Dan 7:8<\/b>\u00a0 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 <\/b>were<\/i><\/b> eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:9<\/b>\u00a0 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment <\/b>was<\/i><\/b> white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne <\/b>was like<\/i><\/b> the fiery flame, <\/b>and<\/i><\/b> his wheels <\/b>as<\/i><\/b> burning fire.<\/b>
\nDan 7:10<\/b>\u00a0 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.<\/b>
\nDan 7:11<\/b>\u00a0 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld <\/b>even<\/i><\/b> till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.<\/b>
\nDan 7:12<\/b>\u00a0 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.<\/b>
\nDan 7:13<\/b>\u00a0 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, <\/b>one<\/i><\/b> like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.<\/b>
\nDan 7:14<\/b>\u00a0 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion <\/b>is<\/i><\/b> an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom <\/b>that<\/i><\/b> which shall not be destroyed.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:15<\/b>\u00a0 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of <\/b>my<\/i><\/b> body, and the visions of my head troubled me.<\/b>
\nDan 7:16<\/b>\u00a0 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:17<\/b>\u00a0 These great beasts, which are four, <\/b>are<\/i><\/b> four kings, <\/b>which<\/i><\/b> shall arise out of the earth.<\/b>
\nDan 7:18<\/b>\u00a0 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.<\/b>
\nDan 7:19<\/b>\u00a0 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth <\/b>were of<\/i><\/b> iron, and his nails <\/b>of<\/i><\/b> brass; <\/b>which<\/i><\/b> devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:20<\/b>\u00a0 And of the ten horns that <\/b>were<\/i><\/b> in his head, and <\/b>of<\/i><\/b> the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even <\/b>of<\/i><\/b> that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look <\/b>was<\/i><\/b> more stout than his fellows.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:21<\/b>\u00a0 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:22<\/b>\u00a0 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:23<\/b>\u00a0 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.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:24<\/b>\u00a0 And the ten horns out of this kingdom <\/b>are<\/i><\/b> ten kings <\/b>that<\/i><\/b> shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:25<\/b>\u00a0 And he shall speak <\/b>great<\/i><\/b> 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.<\/b>
\nDan 7:26<\/b>\u00a0 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy <\/b>it<\/i><\/b> unto the end.\u00a0<\/b>
\nDan 7:27<\/b>\u00a0 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom <\/b>is<\/i><\/b> an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.<\/b>
\nDan 7:28<\/b>\u00a0 Hitherto <\/b>is<\/i><\/b> the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.<\/b><\/p>\n
The first seven verses of chapter 7 reveal the marred vessel of Adam which is broken into <\/span>four distinct beasts<\/span>; the fourth beast being the composite beast that is further developed and explained in the thirteenth chapter of the book of Revelation. The number four represents the whole of humanity, and to make this point clear, the four beasts in chapter 7 are associated with the four sections of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue from his dream, which also represent the whole beastly nature of humanity throughout history (<\/span>Ecc 3:18-19<\/span>, <\/span>4=the whole<\/span><\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n Ecc 3:18<\/span>\u00a0 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and <\/span>that they might see that they themselves are beasts<\/span>. This last section of chapter 7 of Daniel explains in prophetic words how the Lord is going to use the church to uproot all these beasts through the church that must first be judged and be made ready to carry out the work God has set before them throughout the thousand-year reign and right into the great white throne judgment (<\/span>Rev 20:6<\/span>, <\/span>Rev 20:11-12<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n Rev 20:6<\/span>\u00a0 Blessed and holy <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rev 20:11<\/span>\u00a0 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.<\/span> Dan 7:8<\/b>\u00a0 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 <\/b>were<\/i><\/b> eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.<\/b><\/p>\n Nebuchadnezzar’s dream identified the beast (which is mankind) via the statue (<\/span>Dan 2:31<\/span>), and Daniel’s dream further identifies the beast and in more detail explains how the beast, the carnal nature of man, is will be destroyed and made anew (<\/span>Jer 18:4<\/span>). In Nebuchadnezzar’s dream the statue is destroyed by a stone that hits the feet (<\/span>Dan 2:34<\/span>), and in Daniel’s dream the means by which all those empires or nations within us are going to be rooted up (<\/span>Mal 4:1<\/span>) or destroyed is explained with the prophetic dream of Daniel.<\/span><\/p>\n Jer 18:4<\/span>\u00a0 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make <\/span>it.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Mal 4:1<\/span>\u00a0 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, <\/span>that it shall leave them neither <\/span>root nor branch<\/b>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Daniel is said to yet be considering the horns, meaning he does not truly understand what these horns represent spiritually (<\/span>1Co 2:14<\/span>), however a physical representation is given to him. The statement, “<\/span>I considered the horns<\/b>“, reminds us that Daniel prophesied not to himself but to those who have been given to read, hear, and keep the sayings of the prophecies (<\/span>Rev 1:3<\/span>) that reveal the gospel of Jesus Christ (<\/span>1Co 10:11<\/span>, <\/span>1Pe 1:12<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n 1Co 2:14<\/span>\u00a0 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know <\/span>them,<\/span><\/i> because they are spiritually discerned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Daniel considering the horns (“<\/span>I considered the horns<\/b>“) is another way of saying he was contemplating who can make war with the beast, with the horns of these beasts (<\/span>Rev 13:4<\/span>, <\/span>Rev 17:14<\/span>), and as he was contemplating the power of these horns, “<\/span>there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots.<\/b>“<\/p>\n Rev 13:4<\/span>\u00a0 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> like unto the beast? <\/span>who is able to make war with him?