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End-Time Studies in the Book of Daniel – Scott AddisonSession 4 The Abomination of Desolation: Understanding the Basics

Session 5 : Insight into the one-world religious systemDANIEL 7

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as

he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.

2 Daniel declared, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were

stirring up the great sea.

3 And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

4 The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off,

and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of

a man was given to it.

5 And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three

ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’

6 After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back.

And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

7 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.

8 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.I. ATTRIBUTES OF THE LITTLE HORN IN DANIEL

A. We have learned that the Little Horn as depicted in Daniel, has certain attributes that

are given it.

o You’ll also remember that a horn in prophecy is a kingdom.

o This kingdom is given certain attributes which allowed us to identify it as

the Vatican, also called the Papal power.

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B. Here are the attributes once again:

1. Arose out of the fourth beats. (Daniel 7:7, It comes out of Rome

2. Arose among the ten horns. (Daniel 7:8) Arose in Western Europe out of the

Western Roman Empire

3. Arise after the ten horns. (Daniel 7:24) Arose after 476AD

4. Different from the other ten horns. (Daniel 7:24) Not just a political entity

5. Becomes more stout that the others. (Daniel 7:20) Becomes mightier than the ten

kingdoms

6. Uprooted three kingdoms. (Daniel 7:20) Heruli, Vandals and Ostrogoths

7. Has eyes like a man and speaks great words against the Most High. (Daniel

7:8, 25) Pompous words, putting itself above God, sitting in God’s temple

8. Make war against the saints of God. (Daniel 7:25) Persecuting power against the

saints of God

9. Will change times and laws. (Daniel 7:25) It must be divine times and laws that

this kingdom is said to change…

10. Will rule for time, times and the dividing of time. (Daniel 7:25) Also called 3 ½

prophetic years, therefore 1260 literal years

11. It shall devour the whole earth. (Daniel 7:23)

12. Exists until the end of time. (Daniel 7:22) Until the Ancient of days come, the

second coming – so it must be here now

13. It is a little kingdom (little horn)

C. Let’s discuss each of these attributes in detail, to exclude any possibility of confusion

as we have to make absolutely sure that we have identified this power correctly.

1. It arose out of the fourth beast



A. The fourth beast of Daniel 7 was identified as the Roman Empire.

o With the end of the Roman Empire in 476AD and its division into the ten

Western European empires, the Vatican arose as a religio-political empire

soon afterwards.

B. The Vatican was only found in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, signed by Cardinal

Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri, on behalf of the Holy See and by Prime Minister

Benito Mussolini on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy.

o Since after 1377, with the return of Avignon, Popes have generally resided

in the area where Vatican city stands today and at times, they have resided in

the Quirinal Palace in Rome.

o Before that, they have resided at the Lateran Palace on the Caelian Hill on

the far side of Rome from the Vatican.

o This site was given to Pope Miltiades by Emperor Constantine in 313.

C. Pagan Rome started to gradually loose grip on the empire and as a consequence of the

decline in Pagan Roman power, Papal Rome rose in power.

o By the fourth century, classic Christianity had largely been replaced by

organized churches with magnificent church buildings and cathedrals and an

organized power structure within, with a pope at its head.

o Classic Christianity was apposed by this upcoming religious power.

D. The conversion of Emperor Constantine (306-337 AD) to Christianity and his efforts

to blend paganism into Christianity caused Rome to become the religious capital of

the world by 321 AD.

o In 330 AD Constantine moved his capital to Constantinople and the pope

inherited much of the prestige, power and titles of the emperor, of which the

most significant title is Pontifex Maximus, meaning “The bridge between

heaven and earth”.



E. In 538 AD under Emperor Justinian a decree was given, known as the Justinian

Decree, that the pope was granted supremacy as the Bishop of Rome over the Church.

o This kingdom known in prophecy as the Little Horn Kingdom of Daniel, today

known as the Vatican, did originate out of the fourth beast, the Roman Empire.

o “The papacy is but the ghost of the Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon

the grave thereof”

2. Arose among the ten horns

F. The ten horns amongst which this little horn kingdom is said to rise is the ten

European kingdoms from the Western Roman Empire, which divided into the 1.

Alananni 2. Burgundian 3. Franks 4. Lombards 5. Saxons 6. Suevi 7. Visigoths 8.

Vandals 9. Ostrogoths and the 10. Heruli.

G. The domicile of all the Bishops of Rome, or Popes, has always been in or around

Rome in Italy (Heruli on the map above), which is “amongst the ten horns” – in

Western Europe.

3. Arise after the ten horns.



H. This little kingdom (horn) will arise after the first ten kingdoms (horns).

o The Western Roman Empire gave way to the ten kingdoms of Western Europe

in the year 476 AD.

o This kingdom was officially granted authority in the year 538 AD by Emperor

Justinian when a decree was given that the Bishop of Rome, the Pope,

represents the Church of Rome, the Mother Church.

o This title was more than just a political title, it was an ecclesiastical title

as well.

