I disagree. TWO DIFFERENT "little horns, one comes from ten kings, the other from the kingdoms of the 4 kings.
8:1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
This sets the theme: It is going to be about nations or empires:; the first animal represents Medo-Persia. The next: Greece.
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.
Darius of Persia was powerful. He was pushing (expanding) in every direction except East.
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. Now we enter another nation or Empire, with a king. The goat will represent Greece. This empire and a NOTABLE king.
6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. Alexander had anger against Darius, for the Persians had previously attacked Macedonia. This was not just a war, this was backed by a personal vendetta.
7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. Alexander and his troops put Darius on the run in the Battle of Isis, even though greatly outnumbered.
8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. Alexander had run out of places to conquer. He died, and four Generals took over the kingdom, dividing the Kingdom 4 ways. God was mostly concerned with one of them, The Seleucus empire, because that empire included the Holy Land.
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.
Note carefully, out of the Seleucus horn came a "little horn." He was powerful towards the south, Egypt, and east, and the Holy Land. This now sets the theme for the entire rest of the chapter. It was Medo-Persia, then it was Greece (Macedonia) and now it is the Little Horn from the Seleucus branch of the Diadachi. It was Antiochus Epiphanes. This cannot possibly be the same "little horn" of chapter 7, that comes out out of ten horns.
10 And it [Antiochus Epiphanes and his host] waxed great, even to the host of heaven; [He won over some of the Priests of Israel, and murdered others.] and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground [murdered them], and stamped upon them [Treated those he did not murder with disdain: dirt under his feet].
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, [Probably the High Priest, but could have reference to the Redeemer] and by him [Antiochus Epiphanes] the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down. [He slew a pig in the temple. He set up an image of Zeus in the Holy of Holies. The daily sacrifices were STOPPED.]
12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. [God allowed Antiochus to attack Israel with an army due to the sins of the people: "transgressions." For some time Antiochus prospered. Notice, several verses now about Antiochus from The Seleucus general.]
13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? [A question is asked: how long concerning the daily sacrifice and the desolation done by Antiochus and his host. PAY ATTENTION because the 2300 days is the answer to THIS question. It is not something in our future, it is about Antiochus. How long will the temple be trampled under foot by the Host army of Antiochus?]
14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. [So here is the answer: 2300 days the temple would be trampled by the Host of Antiochus. This could not be any clearer: it is about THEN, not our future. THIS is the vision that Gabriel will interpret.]
15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. [Daniel still does not understand. he is looking for help to understand. ]
16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. [A saint asked Gabriel to help Daniel understand. understand what? Of course, what we just covered about Antiochus. So Gabriel is not going to bring up something new, he is going to help Daniel understand HOW LONG the sacrifices will be halted and the temple trodden: NOT concerning our future, but about Antiochus. About the vision just discussed.]
17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. [IN CONTEXT, WHAT "end?" He will tell us. It is NOT ABOUT the "end" in our future. We must leave things in their context. ]
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. [WHAT "indignation?" WHAT "end?" Of course, what we just covered, how Antiochus was prospering against God's people. Remember, Gabriel is only helping Daniel understand what was previously covered: about Antiochus. The "end" is explained as the "end" of the "indignation." And what is that? It is how Antiochus was given power over the Holy People due to their sins. For those that disagree, this is how one keeps verse IN their context.]
[Does Gabriel start here talking about something in our future, as some - in error - think? NO! He stays in context with the Ram and the Goat: where this vision began.]
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. [PAY ATTENTION: This is proof. WHAT "indignation? WHAT "end?" It is about the ram and the goat and the four horns and then the little horn. Gabriel has NOT changed subjects.]
21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. [Note carefully, Gabriel is going over the SAME VISION, explaining it. It is not something new.]
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. [Four Generals; four Kingdoms. SAME vision; not someting new.]
23 And in the latter time of their [the four general's] kingdom, [The Diadochi: not about our future - when the transgressors are come to the full (when Israel's sins reach a certain level), a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up: Antiochus Epiphanes] Douggg, note carefully, here Gabriel has lumped the four into ONE as history did, calling all for the "Diadochi." Note the word "Their:" It is a pronoun and there must be an antecedent: we look back and find "Four" as in "FOUR STOOD UP FOR IT." Your theory that Gabriel switched to the future is BOGUS. Why would ANYONE imagine Gabriel switched subjects and nouns? He didn't.
24 And his [Antiochus Epiphanes] power shall be mighty, but not by his own power [He had demonic help] : and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. [Antiochus Epiphanes was given power over the Jews due to their transgressions. Still about Antiochus Epiphanes.]
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. [When he, Antiochus Epiphanes, stopped the daily sacrifices started by God Himself, he was then in God's face: the PRINCE of princes - the preincarnate Jesus Christ. Note, Gabriel is still talking about Antiochus Epiphanes. God brought Antiochus to his end. Note also this does not fit the Beast of Revelation. He will come to His end only when Jesus Christ apprehends him. Antiochus died along: he stunk so bad everyone left him.]
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. [2300 days is many days.]
27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
As any reader can see, Gabriel interprets Daniel's vision - He does not come up with something new about our future. If we just leave everything IN CONTEXT it is about the end of the four general's kingdoms,, the Diadochi; then in particular, the Seleucus Kingdom - but Gabriel lumped the four together as one [Greek] kingdom, as has people, calling it the Diadochi..
That's where you made the mistake in interpretation. The four generals each had a kingdom, four kingdoms in verse 22. Verse 23 is about one kingdom of the transgressors who align with the little horn in the time of the end. The mistake was you pulling verses from their context.
Readers, always remember, people can and will pull verses out of context to make them fit some theory; But any verses pulled from their context to fit a theory will cause that theory to be error. The truth is, there is nothing in chapter 8 about our future, except Antiochus Epiphanes being a TYPE of the Beast to come. Notice Daniel's last words: "none understood it." It is almost the same today; FEW understand it.
