” (Dan. vii. 18) seen by the seer in his vision, is only a symbol of the people of God, as the preceding appearances of beasts are symbols of the nations of the world. Similarly in the apocalyptic writing “The Assumption of Moses,” there is no mention of the Messiah, but the final salvation comes when the Most-High Himself arises and comes forth to punish the heathen and bring to nought their idols; then shall Israel be happy and mount up on eagles’ wings and look down from the stars of heaven upon its enemies (x. 7-10). On the other hand, in the older part of the Apocalypse of Enoch, after God Himself has conquered the heathen and held judgment upon the Jews and the angels, the Messiah comes on the scene under the form of a white bull—i.e. as a pre-eminent member of the Jewish nation, whose victorious greatness He personally represents, while He is feared and supplicated to by all the heathen (cap. xe.) A much more prominent part is played by the Messianic king in the “ Psalms of Solomon,” which were composed by a Pharisee after the first Roman invasion under Pompey. In these He is the “Son of David” of the ancient prophets, chosen of God and girded with strength that He may smite unrighteous rulers, purify Jerusalem, and destroy the ungodly heathen with His rod of iron and with the word of His mouth, gather the tribes of Israel, judge the nations and bring them under His yoke. Under the rule of this righteous king there will be no injustice done, and He Himself is pure from sin because God has strengthened him by His holy spirit with wisdom and power (xvii. 20-40). On the other hand, in the later A pocalypses, the Similitudes of Enoch, 2 Esdras, and Baruch,