The Little Horn Satanic Parasite The Little Horn -A Satanic Parasite

The Little Horn

Satanic Parasite

Andrew PiersonBIB414 Daniel & Revelation

Dr. Vince McLaughlinFebruary 17, 2012


Dr. Vince McLaughlinSpring 2012

The Little Horn-A Satanic Parasite-

My modus operandi when attempting to translate or interpret

Scripture is to at least try to use existing Scripture to

interpret the passage I am looking at. In the case of Daniel 7 we

get an inspired interpretation immediately after the vision/dream

is given to Daniel in the chapter itself. I will first outline

how Scripture delivers the vision and then gives the Scriptural

interpretation. Immediately thereafter I will launch into a

rather comprehensive summary of my exegesis based in extra-

biblical sources and commentaries or scholars of differing

backgrounds (and there are quite a few). Due to the plethora of

differing opinions, my intent is to remain focused in

conservative theological sources. The overarching theme therefore

will be the person and ministry of the “Little Horn” that arises

from the fourth beast in Daniel 7:7-8 and chapter 7 in general.

Over the course of the paper I will pick the ideas through a

selective synopsis of those that best appeal to my sensibilities

and seem the most appropriate through my hermeneutical grid. This

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will then help me to interpret and construct a picture of the

person and ministry of the Little Horn. I will conclude by

offering a theological observation of the Little Horn (and

therefore Satan’s) parasitic ministry or existence in relation to

“the saints” and the Most High God.

We must also take into account the Biblical historicity of

the events surrounding the Little Horn. It must always be kept in

the periphery of our minds that whenever Scripture does not

delineate a specific chronological sequence of events, none

should be assumed. That being said is appears that in Daniel 7

the events at least appear to unfold in sequential matter as

outlined in Scripture but in reality specific timeframes are not

mentioned although the end times are alluded to. We can ascertain

with a modicum of certainty is that these visions were written

down in Daniel by a Jewish Babylonian Exile in approximately the

6th century B.C. As such it is influenced by both Jewish thought

and to a lesser extent by the surrounding Babylonian culture as

its original intended audience would’ve been acculturated by

having lived in Babylon/Persia for the better part of a century.

As there is never absolute certainty as to the identity of

individuals in prophetic Scripture unless specifically noted in

Scripture so I will not allow myself to be manipulated by the

desire to pinpoint the exact identity of the Little Horn. That

will not be the purpose of this paper. I merely wish to paint as

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biblical and outline as possible from Daniel 7 as to the nature

of Little Horn’s person and actions outlined therein.

It must be noted also that from a conservative viewpoint the

episodes that unfold in Daniel 7 appear to serve a eschatological

function or they appear to reveal through vision what can be

expected just previous to Christ’s second coming as opposed to

Daniel 8 which speaks to more immediate tribulations that will be

unleashed by a prototypical Antichrist named Antiochus IV

Epiphanes in 2nd century B.C. (McLaughlin 4C). This will also be

noted later in a selective synopsis of Walvoord.

The Fourth Beast & the Little Horn (Scripture Overview &

Interpretation)

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and

dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke

in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different 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 horn, a little one, before which

three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn

were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things. Daniel 7:7-

8 (ESV)

After a short aside and discourse on the Ancient of Days and

the Son of Man calmly preparing judgment on this monstrosity, the

prophecy about the Little Horn continues…

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“Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was

speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and

thrown into the blazing fire. (The other beasts had been stripped of their

authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.) Daniel 7:11-12 (ESV)

Scripture then does us the service of immediately

interpreting this episode from Daniel’s cultural milieu and his

historical standpoint (Sitz en Liben) in the following verses.

‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. But the holy

people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever—yes,

for ever and ever.’ Daniel 7:17-18 (ESV)

The four beasts were kings/kingdoms but in the end the

Kingdom of God will trump them all (Walton et al 742). The last

beast is the most troubling for Daniel as it is further

elaborated on, specifically the Little Horn that arises from the

ten horns before it. The Little Horn is so clearly an affront to

God and His holy people that God Himself passes judgment on

it/him (more on this later).

