2.3- Discussion of Daniel 7, verse 8.

>>> Verse 8: We see the appearance of a little horn coming up among the others of the fourth beast. This horn had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting proudly. We read about this same beast in Revelation 13 verses 5 and 6: “The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months. It began to curse God, his name, the place where he lives, and all those who live in heaven”. To better understand the significance of this beast, there are three more passages in revelation, which speak about this beast as follows:

-1^st: Revelation 13 verses 1-8, where the “beast from the sea” is shown as uniting all godless nations until the time of the antichrist. It had ten horns and seven heads (Satan). On each of its horns there was a crown…. See also revelation 12, verse 3: “Another mysterious sight appeared in the sky. There was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and a crown on each of his heads”.  (More about this beast in Daniel 7, verses 24 and 25).

-2^nd: Revelation 17 verses 1 through 12, where this beast is shown as being temporarily (see verse 16) united with Babylon. The famous prostitute represents Babylon. We read later on that the beast will hate the prostitute. There unison fails, as also is indicated in Daniel 2 verse 43: “You also saw that the iron was mixed with the clay. This means that the rulers of that empire will try to unite their families by intermarriage, but they will not be able to, any more than iron can mix with clay”.

-3^rd: Revelation 12 calls this beast the “dragon”. In verses 3, 4 and 5 of chapter 12 we read: “Another mysterious sight appeared in the sky. There was a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and a crown on each of his heads.   With his tail he dragged a third of the stars out of the sky and threw them down to the earth. He stood in front of the woman, in order to eat her child as soon as it was born.   Then she gave birth to a son, who will rule over all nations with an iron rod”. We see how the dragon, - Satan -, threatens the woman that gives birth (Israel). Her child, the Messiah, will rule with an iron rod, see psalms 2 verse 9: “You will break them with an iron rod; you will shatter them in pieces like a clay pot”.