Thanks for the discussion. It's always interesting. I'm just sharing my view of things.
This is how we Christians sharpen our swords, people who get angry about disagreements have to understand they firstly disappoint Christ who told us to be slow to anger, then repent before sundown when we do get angry.
10 Horns represented 10 kingdoms, which is synonymous with nations. I used the word "nations" because when you study the evolution of the 4th Kingdom, ie the Roman Empire, you see that kingdoms formed after it that in the modern age are referred to sometimes as "nations." They are nation-states that have leaders, whether called "kings" or "presidents" or "prime iministers." They are heads of state.
What most do not get in full is this final Beast will not rule the whole earth, heck the USA and New World in general is hit by the Rev. 8 Asteroid (Trumps 1-4) and thus the 1/3 on fire is more akin to a destination point. Also, the Pacific Ocean covers 1/3 of the whole worlds surface. Why does the USA allow this man to conquer anything, being the busy bodies we are? Well, we will be 1.) on fire 2.) we will see Tsunami no doubt larger than ever seen, and 3.) Fires will be burning all over.
He will not conquer Russia nor China, nor anywhere accept what Dan. 11:40-43 shows us. His only job is to kill every Jew to make God's promise null and void. People says, but....but....but in Revelation 13 it says he will conquer the whole world. Well, Dan. 2 says Greece or Alexander the Great would conquer the whole world as well as Nebuchadnezzar, but God gave us parameters and those parameters are well defined by the 7 Heads and 10 Horns and where did they all arise from? The Great [Mediterranean] Sea. So, it is speaking only about the earth/land mass around the Mediterranean Sea Region. John likewise is talking about the same thing right? I saw a Beast rise out of "THE SEA" (Mediterranean) having 7 Heads and 10 Horns or in full representing Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome....then we get the Church Age where the church who could not be overcome by Satan delivered the Mortal Wound, and Rome this great Beast became a conveyor belt of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Then only after the Church is raptured will this Beast's mortal wound be healed (meaning he once again Conquers Israel and the Mediterranean Sea Region.
It is not said to be "completion," but okay. The number 10 relates to the number of toes on two feet. It relates back to Dan 2 where the Great Statue had 2 feet of iron mixed with clay.
Yes, but the 10 still represent completion with God.
Well, the number itself is interesting, but I think God views hands and feet as a set of 10. That is travelling and working, feet and hands.
I agree that the EU arose out of Old Rome, but the number it has evolved into is not related to the precise number that will form a Kingdom and what Antichrist will take over. It will be, I think, 5 major nations from W. Europe and 5 major nations from E. Europe.
Not all of the nations in the EU carried the Roman Imperial banner. So, it's much less than 27. I can't say precisely which ones they would be, but I could certainly guess!
Remember, the feet are not Clay not Iron, but Iron & Clay combined. So God is telling us this is Rome reborn but in a different way, not as the voracious beast which Rome was, but in a way where the 10 kings or horn (E.U.) FREELY GIVE THEIR POWER (by voting in Parliament) unto the Beast. So, you have many nations trying to be one nation, which of course makes it a brittle type nation, Iron is strong, but Iron mixed with clay is weak. This beasts rule will last but 3.5 years.
I don't know that he's Assyrian--he's much more likely a Jewish or Christians apostate from Europe. The "Little" refers to the fact he is an individual king as opposed to an entire kingdom.
The False Prophet is Jewish, a High Priest like unto Jason under Antiochus. As a matter of fact it hit me one day, if Antiochus is the archetype Little Horn/AC then he had to have an archetype False Prophet beside him, and he does. Jason had his pious high priest brother Onias III killed, he bribed Antiochus to get te high priest job. Then he welcomed him into the temple to sacrifice a pig unto Zeus and mandated that all Jews become Hellenized, which led to the Maccabean Revolt.
Read Isaiah chapter 10, he will be of an Old Assyrian Bloodline, Daniel 8:9 mandates he is born in Greece and Dan. 7:7-8 mandates he arises to power in the Old Roman Empires footprint.
Here is the Roman Empire 2000 some odd years ago(circa 117 AD), below that is the E.U. and the Nations they will conquer in Daniel 11:40-43
It is Rome Revived.
The Antichrist does not have a lot of names in Scriptures. I just mentioned the few I know, including the Little Horn, the Man of Sin, the Anti-Christ, and the Beast. The Beast itself is a kingdom, but he is also the king over that kingdom.
There is 33 look them up. Have a nice day, gotta go feed my cats.
