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OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”

I cover The Ten kings Dan 2, they WILL NEVER UNITE, the ‘Stone Kingdom! Horns And Dynasties? Mingling With The Seed Of Men? The Beast Dan 7
Part 6
The One World Government - Historical View
OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”
Original Commenced 20201122 -:- Published 20210829 -:- Revised 20250923
This Paper Published 20260715 -:- Revised 20260715
Caution! Possible spelling mistakes - Scriptures from Modern King James (MKJV) unless noted otherwise.

Overview
I published ‘The One World Government’ in Nov 2020 some 90 plus pages. Not conducive for a quick 10-minute read on the Internet. So I’ve divide it into a few manageable ‘Short Papers’, also revising some of my earlier work. Below I’ve given you the links to ALL the related ‘Short Papers’ on the “OWG”.. The One World Government Study. This basically gives you an index. The first four from the Futurist View (FV). The rest are from the Historical View (HV)!


List of ‘Short Papers on the OWG’: -
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
OWG4 FV - The Time of the End
OWG5 HV - The Historical View Reasoning
OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”
OWG7 HV - [9] Characteristics of The Little Horn Daniel 7
OWG8 HV - Who Are The Saints Who Topple The Antichrist?
OWG9 HV - The Revelation, Heads, Horns and Crowns
OWG10 HV - The Ten Horned Beast of Rev 13
OWG11 HV - The Harlot Astride The Beast Rev 17
OWG12 HV - The Fall of Babylon Rev 18
 
Revision
In the talks entitled; OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government, I used the Futurist View to look at where the idea of a future One World Government came from, along with other important building blocks needed to formulate this study. In OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings I explained the meanings of the Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings. In OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7 I examined the prophecies regarding the Little Horn. In OWG4 FV - The Time of the End I examined the prophecies regarding the Little Horn ie, the future antichrist and the final end of ‘The One World Government’. In OWG5 HV - The Historical View Reasoning we examined Why Do Historicists Think The Way they do? Mainly because of the differences in how they interpret some key scriptures. 

Aim
In this talk OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings” we cover a lot of ground in Daniel 2. The ten kingdoms, they choose to divide, the ‘Stone Kingdom and finally the Beast of Dan 7.

Please read through these two commentaries by Albert Barnes. The second is quite lengthy, but he makes reference to numerous others scholars. [Ref CN by Albert Barnes on Daniel 2:42] “It has been commonly supposed (comp. Newton “on the Prophecies”), that the ten toes on the feet refer to the ten kingdoms into which the Roman empire was ultimately broken up, corresponding with the ten horns seen in the vision of Daniel, in Dan 7:7. In regard to the fact that the Roman empire was ultimately broken up into ten such kingdoms, see the extended notes at Dan 7:24”.

 
[Ref CN by Albert Barnes on Daniel 7:28] “To see that there is no difficulty in making out the number ten, or that some such distribution and breaking up of the one power is naturally suggested, I cast my eye on the historical chart of Lyman, and found the following kingdoms or sovereignties specified as occupying the same territory which was possessed by the Roman empire, and springing from that - namely, the Vandals, Alans, Suevi, Heruli, Franks, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Burgundians, Lombards, Britains. The Roman empire as such had ceased, and the power was distributed into a large number of comparatively petty sovereignties - well represented at this period by the ten horns on the head of the beast. Even the Romanists themselves admit that the Roman empire was, by means of the incursions of the northern nations, dismembered into ten kingdoms (Calmet on Rev 13:1; and he refers likewise to Berengaud, Bossuet, and Dupin. See Newton, p. 209); and Machiaveli (Hist. of Flor. 1. i.), with no design of furnishing an illustration of this prophecy, and probably with no recollection of it, has mentioned these names:” Refer below à[Slide#4]