“Then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different

from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws—the

beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever

was left. I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the

other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked

more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke

boastfully. As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and

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defeating them, until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in

favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they

possessed the kingdom. Daniel 7:17-22 (ESV)

The Little Horn clearly arises from the fourth beast (7:7)

which has no name as there appears to be nothing in God’s current

Creation to compare it to, there will be no antecedent (Hill

136). The fourth beast was more terrifying and powerful than the

previous three beasts, which were all fierce and devastating. The

empire this beast represented crushed and warred its way to

integrating into itself the three previous empires (Pentecost

1350-1354). What are of particular note are the 10 horns this

ugly thing has. According to verse 24 these too represented 10

king/kingdoms. From these ten will arise one: The Little Horn. In

the process of rising to power the Little Horn will be resisted

by three and those will be subjugated. This Little Horn will then

turn his ire against God and His people. God’s people will be

delivered into his hand for a time but then God will intervene

and the Little Horn will be destroyed violently even by Old

Testament Biblical standards (Pentecost 1350-1354).

“He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will

appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour

the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it. The ten horns are ten kings

who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different

from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. He will speak against the Most

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High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws.

The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.

“But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely

destroyed forever. Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the

kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High.

His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey

him.’ Daniel 7:23-28 (ESV)

The Little Horn (J.D. Pentecost)

Now let’s try and restate all of that in plain modern

English with a bit of a contemporized edge, shall we? It is

generally agreed that the fourth beast is either the Roman Empire

of some version of it whether it be the original or a re-

manifestation of it in a more contemporized form (McLaughlin 4C).

After this small “wee” bit of consensus many exegetes and

scholars take many different paths on how the Fourth Beast is

understood. More specifically how the Little Horn needs to be

understood in terms of his person and "ministry". The word

"ministry" being a twisted synonym for the hell-on-earth he will

unleash. These different viewpoints have often led to confusion,

and at times conflict. I would like to clear the water by

offering a few of them and then picking the one that makes the

most biblical sense to me.

The Little Horn starts small among the ten existing horns

and in its growth it uproots, subdues or trumps three of the

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existing ten kings. The implication is that they need to be

subdued so it appears they will resist Little Horn. The Little

Horn has the “eyes of a man” (ESV) which most scholars view as a

symbol of intelligence (McLaughlin 4C, Pentecost 1350-1354). This

is also alluded to in our class text also (Lucas 185). This is

ironic to me because it’s hard to believe anything that is

allegedly so “intelligent” would blaspheme against God which is

exactly what this thing does. If we skip over the passage about

the Ancient of Days and the Son of Man for clarity’s sake which

is primarily them preparing for the time of judgment because they

have sovereignty over all, we arrive at the slaying of the fourth

beast and its consignment to the flame. Here we see the fourth

beast stripped of its power by divine judgment whereas the

previous three had been by military conquest.

The rest of Daniel 7 more or less revolves around the

identity and meaning behind the Little Horn. In verse 21-22 we

are told he will persecute the saints of the Most High. The

personal pronoun indicates a person or a masculine gender

distinction (אאאאאאא/and he). In verse 24 he is said to be a king (leader). The saints of the Most High are enigmatic to say the

least. This view brought out or put forth by the likes of

Pentecost in The Bible Knowledge Commentary advocate that the saints

refer to the nation of Israel and the persecution will take place

during the Tribulation. The Little Horn will overcome the nation

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of Israel and bring them under his control (Rev. 12:13-17; 17:7).

He will then be judged by God and Israel (Pentecost 1350-1351,

1353-1354).

Andy’s Note: I’m not so sure about this dispensational view.

