Little Horn Antichrist in Daniel 7

Let's examine the Scripture references to the Antichrist.

Daniel 2:1 - Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him.

Daniel 2:31 - You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.

Daniel 2:32-33 - This image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

Daniel 2:34 - You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

Daniel 2:35 - Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Daniel 2:38 - ...You (Babylon) are this head of gold.

Daniel 2:39 - But after you, shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

Daniel 2:40 - And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, in as much as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others.

Daniel 2:38 - ...You (Babylon) are this head of gold.

Daniel 8:20 - The ram which you saw, having the two horns--they are the kings of Media and Persia.

Daniel 8:21 - And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king.

Luke 2:1 - And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus (Roman Emperor), that all the world should be taxed.

Daniel 7:3 - And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.

Daniel 7:4 - The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

Daniel 7:5 - And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: "Arise, devour much flesh!".

Daniel 7:6 - After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

Daniel 7:7 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

Daniel 7:23 - Thus he said: The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth.

In Bible prophecy, a beast refers to a Kingdom.

Daniel 2:38 - ...You (Babylon) are this head of gold.

Daniel 8:20 - The ram which you saw, having the two horns--they are the kings of Media and Persia.

Daniel 8:21 - And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king.

Luke 2:1 - And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus (Roman Emperor), that all the world should be taxed.

Daniel 7:8 - 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 7:11 - I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame.

Daniel 7:24 - The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings.

Daniel 7:25 - He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.

Identifying Characteristics of the Little Horn Antichrist

Daniel 7:8 - I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them...

Antichrist is characterized as a Little Horn.

In Bible prophecy, a horn refers to a King or Kingdom (Daniel 7:24; 8:5,21,22).

Daniel 7:24 - The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom.

Daniel 8:21 - The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king.

We have to look for a small kingdom to identify the Antichrist.

Vatican City is the Smallest Country in the World.

Daniel 7:8 - I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them...

The little horn comes up among the 10 horns.

The 10 horns in Daniel 7:7 or the 10 toes in Daniel 2:41 represent 10 kingdoms in Western Roman Empire.

We have to locate the little horn or the little kingdom in Western Europe (Roman Empire).

Vatican City is located in Western Europe, in the heart of Rome.

Daniel 7:24 - ...And another shall rise after them...

• The little horn rises after the 10 horns.

• Western Roman Empire was overthrown by Odoacer in 476 AD.
  

• Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman Emperor of Western Roman Empire was captured.
  

• The Heruli, a branch of the Goths, under the leadership of Odoacer, invaded and conquered the city of Rome in 476 A.D.
  

• Later, Western Roman Empire was divided into 10 kingdoms.

• The little horn Antichrist kingdom (Papacy) has to come up after 476 AD.

• The Popes of Rome were rising in power in the 5th-6th century.

• In 538 A.D, the Papal Church gained religious and civil power when Emperor Justinian issued a decree making the Pope head of all churches.

The Papacy (Little Horn) came up after the 10 horns in 538 AD.

Daniel 7:8 - 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...

Daniel 7:24 - ...And shall subdue three kings.

The little horn plucked up three horns (kingdoms) by the roots.

Three kingdoms were destroyed by the Roman Catholic Church, because those kingdoms wouldn't bow down to the authority of Popes.

The Papacy subdued and destroyed three out of the ten kingdoms, Heruli, Ostrogoths & Vandals.

The Papacy plucked up three horns by the root.

Heruli
Ostrogoths
Vandals
Vandalic War
Emperor Justinian

Daniel 7:24 - ...He shall be different from the first ones...

The Papacy is different from the rest of the Kingdoms as it is a combination of Church & State.

The Pope is a King and a Spiritual Head. It is a Religio-political system.

The Papacy is diverse/different from the 10 horns.

Daniel 7:8 - ...And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.

The Papacy has one man, the Pope, as its head speaking on behalf of the Catholic Church.

The pope calls himself Episcopus Episcoporum, the Overseer of Overseers, Bishop of Bishops, Father of Fathers.

Daniel 7:8 - ...And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.

Daniel 7:11 - I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking...

Daniel 7:25 - He shall speak pompous words against the Most High...

Revelation 13:5 - And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.

Blasphemy by Vatican

• To Forgive sins - Mark 2:7 (Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?)
• Claim to be God - John 10:33 (The Jews answered Him, saying, For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.)

Excerpt from Dignity and Duties of the Priest (Page 34)
The priest holds the place of the Saviour himself, when, by saying Ego te absolvo, he absolves from sin, This great power, which Jesus Christ has received from his eternal Father, he has communicated to his priests.

Excerpt from Satan, The Anti-Christ And the False Prophet by Larry Derycke
Heading: Archbishop of Venice
The Bishop of Rome is not only the representative of God Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ himself, hidden under the veil of the flesh. Does the Bishop of Rome speak? it is Jesus Christ who speaks.

Excerpt from The Great Encyclical Letters of Leo XIII (Page 304)
Chapter: The Reunion of Christendom
We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.

Daniel 7:21 - I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them.

Daniel 7:25 - He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.

The Catholic Church persecuted the saints, killing millions of True Christians.

Historians estimate that during the Dark Ages (538 AD - 1798 AD), the Roman Catholic Church killed over 50 million people whom they deemed as heretics, most of which were Christians who dared to own a Bible (which the Catholic Church forbid) or proclaimed the Gospel of Jesus.

Torture Chair

Torture Instrument

Skull Cracker

Torture Saw

Tongue Cutter

Daniel 7:25 - ...And shall intend to change times and law...

Daniel 2:21 - And He (God) changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

Pope changed Laws
The Papacy had removed the 2nd Commandment from their Catechism and replaced the missing commandment by splitting the 10th commandment into two. This detestable, abhorrent & abominable act is displayed as a souvenir in Vatican website.

Ten Commandments in Vatican website.

Pope changed Times: Gregorian Calendar
The current calendar is called the Gregorian Calendar due to the calendar (Times) changes done by Pope Gregory. Due to this change, 4 October 1582 was followed by 15 October 1582.

Daniel 7:25 - ...Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.

Time = 1 Year

Daniel 4:23 - And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its stump and roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze in the tender grass of the field; let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let him graze with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him

Daniel 4:32 - And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.

A time and times and half a time = 1260 Prophetic days

Ezekiel 4:6 - And when you have completed them, lie again on your right side; then you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days. I have laid on you a day for each year.

Numbers 14:34 - According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, for each day you shall bear your guilt one year, namely forty years, and you shall know My rejection.

Genesis 5:5 - So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.

Genesis 6:3 - And the Lord said, My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 25:7 - And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Genesis 5:5, 5:8, 5:11, 5:14, 5:17, 5:20, 5:23, 5:27, 5:31, 6:3, 25:7

In Bible prophecy, a prophetic day represents one year.

Time and times and half a time = 1260 years

The Popes of the Catholic Church reigned for 1260 years, from 538 – 1798 A.D (1260 years)

In 538 A.D, the Papal Church gained religious and civil power when Emperor Justinian issued a decree making the Pope head of all churches.

In 1798 A.D, Napoleon's army marched into Rome and arrested Pope Pius VI, ending the reign of the Papacy.

The Papacy matches ALL the Identifying Characteristics of the little horn of Daniel 7.

We could find that the Papacy matches the Antichrist descriptions in 2 Thes 2 & Rev 13, 17 & 18.

It’s a hand-in-glove fit.

Revelation 18:4 - And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.