When we first looked at the ‘Ten’ Toes, do you remember this comment? [Ref CN by David Guzik on Dan2:1-49 par 3,d,i] “Since Roman history provides no fulfillment of this federation of kings (which seems to number ten, because of the number of toes, and passages like Dan 7:24 and Rev 17:12) this prophecy must still be future.” I hate to say this, but that is a ridiculous statement! Any kid in junior high school who has studied the Roman Empire or Early European history would know that was not true. In 476 AD the Western Roman Empire collapsed, and ‘Ten’ kingdoms rose up in Europe to replace Roman Imperial rule. These days we can search the web for literally thousands of maps, informative articles and movies like, ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’, and all sorts of information on the ‘internet’ about the rise of Medieval Europe. Come with me and we will now look at the, “Ten, Toes, Horns and Kings” again. And we will find that they were actually fulfilled by the “Ten” kingdoms of medieval Europe.

Surly you would have heard of secular books like this on Roman history. Referà[Slide#3] ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire:’ A New History of Rome and the Barbarians by Peter Heather. “A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordinary story of how Europe's barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome on every possible level, eventually pulled the empire apart. He shows first how the Huns overturned the existing strategic balance of power on Rome's European frontiers to force the Goths and others to seek refuge inside the empire. This prompted two generations of struggle, during which new barbarian coalitions, formed in response to Roman hostility, brought the Roman west to its knees. The Goths first destroyed a Roman army at the battle of Hadrianople in 378 and went on to sack Rome in 410. The Vandals spread devastation in Gaul and Spain before conquering North Africa, the breadbasket of the western empire, in 439. We then meet Attila the Hun, whose reign of terror swept from Constantinople to Paris, but whose death in 453 ironically precipitated a final desperate phase of Roman collapse, culminating in the Vandals' defeat of the massive Byzantine Armada, the west's last change for survival. Peter Heather convincingly argues that the Roman Empire was not on the brink of social or moral collapse. What brought it to an end were the barbarians.” [And there are numerous other books under similar titles].

Below Europe At The Fall Of The Western Roman Empire In 476 AD  Referà[Slide#5] 

                 
Below [Ref eSword/Graphics View/Historical/ 34. The Germanic Kingdoms and the East Roman Empire in 486] Referà[Slide#6]

“Compare also Duffield on the Prophecies, pp. 279, 280. For other arrangements constituting the number ten, as embracing the ancient power of the Roman empire, see Newton on the Prophecies, pp. 209, 210. There is some slight variation in the arrangements proposed by Mr. Mede, Bishop Lloyd, and Sir Isaac Newton ; but still it is remarkable that it is easy to make out that number with so good a degree of certainty, and particularly so that it should have been suggested by a Romanist himself. Even if it is not practicable to make out the number with strict exactness, or if all writers do not agree in regard to the dynasties constituting the number ten, we should bear in remembrance the fact that these powers arose in the midst of great confusion; that one kingdom arose and another fell in rapid succession; and that there was not that entire certainty of location and boundary which there is in old and established states. One thing is certain, that there never has been a case in which an empire of vast power has been broken up into small sovereignties, to which this description would so well apply as to the rise of the numerous dynasties in the breaking up of the vast Roman power; and another thing is equally certain, that if we were now to seek an appropriate symbol of the mighty Roman power - of its conquests, and of the extent of its dominion, and of the condition of that empire, about the time that the Papacy arose, we could not find a more striking or appropriate symbol than that of the terrible fourth beast with iron teeth and brazen claws - stamping the earth beneath his feet, and with ten horns springing out of his head”.
 
Can I leave you with these two maps, showing the situation in Western Europe from 476 to 486 AD? The first map can be obtained via the link shown. The second can be obtained from e-Sword via the reference shown. Each map shows us roughly the same ten territories, ‘Ten Toes, Horns Kings’, that rose up after the fall of Rome. The date, ‘476 AD’, gives you a starting point from which to Google back, to find the height of the Western Roman Empire and the territory she covered.
 