<\/span><\/p>\n Rev 17:14<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>These shall make war with the Lamb [<\/span>all these horns within us<\/i><\/b>], and the Lamb shall overcome them<\/span>: (<\/span>Rom 7:24-25<\/span>) for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him <\/span>are<\/span><\/i> called, and chosen, and faithful<\/span> (<\/span>Rev 1:3<\/span>, <\/span>Mar 13:13<\/span>).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The three horns that are uprooted represent the judgment which must come upon all flesh and starts with the elect (<\/span>1Pe 4:17<\/span>). God’s judgment unfolds in the elect\u2019s lives as a result of our hope of glory within (<\/span>Col 1:27<\/span>) who has the power to set us free from sin (<\/span>Joh 8:36<\/span>) as He uproots those three horns in our heavens by means of a process of judgment [<\/span>3 horns<\/span><\/i>] that we experience within our heavens so we can learn of His righteousness. The little horn which comes up and is more stout represents our own iniquities, our own backslidings, and wickedness that will chasten us (<\/span>Jer 2:19<\/span>), as we’re put through a process of judgment. Our own self-righteousness is the most stout and enduring sin which we must battle every second of our life, and God will use our weakness, our naturally wretched self-righteous condition to chasten us, and judge us day in and day out (<\/span>Isa 64:6<\/span>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jer 2:19<\/span>\u00a0 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.<\/span><\/p>\n Rom 7:24<\/span>\u00a0 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?\u00a0<\/span> Isa 64:6<\/span>\u00a0 But we are all as an unclean <\/span>thing,<\/span><\/i> and all our righteousnesses <\/span>are<\/span><\/i> as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The basest metal of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream is the <\/span>fourth part<\/span>, and the most corrupt compilation of the beast in Daniel chapter seven is the <\/span>fourth description<\/span>, and these thoughts tie into why this <\/span>fourth horn<\/span> is the stout one in relation to the other three. It is so powerful because it represents man’s belief in his free moral agency (<\/span>self-righteousness – <\/span><\/i>Isa 64:6<\/span><\/i>), that God will use to chasten him, just as Joseph’s brothers had to endure for the longest time until they came to see in type and shadow that God was sovereign over all and that all of their actions were truly ordained by God – both the good and the evil. The future events of Gog and Magog are also ordained by God to show mankind that He has always been sovereign over every beastly thought and action of mankind and every righteous thought and action that was from Him as well (<\/span>Isa 26:9<\/span>, <\/span>Php 3:9<\/span>, <\/span>Gen 50:20<\/span>, <\/span>Isa 45:7<\/span>,<\/span> Pro 16:4<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n Php 3:9<\/span>\u00a0 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, <\/span>even<\/span><\/i> that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:<\/span><\/p>\n Gen 50:20<\/span>\u00a0 And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.<\/span><\/p>\n Isa 45:7<\/span>\u00a0 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these <\/span>things.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Pro 16:4<\/span>\u00a0 The LORD hath made all <\/span>things<\/span><\/i> for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The description of this little horn (“<\/span>and, behold, in this horn <\/b>were<\/i><\/b> eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things<\/b>“) is most pronounced in the <\/span>fourth empire<\/span> which is the feet of miry clay mixed with iron of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue (<\/span>Dan 2:41<\/span>) that is exceeding dreadful and will exact judgment upon all the world. The <\/span>fourth horn<\/span> represents the basest parts of humanity that want to control everything and have dominion over all, claiming themselves to be gods in the temple [<\/span>self-righteousness<\/span><\/i>]. This point becomes very clear at the end of chapter 7 by the controlling actions of the little horn (<\/span>Dan 7:25<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n Dan 7:25\u00a0 And he shall speak great<\/i> 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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Lord will bring an end to the man of perdition on the throne of every man’s heart. That process as we know begins with the house of God and culminates for God’s people in verse 27 when “the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, <\/span>shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High<\/span> [<\/span>first resurrection<\/span><\/i>], whose kingdom <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him” (<\/span>Dan 7:26-27<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n Dan 7:9<\/b> \u00a0 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment <\/b>was<\/i><\/b> white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne <\/b>was like<\/i><\/b> the fiery flame, <\/b>and<\/i><\/b> his wheels <\/b>as<\/i><\/b> burning fire.<\/b> Verse 8 (<\/span>Dan 7:8<\/span>) speaks about judgment that comes upon the world to which only the elect respond with a sighing-and-crying attitude spoken of in Ezekiel 9:4 and Isaiah 57:15 as God works within our hearts and minds in this age (<\/span>1Pe 4:17<\/span>) so we learn to not despise this judgment from God (<\/span>Rom 2:4<\/span>), a judgment that sets the stage for these following verses, (<\/span>Dan 7:9-12<\/span>), that declare how the church will then be sent out to judge the nations after we have been judged (<\/span>Rev 2:10<\/span>) and made ready to do the work of the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n Eze 9:4<\/span>\u00a0 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Isa 57:15<\/span>\u00a0 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name <\/span> is<\/span><\/i> Holy; I dwell in the high and holy <\/span>place,<\/span><\/i> with him also <\/span>that is<\/span><\/i> of a contrite and <\/span> humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the <\/span> contrite ones.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nEcc 3:19<\/span>\u00a0 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> vanity.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nRev 20:12<\/span>\u00a0 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is <\/span>the book<\/span><\/i> of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nRom 7:25<\/span>\u00a0 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nDan 7:10<\/b>\u00a0 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.<\/b><\/p>\n