The little horn rises in the latter days from the area of the four main parts that were left of the Greek kingdom. He will come from the east, not Greece itself.
Daniel was shown the little horn as coming out of one of the four pieces of the fallen Greek kingdom. He told us -that he waxes great in three directions. Israel, south and east
This means that it is impossible for him to come from the west.
Daniel saw a scene like this -
Israel.........east.......takes land to his east
-----------takes the south-------------------
Since Israel is used as one of the directions, it has to be to the west of the land of the little horn king.
Maybe you just have no sense of direction...........
Dan. 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great,
toward the south, and
toward the east, and
toward the pleasant land.
This is telling you the Little Horn comes from the Northwest, he pushes
TOWARD the EAST, and
TOWARD the SOUTH, and
TOWARD the Pleasant Land (Israel).
Notice the RAM (Persia) comes FROM THE WEST..........And pushes to the East, North and South !!
Dan. 8:4 I saw the ram pushing
westward, and
northward, and
southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
NOTICE BELOW where the Greek Alexander the Great came from just like the Little Horn does.
Dan. 8:5 And as I was considering, behold, an
he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
So the HE GOAT that came from the West went in which direction? EAST !! So he went East just as the Little Horn will do, he will wax strong TOWARDS the EAST/WEST/ISRAEL.
You get it exactly backwards !! And Israel is a Direction. He goes towards Israel could be from any direction, but we know since he pushes East and South he is coming from the West.
Daniel 11:23
“And after the league
made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.”
a small people
Greece is a SMALL Nation. I would not try and solve Dan. 11 which covers many years and many peoples. The Anti-Christ is there for sure at 11:37-45.
The Anti-Christ comes out of Greece and Europe (Fourth Beast) at the SAME TIME. I have a blog on this.
The Birth Place of the Anti-Christ Revealed
Isaiah says the Anti-Christ is an Assyrian.The Anti-Christ is said to come to power via the fourth beast in the last days per Daniel Chapter Seven. The Anti-Christ is also said to arise out of the Grecian empire in the last days, so how do we reconcile these different understandings?
This is established fairly easily, the Angel told Daniel the understandings would be bound up until the end. The Anti-Christ in Daniel chapters seven and eight is shown, if read properly, to arise out of two kingdoms at once, but how can this be?
Daniel chapter seven is fairly straightforward, we understand this to be about the four beast systems, the fourth beast is where the little horn (Anti-Christ) will arise out of, most everyone understands the fourth beast to have been Rome, but in the last days/end times this has to be the European Union.
Now Daniel chapter eight is explained in detail by Gabriel the angel, it was the he goat (Alexander the Great) conquering Persia ( the Ram ) and Gabriel interpreted this dream for Daniel.
Daniel 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the
last end of indignation: for at the
time appointed the end shall be.
We should note, this is speaking of the end time, it is not speaking of Antiochus who came before Jesus was even born. The word Indignation means: ( Greek Word za'am meaning Gods Fury at Sin) so at the Last End of Indignation means right before Gods Judgment of Sin/Vials or Bowls of Gods Wrath (Revelation).
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. ( The Four Generals that stood up in Alexanders stead were Ptolemy , Seleucus , Cassander and Lysimachus. )
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
This is clearly speaking about the end times/last days when the sins have come full/ bowls of Gods wrath, a fierce king shall arise out of one of the four kingdoms that stood up in Alexander the Greats Stead, speaking dark sentences (understanding Riddles and conundrums) and he comes to power.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: (Satan gives him his power) and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, (he claims to Be God) and by peace shall destroy many
Through a Peace/Security treaty he deceives many) he shall also stand up against the Prince (Jesus) of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Jesus destroys the Anti-Christ his kings and their armies without hand ( with the Sword of the Spirit/Holy Spirit) by the countenance of his coming, Amen. This guy magnifies himself and says in the temple of God, I am God !!
Now, so many people say this is about Antiochus, so I always feel the need to prove that this is about the end times, when Gods wrath is come full. This is about the Little Horn/Anti-Christ. And he arises out of their kingdom in the last days, so in essence he arises out of one of the Four Generals kingdoms in the last days, but which one? Well, since the Anti-Christ arises out of the fourth beast also, then this other Kingdom has to lie within the borders of the European Union.
Only Cassander's kingdom of Greece is in the European Union !! The "Assyrian" arising from Greece would be very, very possible since Greece shares a border with Turkey, and many, many Turks live in Greece, so the Assyrian Anti-Christ is born in Greece, and comes to power in Greece, then in the European Union. But what does John say in Revelation about the Beast that arises out of the Sea? By the way, he was on Patmos, a small Greek Island when he saw this vision.
Rev. 13:2 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.
The Main body is described by John as like a leopard !!
Put it all together, the "Assyrian" Anti-Christ is born in Greece, of Turkish parents or grandparents , he comes to power in the European Union.
This is where the Anti-Christ is from.