Like I said it was ridiculous of Guzik to say, [Ref CN by David Guzik on Dan2] “Roman history provides no fulfillment of this federation of kings …this prophecy must still be future”. Because it is quite clear from history that the Western Roman Empire was divided into ‘Ten’ kingdoms some time after 476 AD. Matthew Henry says that when Rome was in its glory before 476AD it already consisted of ‘Ten kingdoms’ under her rule. [Ref CN by Matthew Henry on Dan 7:7] “The learned are not agreed concerning this anonymous beast; some make it to be the Roman empire, which, when it was in its glory, comprehended ten kingdoms, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Britain, Sarmatia, Pannonia, Asia, Greece, and Egypt;”
 
Horns And Dynasties
Remember at the start I talked about what a horn represents in scripture. [Ref CN from Treasury of David on Psa 132:17] “There will I make the horn of David to bud.” In Zion David's dynasty shall develop power and glory”. This passage is speaking of Christ ‘the bud’ from David’s horn, in other words from his royal line or his dynasty. This verse clearly shows that a horn does not necessarily represent a single person. Remember in Daniel chapter 8 ‘the he-goat rushed at the ram, defeated it, then the great horn broke off, in its place came up four notable horns’. These horns represented the four generals of Alexander’s army, who divided the Greek empire into four parts. And their dynasties continued from 323BC to as late as 30 BC, some 293 years. [Ref ACCH, under the heading, “Egypt under the 13 Ptolemies”], so each of the four horns represented an ongoing dynasty.
 
[Ref CN by Albert Barnes on Daniel 8:8] “The author of the books of Maccabees (1 Macc. 1:7-9) says: “So Alexander reigned twelve years, and then died. And his servants bare rule every one in his place. And after his death, they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years; and evils were multiplied in the earth.” Alexander died 323 b.c.; Antipater succeeded Perdiccas, 321 b.c.; Ptolemy Lagus the same year took possession of Egypt; Cassander assumed the government of Macedon, 317 b.c.; Seleucus Nicator took possession of Syria, 311 b.c.; in 305 b.c. the successors of Alexander took the title of kings, and in 301 b.c. there occurred the battle of Ipsus, in which Antigonus, who reigned in Asia Minor, was killed, and then followed in that year a formal division of Alexander’s empire between the four victorious princes, Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, and Lysimachus”. The point being is that in the prophecy of Dan 8 they were represented as “four single horns”, which rose out of the head of the he-goat. Thus proving that a horn does not necessarily represent a single individual.

We have the same issue with this verse, Dan 7:17 “These four great beasts are four kings,H4430 they shall arise out of the earth”. But we know that each of these beasts represented an empire. And each empire had a dynasty of several kings. So the Historicist sees that a horn in most cases, (but not all), represents a succession of kings, and the context and history should show us this. This is the case with the ‘Ten’ horns; they are not ten individual kings who are yet to appear in the future. And as for the ‘little horn’, we have already talked about the fact that he’s been around for some hundreds of years. So the antichrist is not a single individual in the future. Nor are the ‘Ten’ kings single individuals in the future.

Mingling With The Seed Of Men
Remember this passage Dan 2:41 “…you saw: the feet and toes, part ..clay ..part ..iron; the kingdom shall be divided”. Then Daniel says this in Dan 2:43 “And as you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mix themselves with the seed of men. But they shall not cling to one another, even as iron is not mixed with clay”. What do you think this verse is referring to? The kings are trying to make a union for strength? And in the years from say AD 500 to 1900, what was a common way to make an alliance with a neighbouring kingdom? Inter marriage of cause! Crikey it’s in all the fairy-tails! So in this verse, the phrase ‘they shall mix themselves with the seed of men’ is a clear reference to inter marriage between kingdoms. ‘But they shall not cling to one another’; and we know from history that what ever alliance’s where made between kingdoms in medieval Europe, they often fell apart after a generation or two.
 
