CTK
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In Daniel 7, we are told the 10 horns come out of the 4th beast kingdom and only then does the little horn come out after them.The horns refer to individuals. The seperate heads refer to world powers. Nebuchadnezzar was never called a horn, but was the head, not his kingdom.
Daniel 2:37-39
"Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee,"
According to the Word of God given to Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar was the only kingdom, and the second head of the dragon, the sea beast, and the scarlet colored beast. No person would ever be that powerful and great again. All would be inferior.
The primary head in Revelation is Satan as depicted by the dragon. Also, denying that fact, would leave one with 6 useless heads in Revelation 12.
The ten horns in Revelation cannot be the same as those mentioned anywhere in Daniel. So Revelation does not talk about the little horn once, nor covers any historical person covered by Daniel. Revelation 17:12.
"And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast."
They have never had nor been any nation ever in history. I am not sure why so many just gloss over this verse as if it does not exist. These ten horns, individuals, only rule for a short period of time, with Satan, who is one of the heads, and one of the kingdoms, ie, the 8th kingdom to be exact.
Are there ten horns in Revelation 12? Yes, but Revelation 12 does not tell us who they are. Are there ten horns in Revelation 13? Yes, send once again, no explanation of who they are. So the only explanation of these ten horns, can only be found in Revelation 17. Are they historical, kingdoms? No, because they only have power when Satan is the King of the world as the head of the dragon, sea beast, and scarlet beast, the last historical king of kings, like Nebuchadnezzar was the first king of kings, per Daniel 2.
As for who and when these other 6 heads, are and the time frame is irrelevant to Revelation. 5 have fallen. We are in the 6th head time frame, which will be restored at the Second Coming, not any time frame sooner, because no way would any nation rule over all other nations in our current society. Something happens, that brings Satan onto the world scene, and heals the 6th world kingdom. The only thing that comes to mind is the second coming, which will unite the world more than any other thought up scenario.
Most agree with Medes/Persians as one head. Greece as one head. Rome as one head. The Holy Roman Empire took over until the 15th century as the ten toes. That makes the 5 that have fallen. We have been in the mortally wounded defunct 6th head. There has not been one single nation since the 15th century, and some would question how much power the 5th head had. There are 5 covered in Daniel 2. The 6th one was defunct and John told every one that in the first century. The 7th head is Satan, who is the 8th kingdom if it even happens.
Jesus is the 7th Kingdom per Revelation 11, and the sounding of the 7th Trumpet. Which gives time for the 6th head to be restored and then removed from power.
If the 4th beast kingdom is pagan Rome, and the 10 horns represent a new symbol for the 10 toes in the 4th kingdom of iron in Daniel 2, then who do they represent?
If the 4th beast kingdom is indeed pagan Rome, and pagan Rome was slain (Daniel 7:11), and that time was 476 AD, then both the little horn and the 10 horns must have arrived on the scene before pagan Rome's demise.
