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  Bible FAQ - Daniel

Bible Question: What specifically are the names of the ten horns that the roman empire devolved into. It is essential to name them to prove your case. You name the three plucked up in the formation of the papacy which I accept but not the ten in your response below. Can you help me out on this please.


 That’s a fair question. Below are what we would suggest:
7 HEADS AND 10 HORNS. A “horn” represents power. During each of the seven “head’s”—phases of the Roman empire—there were an average of 10 territorial divisions of power. The Roman empire at each stage of history had not “devolved into” “ten horns. But at each stage of history, the Roman empire actually possessed ten divisions of power. The “terrible beast” of Daniel’s dream showed from God’s standpoint the ”fourth” universal empire—which was to rule over Israel. Nebuchadnezzar’s perspective of the same four universal empires included in his dream a mighty image. The fourth phase, “feet and [ten] toes,” were of iron and then iron mixed with clay (Dan. 2:41-43). The “dragon” of Revelation, representing Rome, also had ten horns. Rev 12:3 “And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.” The “leopard beast” of Revelation 13 is actually the same as the “little horn” on the Terrible Beast which became a beast (a government) on its own.

Dan. 2:41-43 Feet of Image 2 legs 10 toes
Dan. 7 Terrible Beast 7 heads 10 horns
Rev. 12 Dragon 7 heads 10 horns
Rev. 13 Leopard Beast 7 heads 10 horns

SEQUENCE OF 7 H EADS. While the Image of Daniel 2 did not indicate any division of heads, the two legs/feet might indicate that at some point in time Rome divided into the Eastern and Western empire. One suggested possible sequence of the seven heads is as follows:
1 Roman Peoples’ Republic Before Caesars
2 Imperial Pagan Rome Under Caesars
3 Western Roman Empire Constantine, Theodocias, etc.
4 Byzantine/Eastern Justinian
5 Holy Roman Empire Charlemagne
6 Holy Alliance Concert of Europe
7 Nazi-Fascist Empire Mussolini & Hitler

10 TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS OF POWER DURING EACH PERIOD OF 7 HEADS. As the Scriptures give an “interpretation,” we know the image represented each “kingdom” which would rise after the previous one which had ruled over Israel during the “times of the Gentiles” (Dan. 2:36-45; Luke 21:24). But since the parallel visions of the beasts seem to indicate not only a great Roman empire—but divisions of its power during all its history—the following is suggested. Understandably, the territories of these divisions of Roman power shifted during the centuries to basically include Europe and outlying areas under control. The three indicated we would suggest are the “horns” which specifically gave way to the “little horn” of Daniel 7:

1 The Huns
2 The Ostrogoths
3 The Visigoths
4 The Franks
5 The Vandals
6 The Eastern Exarchart
7 The Burgundians
8 The Heruli
9 The Anglo-Saxons
10 The Lombards

perhaps you might like to pursue exactly what the “times of the Gentiles” means which Jesus talked about in Luke 21. May God bless your meditations on the Scriptures with a sanctifying benefit.

Bible Question: In the seventy weeks of Daniel the Chapter 9 verse 26 I need help to where the three score and two weeks start and finish I believe the Messiah being cut is the death of Jesus it’s the starting period of that verse that I need advise on.

God many times hides prophecy so it may be revealed only to those with eyes to see and ears to hear. This is the case in Daniel 9:24-27, the prophecy of Jesus first advent.
(Dan 9:24) Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
(Dan 9:25) Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
(Dan 9:26) And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
(Dan 9:27) And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

The prophecy of 70 weeks is a period of 490 years beginning in 454 B.C.from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem. The ending of the 70 weeks was 36 AD. The last week or 70th week is the significant part of the prophecy. Jesus presented himself to the nation of Israel at the beginning of the 70th week which was 29 AD.

Your question was, when was the 62 week, but this is not an important date it was simply one of the weeks which add up to bring us to the last week, the 70th week. In order to understand verse 26 you must look at verse 25 and 26 together. The calculation of 69 weeks is stated as seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks. With that in mind when the prophet says after threescore and two weeks, we must automatically include the 7 weeks from verse 25. Therefore the prophet is not pointing to the 62 week but the 69th week which will bring us to the 70th week.

To further illustrate the prophecy:

7 weeks + 62 weeks =69 weeks (which brings us to the last week the 70th week.)

After 62 weeks would mean after the 69th week because the 7 weeks is automatically included.

The last week of the prophecy (the 70th week) is the last week of favor to the Jewish nation. It begins with Jesus presenting himself to them as their messiah. The week consisted of 7 years (a day for a year). It began in 29 Ad. when Jesus presented himself to John the Baptist to begin his ministry. The midst of the week was 3 1/2 years afterward in 33 AD. It was in this year that Jesus was crucified. 3 1/2 years later the week ended in 36AD . At this time the 70 weeks of special favor to the Jew ended and the Gospel was opened to the Gentiles.

Bible Question:
Who were the 7 heads and 10 horns of Rome of Daniel?

LITTLE HORN OF FOURTH TERRIBLE BEAST OF DANIEL. Actually, the outspoken “little horn” which plucks up three others appears in the Book of Daniel (7:8) on the fourth “terrible beast.” This had ten horns and represents Pagan Rome. Certainly we know that the “Holy Roman Empire” emerged from the fourth universal empire, the Pagan Roman Empire. As you know, horns represent different divisions of power. As this “little horn” rose in influence, three of the divisions, horns or powers of the Roman Empire (the Heruli, the Eastern Exarchate and the Ostrogoths)—were plucked out of the way to make room for Papacy’s establishment as a civil power or “horn.” (See more details on our link http://www.biblestudents.com/htdbv5/htdb0098.htm.)

LEOPARD BEAST OF REVELATION. But there is a clear identity connection between this “little horn” with the Leopard Beast of Revelation 13—because they do the same things. What began as a division of power as a “little horn” out of Pagan Rome became a Beast, a government, on its own!

Daniel 7 - “Little Horn” Revelation 13 - Leopard Beast
Vs, 7 “a mouth speaking great things” Vs. 5 “mouth speaking great things and blasphemies”
Vs. 21 “made war with saints” Vs. 7 “made war with the saints”

The Leopard Beast’s deadly wound that was “healed (vs. 3) would refer to the Protestant Reformation. It helped a “little,” but was overcome with “ flatteries.” (Dan. 11:34)

CONSTANTINE THROUGH CHARLEMAGNE. Actually the plucking up of the three horns happened centuries before (“charlemane”?) Charlemagne. (Perhaps you were thinking of Constantine?) Constantine was the first to recognize the Christian Church in 313 A.D. with his Edict of Toleration. Under Valentinian’s era, the Church persecuted through civil power. But it was Justinian in 539 A.D. who not only recognized the Bishop of Rome, but defeated the Ostrogoths in Italy, thus ensconcing the Pope in Rome. Finally, it was Charlemagne who began the right to crown kings, thus commencing the 1,000-year counterfeit Kingdom of Christ, the “Holy Roman Empire.”

(See more details on our link: http://www.biblestudents.com/htdbv5/htdb0093.htm.)

Number of Head Emperor Ch. 13
Leopard Beast
1 Constantine  Church recognized by civil powers (313)*
2 Valentinian Church persecutes through civil power (364)*
3 Justinian Church Bishop (Pope) rules from Rome (539) as "Pontifex Maximus"
4 Charlemagne Church leadership (Pope) crowns kings (800)

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