Now when I was studying this from the Futurist point of view, I tried to find some reference to the phrase, ‘mingling with the seed of men’. I checked the five commentaries from, Darby, Bullinger, Guzik, Scofield and Chuck Smith. Not one of them made reference to it! Why? (And if you can find something about, ‘mingling with seeds of men’, in their commentaries, please send me an email! I would love to hear your comments.) So I wondered why they would say nothing about it! The logical answer is the Futurist thinks the ‘Ten’ kings rise up in a short 7-year period, after the rapture. So inter marriage between the ‘Ten’ kingdoms in a short 7-year span wouldn’t make any sense. The Futurist would then have to admit, the ‘Ten’ kings would have to be in existence for far more than 7 years. And that wouldn’t fit their theory! These commentaries below each speak of inter marriage. But each of them has a slightly different viewpoint, or they add some additional interesting insight.
 
[Ref CN by Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:41-43] “Newton, who understands the Roman empire to be parted into the ten kingdoms already (whereas Tregelles makes them future), explains the “clay” mixture as the blending of barbarous nations with Rome by intermarriages and alliances, in which there was no stable amalgamation, though the ten kingdoms retained much of Rome’s strength. The “mingling with the seed of men” (Dan 2:44) seems to refer to Gen 6:2, where the marriages of the seed of godly Seth with the daughters of ungodly Cain are described in similar words. The reference, therefore, seems to be to the blending of the Christianized Roman empire with the pagan nations, a deterioration being the result. Efforts have been often made to reunite the parts into one great empire, as by Charlemagne and Napoleon, but in vain. Christ alone shall effect that”.
 
[Ref CN by Albert Barnes on Daniel 2:43] “Prof. Stuart interprets this of matrimonial alliances, and supposes that the idea expressed is, that, “while the object of such alliances was union, or at least a design to bring about a peaceable state of things, that object was, in a peculiar manner, defeated.” The word rendered “men” (אנשׁא 'ănâshâ') is employed in Hebrew and in Chaldee to denote men of an inferior class - the lower orders, the common herd - in contradistinction from the more elevated and noble classes, represented by the word אישׁ 'ı̂ysh. See Isa 2:9; Isa 5:15; Pro 8:4”.
 
[Ref CN by Joseph Benson on Daniel 2:40-43] “As Tacitus observes, “Dominandi cupido cunctis affectibus flagrantior erit:” The lust of ruling will be more powerful than all the affections. “It is especially observable,” says Wintle, “that in the declining state of the Roman empire, intermarriages with the barbarians were frequent and distinguished, as may be learned from the histories of the times; but yet the cement would not hold so as to form any great kingdom, or even to prevent the impending fate of the empire.”
 
[Ref CN by Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:45] “Thus, as the Lagidae and Seleucidae arose out of the wreck of the Grecian empire; so the Roman empire arose out of their ruin. But the empire became weakened by its conquests; and although, by mingling themselves with the seed of men, that is, by strong leagues, and matrimonial alliances, as mentioned above they endeavoured to secure a perpetual sovereignty, yet they did not cleave to each other, and they also were swallowed up by the barbarous northern nations; and thus terminated those four most powerful monarchies”.
 
[Ref CN by John Gill on Daniel 2:43] “they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men’; the Romans shall mix with people of other and many nations that shall come in among them, and unite in setting up kingdoms; or these kingdoms set up shall intermarry with each other, in order to strengthen their alliances, and support their interests: thus France, Spain, Portugal, and other nations; those of the royal families marry with each other, with such views”.
 
[Ref CN by Keil & Delitzsch on Dan 2:42-43] “If, then, the “mixing themselves with the seed of men” points to marriages, it is only of the mixing of different tribes brought together by external force in the kingdom by marriages as a means of amalgamating the diversified nationalities. But the expression is not to be limited to this, although הִתְעָרֵב, Ezr 9:2, occurs of the mixing of the holy nation with the heathen by marriage”.
 
