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The fourth beast in Daniel’s dream had ten horns. The ten horns, according to the prophecy, are ten kingdoms that will come from Rome (Daniel 7:24).
The ten kingdoms, which arose from Rome after its decline, are the same ones represented by the ten toes of the image described in Daniel 2. They represent the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Suevi, Alamani, Anglosaxons, Heruli, Lombardi, and Burgundians.
The Little Horn
I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words (Daniel 7:8 NKJV).
As Daniel watched, a little horn emerged from the ten, pushing out three of the other horns. The little horn power grows to become greater than all the others.
In this verse, we again have the reference to a man, just as we had the reference to a man associated with the lion that had eagle wings representing Babylon. It was Babylon that deceived the ancient world with its system of worship (representing the type). The little horn power will have the same elements as Babylon but on a universal scale (representing the great antitype). The little horn will blaspheme God and speak pompous words and deceive the nations at the end of time.
The NIV study Bible identifies this power as the Antichrist, and the footnote in the Douay Version says, “This is commonly understood of Antichrist.”
Anti has two meanings in Greek. It can mean “against” or, more commonly, “in the place of.” Read more what Daniel 7 has to say about the Antichrist
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This article is adapted from Truth Matters by Professor Walter J. Veith, an international speaker who has studied Biblical issues in-depth in his quest for truth. His popular series Genesis Conflict brings the debate between Creation and evolution to a new climax as he dissects the arguments with a scientific eye. His highly-acclaimed series Total Onslaught sheds light on the state of the world today as we move to a one-world government and an anticipated apocalypse.
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