My issue with this view has been and remains this: Who are the

saints? I believe there is confusion here either of the part of

Dispensationalists or me. Perhaps this is why I have

foreshortened this portion as I tend to have and proclivity

against it (i.e.: a theological allergic reaction to it). The

idea that we argue for modern terminological groupings and then

divide people into said camps makes me crazy. It is clear that

these passages in Daniel (and Revelation) refer to the

faithfulness of God and reward for those that remain faithful. To

me, in the context of New Testament Christian theology, this is

the person(s) that believes in Jesus Christ through faith and

remains faithful until the end…no matter when that may be. Not

Israel as a geopolitical entity but rather a spiritual Israel

(Romans 9:6). Not the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and those

within it that adhere to a religion of works but rather those in

the RCC that believe that Christ died for the sins and is by

faith alone that they do this (Ephesians 2:8)….and so on and so

on.

The Little Horn (Wiersbe)

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Warren Wiersbe seems to take a bit of a different slant on

this passage. As before the fourth beast represents the Roman

Empire in some form. The ancient Roman armies defeated one nation

after another until most of the known world was under Roman

domination. According to Wiersbe, this beast corresponds with the

legs of iron on Nebuchadnezzar's colossus in Daniel 2:40-43.

Instead of ten toes, the ten kings are represented here by ten

horns since horns were symbolic of power in the Old Testament

(Walton et al 742). We literally see one empire has replaced

another: Greek is superseded by Rome. As with the previous

interpretation from Pentecost we see the sovereign hand of God

steering and controlling the path and destiny of entire empires:

God’s Sovereignty is on full display. In Daniel 7:12 there is an

additional revelation by God to Daniel that wasn’t in the one

Nebuchadnezzar had. The last kingdom on earth would be a

formidable kingdom that will be nothing like previous kingdoms

and it would literally declare war on God! This would be the

proverbial kingdom of a/the Antichrist. It will be kingdom that

would literally be destroyed when Jesus Christ comes back to

earth in His Second Coming when He brings with Him the Kingdom of

God in full and reigns. In Nebuchadnezzar’s vision it is the

"stone cut out without hands" that destroys the image in

Nebuchadnezzar’s vision.

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The ten horns represent ten kings or kingdoms that will

exist in the last days or the time just previous to Jesus

Christ’s return. As I have stated previous in my introduction,

Daniel wrote in language the people of his day could understand

(lingua franca or pidgin)…so he wrote in terms of Kingdoms, not

nations. These “kingdoms” could very easily mean modern nations

or a modern coalition of nations. It is out of these ten

horns/kingdoms/nations which are somehow related to the original

Roman Empire in some way and in some form, that the Little Horn

will arise. “He” is perceived to be the Antichrist. This

abomination will wage war on God and God’s people. He will

represent the last world ruler. He will be the man of lawlessness

in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 or counterfeit Christ or ἀντίχριστος of

1 & 2 John (Greek: ἀντί meaning against or instead of)

As mentioned by Pentecost and class text from Lucas the

Little Horn’s “eyes” insinuates that he will be exceptionally

intelligent or coy and will most likely be skilled in using words

and mannerisms that will encourage people to follow him. Sadly

his use of words will include blasphemy against God. Through his

words and actions he will trick people into believing that he is

(a) god (Lucas 185).

In accord with Daniel 7:25 (and Revelation 13:5) his reign

or control over the “saints: will last for “a time, times and half a

time”. Revelations states it is 42 months. In modern English

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equivalent equates to three and half years (3.5 years). We will

actually find out in Daniel 9:27 that this “person” will actually

make a covenant with God’s people for 7 years but in the middle

will break the covenant and begin to persecute God’s people. As

stated before, in his rise to power he will usurp three of the

existing kingdom/nations and put them in subjugation to him. When

he breaks covenant all ‘Hell will break loose’ and this is what

is commonly referred to as the “Tribulation” or the “Great

Tribulation” which we see mentioned elsewhere in Scripture. The

Tribulation will end with Jesus Christ’s return and establishment

of His Kingdom. As Wiersbe states this is not all disclosed in

Daniel’s vision but the pattern of Scripture and concurrence of

events can be interpreted as such (Walton et al 741-742, Wiersbe

283-285).

