Prophecy Fulfilled: Part 1.

The Little Horn of Daniel:
What is it? Can we accurately identify it? Does history once again prove prophecy authentic? And before even considering what this little horn entails, how does prophecy define a “horn?” We need to know this because the Word states that, "no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation." in 2 Peter 1"20. That means I can in no way tell you my opinion of what a prophetic symbol means in prophecy. I must allow the Bible to identify them.

By the way, this is an easy way to expose false prophets. It's really very easy. Just listen to what they say, and then investigate what they're saying with the Word. Fact is, there are 404 verses in Revelation. And out of those 404 verses, 278 of them carry the bulk of the message. Did you know that all 278 of those verses can be found almost word for word in all the other books of the Bible? The Lord has already defined His prophetic symbols for us! So, how does the Word identify a horn?

Daniel 7:24, “And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise…”
Daniel 8:21, “… the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.”
Revelation 17:12, "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings…"

According to prophecy, the horns = KINGS.

If you have already read Daniel chapter 2 or my page entitled, “The Dream of a King” you would know of the vision in Daniel chapter 2 that perfectly predicted each and every global kingdom on Earth up to the present and final kingdom we see today.

Daniel 7:2,3 “Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.”

In this vision, four great beasts (beasts = nations. See Dan 7:23) appeared one after the other, symbolizing a succession of global kingdoms on Earth. These four beasts represent all the kingdoms from the time of Daniel that had global roles, all the way to the end of the world. As we learned on “The Dream of a King” page on the site, these kingdoms were:

1.Head of gold
Babylonian Empire 606BC to 539BC

2. Chest and arms of silver
Medo-Persian Empire 539BC to 331BC

3.Belly and thighs of bronze

Greek Empire 331BC to 168BC

4.Legs of iron

Roman Empire 168BC to 476AD

The 10 nations: 475AD until today.

Daniel 7:7 “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns

Daniel 7:23,24 “Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.”

We have also learned that ten horns came out of the fourth and final beast, this beast is well understood to perfectly fit with historic documentation as Rome. These ten horns perfectly symbolized the historic division of the Roman Empire into ten separate nations after it’s fall in 476AD.

When Rome fell it split exactly into 10 separate nations:

The Saxons, originating the English nation.
The Franks, originating the French nation.
The Alamanni, originating the German nation.
The Visigoths, originating the Spanish nation.
The Suevi, originating the Portuguese nation.
The Lombards, originating the Italian nation.
The Burgundians, originating the Swiss nation.
The Heruli, disappeared in 493 A.D.
The Vandals, disappeared in 534 A.D.
The Ostrogoths, disappeared in 538 A.D.

Please make special note that no other “beast” is seen in prophecy after the fourth one. Pagan, as well as Papal Rome is to be the last global kingdom of mankind that is mentioned in prophecy.

Now we get into the meat of this study. Daniel is now speaking of a LITTLE HORN that arises from within the ranks of all these 10 horns. Remember, the horns are the kings that gained power after Rome split up. Soon we will find that the little horn that rises from within these ten will receive the power of the fourth and final beast.

Daniel 7:8, “I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”
Daniel 8:9,10, “And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.”

This passage is speaking of the emergence of a last power, symbolized by a little horn. To further illustrate who, or what this little horn is, let’s see how the Prophetic Word describes it.

9 keys to the Little horn in Daniel 7

It came up from within the 10 nations (v8)

It arose after the 10 nations began (after 476ad) (v 24)

It has a greater appearance than the 10 (v20)

A man sits at its head (eyes like a man) (v8)

It plucked up 3 nations: Heruli 493ad; Vandals 534ad and Ostrogoths in 538ad (v 21,25)

It blasphemed against God speaking pompous words (v8,20,25)

It will make war with the saints (v 21,25)

Changes times and laws (v 25)

Will reign 1260 years (7.25)

Daniel 8 gives 9 MORE keys!

Identity linked with Rome (v8,9)

Exalts itself and opposes the daily sacrifice (v 10-12,25)

Casts truth to ground successfully (v12)

has fierce features and acts through cunning (v23,25)

It’s power comes from an outer source (v24)

destroys God’s people (duplicate of Dan 7) (v24)

magnifies self in it’s heart (dup of Dan 7) (v25)

Destroys fearfully… the mighty and many in prosperity (v24,25)

It’s reign will end suddenly without human hand (v25)

With the help of these 18 identifying marks given by the Prophetic Word of God, and a good historic encyclopedia, anyone can easily discover the identity of this little horn. This is why the Bible is such a threat to Roman Catholicism. They KNOW they are exposed within the pages of this Holy Book by merely matching prophetic events to history. That is why for literally thousands of years they did all they could to get this Bible removed from the hands of the people. After the invention of the printing press, they realized they could no longer effectively do that. So, they opted rather to alter the Bibles in an effort to try and hide the truth. That is why you see so many “Bogus Bibles” today with so many Truths deleted, or re-written in them.

Still, the devil cannot get full permission to erase all the Truth within the Holy Writ. The safest Bible I have found to date, that has only minor errors, and most of them are in punctuation, is the King James Bible. Praise the Lord for guarding His Word for His children! Praise His name. we still have the ability to "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge." - Proverbs 23:12

Plus, we can now refer to any encyclopedia, or any history book like never before in the history of man. We now have documented historic fact that shows only one power perfectly corresponds to ALL the characteristics of this little horn: The papacy!