Bible Questions Answered: Little Horn

Bible Questions Answered:
Daniel speaks of the “little horn,” who is he?
Ronald/ St. Petersburg, Russia

Bible Answers:
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Daniel 7:8,24-26 KJV (The eleventh king.)
[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.
[24] 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.
[25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
[26] But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a giant man-
Daniel 2:31-35
[31] Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
[32] This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver,
his belly and his thighs of brass,
[33] His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
[34] Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
[35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

Head of Gold (Corresponding to the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon).
Breast and arms of Silver (Corresponding to the reign of Medo-Persia).
Belly and thighs of Brass (Corresponding to the reign of Greece, under Alexander the great). Alexander's kingdom divided into four parts after his death.
Legs of iron, with feet of iron and clay (Corresponding to Rome).

Now, Daniels interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream corresponds with a dream that Daniel had concerning four beasts.

Daniel 7:1-8 KJV
[1] In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
[2] Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
[3] And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
[4] The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
[5] And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
[6] After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
[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.
[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.

The Lion-like beast (Corresponds to Nebuchadnezzar's Head of God). Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon.
The Bear-like beast (Corresponds to Nebuchadnezzar's Beast, Arms of Silver). Medo-Persia.
The Leopard-like beast (Corresponds to Nebuchadnezzar's Belly and Thighs of Brass).Greece.This beast had four heads, Alexander's kingdom divided by four
The fourth Beast with Iron Teeth (Corresponds to Nebuchadnezzar's Legs of Iron, with feet of Iron and Clay.) Rome.
This beast had ten horns. Daniel does not mention here, how many heads if more than one, no doubt it was the same as the beast of Revelation 13:1.

We mention all of that to say all of this.
The ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar's giant man, are the same as Daniel's Fourth Beast with Iron teeth, and ten horns.

The ten toes, were mixed with iron and clay, a sign of weakness and disaster, Daniel 2:34,35.
The ten horns (of Daniel's fourth beast), had a little horn that grew up amongst them, and that uprooted three other horns, (Daniel 7:8).
This kingdom will also meet with disaster, Daniel 7:9-11.

Who is this little horn?
The Apostle Paul tells us in....

II Thessalonians 2:1-10 KJV
[1] Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him,
[2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
[3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
[4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
[5] Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
[6] And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
[7] For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only He who now letteth will let, until He be taken out of the way.
[8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming:
[9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
[10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

This little horn, is further described in...

Revelation 13:1-8 KJV
[1] And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
[2] And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
[3] And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
[4] And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
[5] And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
[6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
[7] And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
[8] And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Johns revelation of course corresponds to the visions of Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel.

Head wounded unto death, Rome came to it's own end, but now in these last days of European Confederacy, we see a revived Roman Empire.

Today, many believe that the European Common Market is that revived Roman Empire.
Out of this confederacy, will emerge the “little horn.”
The “little horn,” is non other than the Anti-Christ that is to come.

II Thessalonians 2:3,4 KJV
[3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
[4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Daniel 7:8, 24-26 KJV
[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.
[24] 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.
[25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
[26] But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

This little horn, will overcome three kings.
He will be hailed as a mighty conquerer, emperor.
Revelation 6:2 KJV
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow (but no arrows, his conquering was of supernatural means.); and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

He will appear to Israel as her promised Messiah.
Making a 7 year Covenant with them for peace and safety.
He will help them rebuild their long awaited temple.
When the temple will be finished, he will sit in it proclaiming himself to be god.

II Thessalonians 2:4 KJV (The Abomination of Desolation.)
[4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Daniel 11:31,32 NLT
31 “His army will take over the Temple fortress, pollute the sanctuary, put a stop to the daily sacrifices, and set up the sacrilegious object that causes desecration.
32 He will flatter and win over those who have violated the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him.

Daniel 12:11 NLT
“From the time the daily sacrifice is stopped and the sacrilegious object that causes desecration is set up to be worshiped, there will be 1,290 days.

Matthew 24:15,16 KJV
[15] When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
[16] Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

Matthew 24:21-27 KJV
[21] For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
[22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
[23] Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
[24] For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
[25] Behold, I have told you before.
[26] Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
[27] For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

The end of the devil, and the Beast (The Anti-Christ) and the False Prophet (Spiritual Leader).

Revelation 20:10 KJV
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.