Of particular interest in Daniel 7 is the “war on the

saints” (Daniel 7:21-7:25). Although J. Dwight Pentecost connects

the “saints” to the nation of Israel and he doesn’t differentiate

spiritual or geopolitical, I question this interpretation. For me

the Bible cannot be read in encapsulations and needs to be read

as a whole. As such the entire body of evidence needs to be taken

into account before drawing conclusions. The book of Daniel does

not live in a vacuum. To me the "saints” mentioned in verses 18,

21-22, 25, and 27 clearly speak people of God living on the earth

during the Tribulation period. The Apostle John in Revelation

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seems to allude to the fact there will be believing Jews and

Gentiles during the Tribulation. This therefore tells me that

Pentecost may not necessarily be seeing the whole picture. If

this tribulation will contain believing Jews AND gentiles this

cannot solely refer to the nation of Israel (spiritual or not).

Please note that I have not even brought the Rapture or

“snatching way of the faithful” into this.

Regardless, the last saints will be delivered over to the

Little Horn and some of them will be persecuted for their faith.

Scripture does say though that the saints will eventually be

victorious over their enemy through God’s judgment (Daniel 7:18 &

7:27). The key word(s) through all this is (אאאאאאאאאאאאא

they shall/אreceive) the Kingdom. God is the Champion of the persecuted here.

They do not gain the victory over the Little Horn on their own,

God gives it to them, and hence the usages of the word receive.

This is clearly the work of an omnipotent and sovereign Most High

God! It is God that allows His people to be given over to the

Antichrist/Little Horn for a short period of wrath and it is God

who crushes this demonically inspired malevolent monster. In the

end God will reign supreme and eternally with His saints in the

Kingdom of Daniel 7:9-14 and 7:27-28 (Wiersbe 284).

Ironically, it is the portion about the Ancient of Days and

the Son of Man that I previously skipped over that allows this to

happen. You get the impression that while all these dastardly

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deeds are being perpetrated here on earth, spiritually, God is

paving the way to ultimate victory over all in the Son of Man.

Although the Little Horn will briefly receive power over God’s

saints, the true power and dominion that will last forever is

reserved for the Son of Man. As is states in Daniel 7:13-14.

In this small sampling of Scripture in Daniel we see that a

single prophet of God sees the entire arc of history revealed to

him in a vision. We get it in the space of a handful of chapters

more than a prediction of the future here, we see the knowledge

of an all-powerful and sovereign God revealed to finite men. For

me there is reassurance here that there is Someone in control

that knows what’s going to happened and for a faithful believer

the end result will be positive.

The Little Horn (Walwoord)

According to Walvoord the biggest issue in defining who the

Little Horn is, is to figure out who the fourth beast is. Most

liberal theologians are convinced it is Greece. On the flip side

the conservatives identify this as Rome. I take the stand that it

was Rome just as Walvoord does. Rome ended up assimilating Greece

into their empire. Until the modern British and American

hegemonies, Rome was considered the greatest empire in history.

If it is indeed Rome which Walvoord believes it is, than the

Little Horn arises from some incarnation of this long dead

empire. Walvoord like the professor of my course Dr. Vince

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McLaughlin, also distinguishes and delineates between the Little

Horn of Chapter 7 and that of Chapter 8 since the one in Chapter

8 comes out of an entirely different context than the little horn

of chapter 7. He goes on to state that the Little Horn in chapter

8 points to a ruler of the Greek empire that describes Antiochus

Epiphanes to a “T”.

So as we see before, the Little Horn speaks boastful words

and he is punished by being thrown into the fire in verses 11 and

12. It is stated in Matthew 25:31-46 that there is a paralleling

or concurrent verse past which may be following the one here.

Walvoord notes the judgment in Matthew seems to follow the second

coming of Christ and includes judgment on entire world.