4. Different from the other ten horns

I. This kingdom is said to be diverse or different from the previous ten kingdoms.

o In what kind of way is Papal Rome different than the European nations?

o The Vatican is more than just a political entity, it is an ecclesiastical entity with

power over the church as well.

J. Another difference is that Papal Rome’s power and influences stretches far across its

own borders.

o It is not confined or limited to its geographical boundaries but has power over

churches on a global scale – it is a religio-political entity.

5. Becomes more stout that the others

K. This kingdom is said to become more stout than the other kingdoms.

o Stout in the original text is “rab” which means captain, chief, great, lord,

master.

L. This kingdom then has to be master or chief over the other ten kingdoms in order to

fit the Biblical criteria.

o Not only did Papal Rome experience conflict with the churches of the Holy

Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, but it also executed formidable

control over other nations.



M. The Roman papacy engaged in numerous wars to maintain ecclesiastical control over

its dominion.

o Anyone that came against or challenged Papal Rome were destroyed while at

the same time, the kings had to bow before the Pope and pay him homage.

o This kingdom’s stoutness is still effective today, and will be until the end.

“We define that the Holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff holds the

primacy over the whole world.” The Most Holy Councils, Volume 13, Col

1167.

“The Vicar of the incarnated Son of God, anointed High Priest, and

Supreme temporal ruler, the Pope, sat in his tribunal, impartially to judge

between nation and nation, between people and prince, between sovereign

and subject” Henry Cardinal Manning “The temporal power of the Vicar of

Jesus Christ” 1862, p46.

6. Uprooted three kingdoms

N. Any nation or kingdom that challenged the Papal power in any way were destroyed

and its land and cities burned to the ground.



o The Vandals, Heruli and Ostrogoths can testify of this fact as they were

destroyed in totality.

o Very little is know about these early nations as all their books and writings

were burned pile upon pile.

o Almost all the information, which is not a lot, that is available to us today

regarding these three nations comes directly out of the mouth of the Vatican,

who claims that the Ostrogoths where Arian of nature and therefore had to be

destroyed.

o Arian theology comes from the believe of one of the church fathers

Arius, who denied the divinity of Jesus.

O. From the remnant of information available, we do know that the Ostrogoths followed

a form of Christianity that originated in Palestine, so it is one of the purest forms of

early Christianity that one can find.

o Can it be that the Ostrogoths were wiped of the face of the earth due to their

apposing view on church doctrine?

o If the Ostrogoths did indeed follow uncorrupted Christian teachings then it

gives us the first clue as to what Papal Rome teaches.

P. The Heruli were extinct in 483 AD, followed by the Vandals in 534 AD and the

Ostrogoths in 538 AD.

7. Has eyes like a man and speaks great words against the Most High

Q. The Papal See has one man which assumes all authority over the church on earth.

o This man, the Pope, is titled the Vicar of Christ – which means in the place of

Christ, antichrist.

o The numerical value of the title Vicar of Christ, which is Vicarius Filii Dei in

Latin as it is written on the Pope’s golden miter, is 666.

o This special miter is kept out of public view in the Vatican.



R. By the Roman Catholic Church, the pope is seen as the successor of Peter and is seen

as divine – godly.

o The pope assumes power such as infallibility, divinity and the power to judge

and excommunicate angels.

S. Lets have a look at some of the claims that are made by the Roman church;

o The Catholic Council of Trent in 1545 declared this:

“We define that the Holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff hold primacy over the

whole world.”

o In 1895 an article from the Catholic National said this:

“The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ,

Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh.”

o Cardinal Robert Bellarmine stated this:

“All names which in the Scriptures are applied to Christ, by virtue of which it is

established that he is over the church, all the same names are applied to the Pope”



T. Other documentation regarding the pope goes like this;

“He [the Pope] can pronounce sentences and judgments in contradiction to the rights

of nations, to the law of God and man…He can free himself from the commands of

the apostles, he being their superior, and from the rules of the Old Testament…The

Pope has power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things,

even the precepts of Christ”

o The Gloss of Extravagantes of Pope John XXII says this:

“To believe that our Lord God the Pope has not the power to decree as he is decreed,

is to be deemed heretical”

o In 1512 Christopher Marcellus said to Pope Julius II:

“Take care that we lose not that salvation, that life and breath which thou hast given

us, for thou art our shepherd, thou art our physician, thou art our governor, thou art

our husbandman, thou art finally another God on earth”

o In 1302 Pope Boniface said this in a letter to the Catholic Church:

“Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for

salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff.“

o Pope Pius V said this:

“The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.“

o Pope Pius XI said this about himself:

“PIUS XI, Pontifex Maximus.“

o Pope Leo XIII said this about the role of the Pope:

“We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.”

U. These are some strong statements to be made by mere man and I’m sure they are

sufficient to qualify as great words against the Most High.



o The list of examples that we can produce is exhaustive and I’m sure you will

be able to find much more on this topic if you do some research.

8. Make war against the saints of God

V. Modern history teaches that during the middle ages 50 million saints died for their

belief in Christ as the only way unto salvation, that Pope is Antichrist, that the Bible

is the ultimate authority over the words of the church and that tradition is secondary

to the Word of God, the Bible.

o Some believe that even 150 million Christians have lost their lives during this

period.

