I'm looking for arguments that the little horn in Dan 7 and 8 are speaking about the same entity, I already have 3, can anyone provide more?
Grammar of the word “little”
The word used for “little” in Dan 7 (“zə·‘ê·rāh”) is an adjective to the word “horn” which is used to assign a description to the entity that is the subject of this sentence.
But the word used for “little horn” in Dan 8 (“miṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh”) is a noun, so this treats the entity that is the subject of this sentence as already having a defined identity. So this insinuates that it is referring back to the entity that was already defined as the “little horn” in Dan 7.
Origin of the little horn
Dan 7 indicates that the little horn doesn't originate from the 10 horns because it is states that it came up among, or between (“bê·nê·hên”, which root is the same as used in Dan 7:5 “It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth”) the 10 horns. It could be that this little horn originated directly out of the 4th beast just like the other 10 horns, but this is not explicitly stated. So the text conveys that this little horn came up between the 10 horns but (deliberately?) leaves it unspecified where it originated from.
Dan 8 indicates that the little horn originates out of one of the 4 horns (“ū·min-“), history shows that these 4 horns represent the Diadochi kingdoms (Ptolemaei, Seleuci, Lysimachi and Cassandri), so here the initially ambiguous origin of the little horn is now specified.
Timing of the little horn’s appearance
The little horn in Dan 8 emerges out of one of the Diadochi kingdoms of which the last (Ptolemaei) ended in 30 BC, while the 10 kingdoms could have emerged only after the collapse of the Roman empire in 476 AD, so that means there is a gap of about 500 years. But the word “ū·min-“ (“out of” or “from”) in Dan 8:9 only implies origin, it doesn't have any suggestion of imminence, so the little horn doesn’t necessarily emerges right after the Diadochi kingdoms seized to exist. But this does require a connection between one of the Diadochi kingdoms and the entity that is represented by the little horn spanning at least 500 years.
There are 2 little horns.
Grammar of the word “little”
The word used for “little” in Dan 7 (“zə·‘ê·rāh”) is an adjective to the word “horn” which is used to assign a description to the entity that is the subject of this sentence.
But the word used for “little horn” in Dan 8 (“miṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh”) is a noun, so this treats the entity that is the subject of this sentence as already having a defined identity. So this insinuates that it is referring back to the entity that was already defined as the “little horn” in Dan 7.
This is actually an argument for there being 2 horns. The wording is different because they are 2 different people.
The 4 beasts in Dan 7 are contemporaneous and future (present). The kingdoms in Dan 2 are contemporaneous - the kingdom of heaven destroys all 4 kingdoms, not just the last one.
The leopard is the global government being given dominion (Daniel 7:6) (4 wings/ heads correlate to the 4 cardinal directions/ '4 winds' of the earth). The '4th beast' with 10 horns exists with the global government (which I view as the US in martial law under 10 FEMA governors who elect the US dictator, 11th horn).
When the 4th beast &/ or the Daniel 7 little horn is killed (Daniel 7:11-12), the saints take possession of this kingdom.
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
When this extension is given, this is when Rev 13 is happening - this is why there is no '4th beast' (aside from the dragon) mentioned in Rev 13, but there is the 'lion, bear, & leopard' mentioned: these are the 'rest of the beasts'. The mortally head wounded beast is the 4th Beast &/ or the Daniel 7 little horn. The 'mortally head wounded beast' is the Dan 7 little horn, aka the 'antichrist'. This 4th beast's 11th horn ('the antichrist') becomes the ruler of the lion, bear, & leopard (if the US in martial law is the 4th beast, then the US dictator now becomes the dictator of the global govt/ UN).
The beast from the earth/ false prophet is the Daniel 8 Little horn.
The vision of Daniel 8 is explicitly said to be for the end times (Daniel 8:17), so why put all this non-Biblical historical mumbo jumbo to it? The 4 horns of Greece are the 4 sons of 'Javan' (Genesis 10:4). Since you like looking at Strong's, the word 'Greece' is 'Javan'. These sons of Javan are Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Kittim is mentioned in the context of the 'latter days' in Daniel 11:30 & and Numbers 24:24.
Tyre is called the 'daughter of Tarshish' in Isaiah 23:1-10. Tyre is the Daniel 8 little horn, the horn out of the 4 horns. The king of Tyre calls himself god. Tyre is the Daniel 8 little horn and is the False Prophet in charge of the temple. The Daniel 8 little horn is in charge of the temple/ defiles the temple.
There is no Daniel 7 4th beast in Revelation 13 because at that point it is subsumed into the global government, the leopard (although one could consider the 4th beast to be a conglomeration of these 4 entities).
The 'latter part of their kingdom' ('Greece' = 3rd beast in Dan 2, implied in Dan 7) in Daniel 8:23 correlates to Daniel 7:12's 'the rest of the beasts were given an extension of life' (the leopard, bear, & lion are the 'rest of the beasts'). The latter part of their kingdom is post- mortal head wound, when the leopard is given an extension life.
The 'prince of the host'/ prince of princes & saints that the Daniel 8 little horn is warring against are the saints that have taken possession of the kingdom (the now defunct 4th beast kingdom) in Daniel 7:22.
to recap:
The 'antichrist' is the Dan 7 Little horn who goes from controlling the 4th beast kingdom until it is destroyed, and who is mortally head wounded and 'resurrected' at the 7th Trumpet, when the saints take possession of this 4th beast kingdom. After resurrecting, the 'antichrist' is given control of the 'rest of the beasts' (in Rev 13) - the 'lion, bear, & leopard'. What remains of the 4th Beast is subsumed into the global govt (thus, there are 'saints' being warred against by those swearing allegiance to the global govt).
The False prophet is the Dan 8 Little horn (the king of Tyre) who is warring against the saints of the defunct 4th beast kingdom. Let's look at this POV example: let's say the antichrist is Trump, elected US dictator. If the 4th beast kingdom is subsumed into the global govt, the False Prophet is trying to entice the saints into the global govt by means of controlling a temple that the saints would find appealing.