Regardless, we see a future fulfillment like Pentecost and

Wiersbe. It is also noted clearly by Walvoord that the end of the

fourth beast will be dramatic as will be the demise of the Little

Horn along with the peoples involved that support him. This

concurs with similar statements in Revelations 19:19-20 if they

are indeed meant to be seen as parallel. An interesting aside

from Walvoord that is not specifically stated by Wiersbe with

whom this interpretation is most similar is that "the saints of

the most High" in verse 18 seem to include the saved of all ages

as well as the holy angels which may be described as "the holy

ones” in Daniel 7:21, 22, 25, 27; 8:24 and 12:7 (Walton et al

742, Walvoord 162-172)

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Walvoord also explains that the endless explanation of

experts trying to determine with specificity these ten kings in

the history of the Greece or Rome shows the unacceptable outcome

of trying to explain them as past history therefore he posits

again that they are future history as is the Little Horn. If we

compound this biblical evidence with that of Revelations 13:1 and

17:12 it would be wise to assume this as we know that Revelations

does deal with the time near Jesus Second Coming. In this

timeframe will come a satanic monster or Little Horn/Antichrist

that will attempt to "change times and laws," which amounts to

cancelling religious observations and holidays just as Epiphanes

did long ago. As hard as it is to believe, this new monstrosity

will be worse and he will wear out the saints (Walvoord 175) as

God will allow him/it to do so.

An Interesting Aside (V. McGee)

As Vernon McGee’s interpretation differs little from Walvoord’s,

I will not be reiterating it. There is indeed and interesting

aside though in his commentary about the form of rule of the

Little Horn in contrast to that of the coming Kingdom of God

ruled by Jesus Christ. They are both forms of dictatorships

surprising as that seems (McGee 571). I myself would prefer the

term hegemony but McGee chose to use the word dictator even with

its unsavory connotations. This is probably baffling to us who

live in democracies and have our “freedoms” but the truth is that

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we are better off as slaves to Christ under his complete control

rather than being slave so to sin and under the sway of

wickedness. As it says in the Bible:

Romans 6:16 ~ Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as

obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which

leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?(ESV)

As Vern McGee states, “God's ideal government is not a democracy it is a

real dictatorship” If I may be so bold as to say so it is more

specifically a theocracy ruled by Jesus Christ. Because as McGee

continues:

“When Jesus Christ rules on this earth, He is not going to ask anyone what he

wants done. He is going to make the choices, and this earth is going to be run

the way He wants to run it. That is the reason it would be best if you and I would

become conformed to His image; otherwise we will be very uncomfortable under

His (McGee 571)

So I guess what we see is the perversion of something (hegemony)

that under God’s rule and righteousness…would’ve been a good

thing. Under the control of tyrants or immoral and wicked beings,

it is turned into a nightmare that follows in the lines of

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Hitler, Stalin and their ilk. These will

in turn give way to the beast/fiend that will probably be worse

than all of them combined.

Why I've Chosen to Limit Scope of Paper

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Although there is a bit more to say about the Little Horn in

later chapters of Daniel, I must try and limit the scope of my

paper. What should be said about these later chapters is that

they embellish or "flesh out" the information revealed to Daniel

in chapter 7. Specifically, chapter 11 states there will be no

escape or help for the Antichrist when the judgment of God falls

on him. He will be battled by the archangel Michael as this

madman will be energized by Satan himself. The very end of

chapter 11 describes Antichrist’s military and political career,

whereas his internal policy of “brutal oppression and

persecution” toward God’s people is set forth in 12:1 that will

end with Armageddon. Chapter 12's elucidation is essentially

expounding on what is expounded in the Little Horn's/Antichrist's

military and political career in the previous chapter

(McLaughlin, 6B Lecture).

I would go into more explicit detail but it seems this would

take me beyond the intended conclusion which is centered near

chapter 7. It also requires that I glean superfluous information

from outside Daniel 7 which I believe is also further than my

intended thesis of the ministry and person spelled out in chapter

7. Moreover, additional information gleaned from outside chapter

7 generally embellishes or adds to what exists in chapter 7. When

we begin to get involved with this additional information

concerning ambiguous references to nations, it often leads to

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speculation on details about the future that are not really

specifically stated in Scripture. Often they sidetrack us from

Scripture’s intent. When this type of thing happens we often

begin to engage in eisegesis and I wish to avoid this rabbit

trail for my paper (plus it would make my paper 23 pages, not

13). Having said this I now offer a theological principle or

insight I see underlying Daniel 7 as my conclusion.

