The
details of the visions of the little horn of Daniel
7 and the first beast of Revelation 13 reveal the antichrist
of Bible prophecy.
Daniel's
Vision |
John's Vision |
 "Daniel
spake and said, I saw in my vision by night,
and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove
upon the great sea."
"And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one
from another."
"The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld
till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and
made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it."
"And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and
it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between
the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh."
"After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which
had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads;
and dominion was given to it."
"After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast,
dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron
teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet
of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten
horns."
 "I
considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn,
before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and,
behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great
things." Daniel
7:2-8
"I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against
them" Daniel 7:21
"And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and
another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he
shall subdue three kings."
"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall
wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws:
and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing
of time." Daniel
7:24-25
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 "And
I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a
beast rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten
horns, and upon his horns ten crowns,
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
 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." Revelation
13:1-2
"And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound
was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast."
"And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they
worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make
war with him?"
"And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;
and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months."
"And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name,
and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven."
"And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them:
and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations."
"And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not
written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." Revelation
13:3-8
"And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of
the beast, or the number of his name."
"Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore
and six." Revelation 13:17-18 |
Now lets take a closer
look at the similarities:
| 1. The beasts arise
'out of the sea', 'up from the sea' |
Rev. 13:1, Daniel
7:3 |
| 2. 'like
unto a leopard', 'another, like a leopard' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:6 |
| 3. 'feet
of a bear', 'like to a bear' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:5 |
| 4. 'mouth
of a lion', 'was like a lion' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:4 |
| 5. 'the
dragon', 'a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:7 |
| 6. 'seven
heads', (the four beasts have a total of 7 heads) |
Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:4-7 |
| 7. 'ten
horns', 'it had ten horns' |
Rev. 13:1, Daniel 7:7 |
Notice also that the
beast and the little horn rule for the same period of
time:
| 8. 'forty
and two months', 'time,
times, and dividing of time' |
Rev.
13:5, Daniel 7:25 |
The beast and the
little horn have a notable leader:
| 9. 'number
of a man', 'eyes of a man' |
Rev.
13:18, Daniel 7:8 |
The beast of Revelation
13 and the little horn do the same things:
| 10. 'blasphemy
against God', 'speak
great words' |
Rev. 13:5-6, Daniel
7:8, 20, 25 |
| 11.'make
war with the saints', 'made
war with the saints' |
Rev. 13:2, Daniel 7:21 |
Here are some additional
points:
Notable power and position comes from the 'dragon':
| 12. 'gave
him his power, and his
seat, and great authority',
"fourth beast, dreadful and terrible,
and strong exceedingly... and
it had ten horns.' |
Rev.
13:2, Daniel 7:7 |
The beast receives
a deadly wound:
| 13. 'wounded
to death' |
Rev.
13:3 |
This wound is healed
and the beast regains worldwide influence and power:
| 14. 'and
his deadly
wound was healed' |
Rev.
13:3 |
The beast is a religious
power that receives worship:
| 15. 'all
the world wondered...and
they worshipped the beast', "shall be diverse" |
Rev.
13:3-4, Daniel 7:24 |
Through the books of Revelation and Daniel God gives us a thorough description
of the antichrist of Bible prophecy. It is important to identify
the antichrist because from it will come the sign, or "mark",
of it's authority. Against this mark, "the mark of the
beast",
or the mark of the authority of the antichrist, comes one of the Bible's
strongest prohibitions.
"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man
worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead,
or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of
God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation;
and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the
holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:" Revelation
14:9-10
| 16. 'And
he causeth all, to receive a mark', 'think
to change times and laws:' |
Rev.
13:15-17, Daniel 7:25
(see also Romans 6:16) |
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