[Ref CN by Alexander MacLaren on Daniel 2:36-49] “The fact to which it points is the artificial unity into which the great conquering empires of old crushed their unfortunate subject peoples, who were hammered, not fused, together. ‘They shall mingle themselves with the seed of men’ (Dan 2:43), may either refer to the attempts to bring about unity by marriages among different races, or to other vain efforts to the same end. To obliterate nationalities has always been the conquering despot’s effort, from Nebuchadnezzar to the Czar of Russia, and it always fails.”
 
The Kingdom Shall Be Divided!
Quoting from above that’s from Dan 2:41 “…part ..clay ..part ..iron; the kingdom shall be divided”. Then in Dan 2:43 “…But they shall not cling to one another,”. What is this passage telling us? Clearly God is saying that the ‘Ten’ kings, “WILL NOT UNIT INTO A ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT!” Yet this very chapter of Daniel is one of the key scriptures the Futurists use for the ‘One World Government’ theory, along with the corresponding chapters, which speak of ‘Ten Horns’ in Daniel and Revelation. So how on earth do they come up with that idea? All I can think of is they do not read the whole passage, they only pick and chose the odd verses that fit their theory. In other words don’t take verses out of context. With this in mind, when we get to looking at other passages in Daniel and Revelation we should also find some indication that the ‘Ten’ kings don’t work together as one.

Historical View - The Stone Cut Out Without Hand - Dan 2
God’s ‘Time-Line’ Dan 2
This is the Key to understanding the chronology of the kingdoms of the world right through to the end of the age! And it’s right here at your fingertips in Daniel chapter 2. It can’t be that hard to understand because Daniel explained it to King Nebuchadnezzar who knew nothing of the history of the dreams and interpretations of the people of Israel. We have talked about it in the Futurist View but the Historical View sees it a bit differently towards the end of the prophecy. The kingdoms are still the same, with the same aspects of being composite kingdoms etc. right up to the Roman Empire. But the Futurist believes we are still in the Roman Empire? Also the Futurist cannot seem to see that the ‘Ten Toes’ have already arrived in history as explained above. What I have not yet talked about is ‘The Stone Cut Out Without Hand’.
 
It is an extremely convoluted subject so I will just teas you with some ideas. I will give you my opinion them you can go to the commentaries and pull my ideas apart. Lets check the scriptures: -
 
Dan 2:34 “You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, ..struck the image upon its feet ..and broke them to pieces. :35 Then the iron ..clay ..bronze ..silver, and ..gold were broken to pieces ..they became like ..chaff ..And the wind carried them away ..And the stone ..became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. :36 This is the dream. And we will tell its meaning.” (You can read verses 37-42, then Daniel continues). Dan 2:43 “ ..as you saw iron mixed with ..clay, they shall mix themselves with the seed of men. But they shall not cling to one another.. :44 And in the days of these kings, ..God ..shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom shall not be left to other peoples, but it shall crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. :45 ..the great God has made known to the king what shall occur after this.”
 
Now let’s focus in the ‘Stone’: -
1/- The ‘Stone’ first struck the image upon its feet, so it must act against the ‘Ten Kings’ first. Refer verse 34
2/- When did it appear? “in the days of these kings, God ..shall set up a kingdom!” Verse 44, ie. The Ten Kingdoms!
3/- Again confirming The Stone Kingdom appears at about the same time as the ‘Ten Kings’ are in existence.
4/- It is a kingdom not a person! Refer verse 44. Some commentaries say because of this it must be the church?
5/- It won’t be destroyed and won’t be left to other people, because it will stand forever. Refer verse 44.
6/- It will became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. Verse 44.
7/- But the best bit of all; it shall crush and destroy all these other kingdoms!
 