A Satanic Parasite and the Lord of Hosts

In keeping with the overall theme throughout Daniel (and our

class) that God is indeed sovereign, holy, omnipotent, etc. And

also in keeping with the idea that all things have their very

being in Him, I posit these last set of thoughts for my

conclusion based on what I have seen in Daniel 7.

I suppose the obscene truth of Daniel 7 and Scripture that

relates to the Little Horn is a truth of ontological parasitism (hence

the subtitle this paper). The idea of ontological parasitism is

essentially a conjecture that a thing or being can only have its existence

because of the being or existence of another first. It is the original

Augustine argument for the existence of evil. Evil itself is not

a thing but rather and absence of a thing or being. Evil is

ontologically dependent. It is dependent on a Sovereign God.

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Colossians 1:17 ~ “And he is before all things, and in him all things hold

together.”(ESV)

Hebrews 1:3 ~ "He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his

nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making

purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high..." (ESV)

Evil is the absence of good just as cold is the absence of

heat. What we see in the entire scope of history are parasites

feeding off the life of something originally created good or

systems created God. An intended theocracy becomes in lessening

degrees a human democracy, hegemony, oligarchy, monarchy,

tyranny, anarchy, etc. as it falls away from the Most High God.

The Little Horn only exists because of his satanic impetus

or momentum and because he feeds off of the evil empires that

give him his existence. If there is no empire, there is no object

to subjugate and persecute. These Empire in turn are only allowed

to continue to exist by the Sovereign hand of God. Had God not

even created the Earth, people, and allowed empires, Satan and

the Little Horn would have nothing to corrupt and take over for

periods of time. The very existence of these leeches is allowed

in the end for the ultimate purpose of God’s glory through the

salvation of His people, which ironically, are integrally

involved in this story of Daniel’s visions. Without God allowing

even the smaller aspects of this scenario the Little Horn and

Satan are powerless to do anything. Without God, they really have

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no point of being or reason for existence…therefore they are parasites.

I mean good grief man! --The Little Horn even comes into being as

parasite and gestates and grows consuming the very thing he

arises from! He ends up taking over the whole system with the

underlying satanic intent to destroy it!

Allowed to run its natural course/life a parasite will

eventually incapacitate its host or kill it in its self-

destructive need for life and/ existence. In the case of the

Little Horn it is a kingdom/nation or people. I believe that

because a nation or kingdom is made up of people, some of which

are God’s saints or chosen elect. If the Little Horn succeeds in

wiping out God’s saints that God turned over to the Little Horn

for a time, then the Little Horn succeeds in his affront against

God. This cannot happen because (1) it defies logic and (2) God

has clearly said otherwise in Daniel and later in Revelation.

This would not be according to a sovereign and just God's plan.

In the case of Satan and his puppet the “Little

Horn/Antichrist” God will not allow this as a just God cannot

allow evil or injustice to triumph or last forever (or he would

not be sovereign or just). He therefore destroys the one that

would dare blaspheme and attack the Most High God directly (or at

least try to). Like humanity at-large even the Little

Horn/Antichrist has a choice but like anything else turned over

to its wickedness it will continue a long slow spiral away from a

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holy God. By his own hand Little Horn will defeat himself by

pursuing his wicked ways, evil and sin. What we see in the Little

Horn is the sum end result of a complete apostasy based in

freewill or freedom to choose. He is given over to it (a la

Romans 1). The same is true of Satan in the end. God will

inevitably intervene in justice and will end the control of

satanic megalomaniacal tyrants including Satan himself. These two

evil beings given over to ultimate wickedness and depravity knows

no bounds so God will have to put an end to them, both will be

cast into the fire. This will be followed by the ushering in of

His Kingdom with His saints. The Most High God will literally

wipe the slate clean and begin to build the foundation again on

the Cornerstone...Jesus Christ to whom was given, "dominion and

glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His

dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the

one which shall not be destroyed." Daniel 7:14 (ESV)

Praise to His glorious name! Jesus Christ! δόξα !!

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