Now what is this ‘Stone’? Most people think it is Christ, “the stone the builders rejected” etc. etc. But that cannot fit and I’ll tell you why! Firstly the stone acted on the feet first, and Christ appeared in the time of the Romans, which were the legs of iron. Secondly God said in Psalms 110:1 “..Jehovah said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as Your footstool.” It’s quoted again in Mat 22:44, Mar 12:36, Luk 20:42, Act 2:34 and Heb 1:13. So it’s out of character for Christ to have to appear and do ‘all this crushing and grinding of all the kingdoms’? But some say the ‘Stone Kingdom’ found in the church? But I think not because again the church started in the time of the Romans, which was before the time of the ‘Ten Kings’. Again I think not because the Catholic Church has been a militant church for centuries and it has dune more worse than good. So it isn’t Christ; and it isn’t the Church; but it must be a kingdom that God can use and it ultimately becomes a great Mountain Kingdom? But it doesn’t really start till the ‘Ten kingdoms’ start?
 
So who will God use to do all this crushing and grinding to dust? I believe it is ‘Jacob’ who will ultimately stand up to that roll. And Jacob is another name God uses to refer to the House of Israel, also known as the Northern Kingdom or the Lost Ten Tribes. Remember above I talked about the ‘Seven Times Punishment’, consisting of 2520 years. Well Israel, the ‘Northern Kingdom’, were taken captive to, “the cities of the Medes”, 2Ki 17:6 & 2Ki 18:11. They were taken in various waves until the last lot were carried away between the years 745-721BC. If you add 2520 years to those dates, all Israel should finally come out of their time of punishment, by the years 1776 to 1800. So starting from the year 1776 to 1800 there would have to be a ‘Kingdom’, which started to fight the ‘Ten’ kingdoms and start the grinding. Does 1776 ring a bell for you Americans? Now have a look at what the Lord told Jeremiah about how He is going to use ‘10 Tribe Israel’. And God said this to 130 years after ‘10 Tribe Israel’ went into captivity!!
 
(KJV) Jer 51:19 “The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name. :20 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; :21 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;  22 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; :23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.”
NB: This is an Unconditional Promise! God is saying He will use ‘Jacob’ regardless of whether he is righteous or not.
 
I’m not the only one who believes this Stone Kingdom has already started: - [Ref CN by Preacher's Homiletical On Daniel 2:31-35] “SECT. VIII.—THE DREAM (Chap. Dan 2:31-35) “..That stone should itself become an empire, and as such should fill the whole earth. A fifth monarchy, totally unlike its predecessors, should take their place, and last for ever. Thus the history of the world to the end of time was summarily comprehended in that dream. It is accordingly receiving its fulfilment at the present moment. Most of it has already been accomplished. The image has long ago been smitten, though not entirely destroyed. A little while and the whole shall be fulfilled. The stone is enlarging and will soon fill the earth. The time not distant when the predicted cry shall be heard in heaven, “The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ” (Rev 11:15).”
 
You can go to e-Sword, using Dan 2 v:34-35 and v:44-45, then do a search through the ‘Preacher's Homiletical and Biblical Illustrator, using the word ‘stone’. And you will find short quotes from numerous writers like: - E. Irving, Birks, Calvin, Dr. Pusey, Sir Isaac Newton and others, each with an interesting interpretation. You can also refer to commentaries by Alexander MacLaren, Pulpit, Albert Barnes and Matthew Henry.
 
Throughout the rest of this talk I will try to clarify the identity of this ‘Stone Kingdom’. Always remember this that God said He would cast Israel out for a ‘Seven Times Punishment’. And once the punishment has finished, doesn’t God say He will restore them and bless them?
 
Historical View- The Beast Of Daniel 7
You must know it off by heart by now! Daniel sees four beasts, the forth being Rome, Dan 7:7, the beast is  “frightening and terrifying”, it subdues the other three ‘beasts’, (empires), and in Dan 7:20 it has only one head, and ten horns. One head? I still don’t know why as yet. Maybe it was all Daniel needed to know? Consider this, in Daniel 7:6 he, “saw …a leopard, which …had four heads; and rulership was given to it”. And we know that represented the Greek Empire, which divided into four, ‘heads’, four separate governments, each a part of the original Greek Empire. My thought is, the beast is the Roman Empire and the single head represents the ruling seat of power, which was undivided and based in Rome, (hence one head)?
 
Question: ‘Did the ‘Ten’ horns rise up out of the head of the beast of Daniel 7, or were they already there in the head?’ This is of interest because the prophecies of Daniel 7 and Revelation 12,13 and 17 etc. all talk about ‘the beast’ with ‘one head’ or ‘seven heads’, then ‘ten horns’, and sometimes three removed. And there are no crowns mentioned, then there are crowns and they move from the heads to the horns. Then we have the “little horn”, or no little horn etc. it’s a mix? I BELIEVE, the simple reason is each prophecy is talking about a different period of time in the history of the Roman Empire. Daniel was shown enough in prophecy for the people at the time of Christ to recognize that the ‘Beast of Daniel 7, with ten horns’ represented Rome. And why was that so easy to recognize you might ask?
 
Consider this, Rome was founded in 753 BC, but between 167 BC and 30 BC, (just before Christ appeared in history), Rome started to gather in other nation by conquest. [Ref ACCH] and [Ref JUssher], between those two dates, James Ussher’s work would verify the conquests of Rome through that period. It just so happened that during that period there were ‘Ten’ nations gathered in by Rome. [Ref CN by Matthew Henry on Dan 7:7] “The learned are not agreed concerning this anonymous beast; some make it to be the Roman empire, which, when it was in its glory, comprehended ten kingdoms, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Britain, Sarmatia, Pannonia, Asia, Greece, and Egypt; and then the little horn which rose by the fall of three of the other horns (Dan 7:8)”. ‘When it was in its glory’, that means before its fall in 476AD.

In my humble opinion the Ten Horns of Daniel 7 represented those ten kingdoms gathered in by Rome between 167 BC and 30 BC. Why? As the Horns did not have crowns they to did not have regal power, the power was within the head of the Beast. (Although the head didn’t have a crown, but nor did the heads of the other beasts of Daniel 7). When Rome conquered a nation, she would, where possible, set up the conquered king as a puppet king, subject to Rome, as was Herod a puppet king over Judah. I believe these ten horns represent those ten conquered kingdoms. As I said above the ‘Ten’ kings “stem” from the Roman Empire, and it was the nature of the Roman Empire to MAKE the world Roman! These ‘Ten’ horns (kings) had been absorbed into Rome. So the ‘Ten’ horns were effectively part of Rome. As I said, each prophecy is talking about a different period of time in the history of the Roman Empire. And as I said, at the time of Christ there was enough info in Dan 7 to show it represented Rome, the beast, and the ‘Ten’ horns as subordinate kingdoms subject to Rome.
 
The prophecy of Daniel 7 starts with the kingdoms of Babylon, Media-Persia and Greece then overlaps the prophecies of Revelation. Dan 7 shows the end of the Roman Empire, (the forth beast), culminates with Dan 7:27 “And the kingdom and rulership, and the greatness of the kingdom under all the heavens, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. And all kingdoms shall serve and obey Him.” Which brings us to the beginning of the rise of the everlasting kingdom under Christ. What an amassing gift of God to give Daniel such a far-reaching vision into the future. In just 10 verses, from when the angel starts in verse 17, “These four great beasts..” through to verse 27, Daniel views from 600BC through more than 2600 years of our history. When we get to the Revelation we find it is a far more detailed step-by-step view through the latter half of Daniel’s vision.
 
But don’t forget that Daniel ultimately sees the everlasting kingdom given to the people of the saints of the Most High! Dan 7:18 “But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.” So the saints of the Most High have persevered through the time of the Little Horn, (the antichrist), and eventually topple the antichrist and come out on top! All in accordance with Gods BIG Plan! But first lets look at Who Is The Antichrist? Then we can look at who topples him.
 
Hope you found that interesting and that I have explained everything well enough. If you have any comments by all means let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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