W. Since the early years of the Christian faith, persecution raged in waves and lasted for

many years at a time.

o The persecution against orthodox Christianity, which held onto the pure Word

of God, raged throughout most of the period since just after the reign of

Emperor Constantine until the end of the Dark Ages, not to mention the

persecution that the early church endured under Roman authority in the time

before Constantine.



o The Inquisitions into many different nations, like Spain, was just a tiny part of

the whole event.

X. The Reformation also played a major role in igniting the fires of persecution once

again.

o Millions of saints lost their lives during the Reformation, some burned at the

stake, others drowned and some even carved to death.

o The Reformation gained momentum when brave men like Martin Luther

preached with absolute boldness that the seat of the Pope is the very seat of

Satan, that Pope is Antichrist, that the Roman Catholic Church is the Mother of

Harlots, as spoken of in Revelation.

o Reformers were so convicted by this messages and convinced by the Biblical

evidence that they were willing to die rather than recant of their believes and

faith in Christ.

9. Will change times and laws

Y. For this power to be called the Antichrist, I’m sure that God is more concerned about

religious times and religious laws than any other types of times and laws.

o If we are to be sure that we identify this power correctly, we have to find that

the Roman Church / Vatican changed times and laws.

Z. By looking at the religious laws that the Roman Catholic Church changed, we will

find that it has modified the Ten Commandments of God to suit its own devices, as

illustrated below;

1st

I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house

of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

1stI am the LORD thy God. Thou shalt have

no strange gods before Me.



2nd

Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a

thousand generations of those who love me and keep my Commandments.

Deleted. See also idolatry in the Catholic Church

3rdThou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy

God In vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

2ndThou shalt not take the name of the

LORD thy God in vain.

4th

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But

the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you,

nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your

gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD

blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

3rd

Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.(No specific day is mentioned while

the Bible makes it clear that it is a day to remember.)

5thHonour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the

LORD thy God giveth thee.4th Honour thy father and thy mother.

6th Thou shalt not kill. 5th Thou shalt not kill.

7th Thou shalt not commit adultery. 6th Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8th Thou shalt not steal. 7th Thou shalt not steal.

9th Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 8th Thou shalt not bear false witness against



neighbour. thy neighbour.

10th

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his

ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

9thThou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s

wife.(The Tenth Commandment is split into two)

10th

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods.

AA. The Roman Church claims authority to abrogate God’s times and laws, as we have

seen in one of the quotes above.

o The Roman Catholic Church also changed the Sabbath from Saturday to

Sunday and they admit to it by the following:

“Sunday is our mark of authority – The Church is above the Bible, and this

transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact” The Catholic

Record, London, Ontario, September 1 1923

o The Catholic Catechism has the following to say in the Convert’s Catechism of

Catholic Doctrine, by Pieter Geierman, p50:

Question: which is the Sabbath day?

Answer: Saturday is the Sabbath

Question: Why do we obesrve Sunday instead of Saturday?

Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church in the

Council of Laodicea (336 AD) transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday

o The Roman Catholic Church is also guilty of changing dates and times of feast

days, like Easter and the Christianizing of pagan feast days, like Christmas and

St. John’s day – which was actually summer solstice day in Pagan Rome when

the sun god accepted their offerings.



10. Will rule for time, times and the dividing of time

BB. In the study of prophetical timelines, all scholars agree that the reference to time is a

prophetical year and times in this instance is two prophetical years. The dividing of

time is half a prophetical year.

o Time, times and the dividing of time is therefore totaling to three and a half (3

1/2) prophetical years.

o This form of Biblical calculation is often referred to as the day-for-a-

year principle, as described in Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4-6.

CC. With prophecies that spans over prophetic periods of months and years, we must use

the Jewish calendar’s months and years. A Jewish month is 30 days and a Jewish year

is 360 days. A prophecy that refers to a month period means 30 literal years and a

prophetical year is therefore 360 literal years.

o To illustrate:

1 prophetic day = 1 literal year

1 prophetic week (7 days) = 7 literal years

1 prophetic month = 30 literal years

1 prophetic year = 360 literal years

70 prophetical weeks (70 X 7 days = 490 days) = 490 literal years

“time” = 1 prophetical year = 360 literal years

“times” = 2 prophetical years = 720 literal years

“half a time” = 1/2 prophetical year = 180 literal years

42 months = 1260 literal years

3 1/2 years = 1260 literal years



o To calculate the sum of time, times and the dividing of time, we have to ad

360 (time = 1 prophetical year, 360 literal years) + 720 (time2 = 2 prophetical

years, 720 literal years) + 180 (time = 1/2 prophetical year, 180 literal years) to

get to 1260 literal years.

DD. This horn power is therefore said to have 1260 years supremacy over the saints, in

this prophecy.

o This timeline also correlates exactly to other prophecies in Revelation where

symbolic periods of reign are given to this power, namely, 42 months, 3 1/2

years and 1260 days, all pointing towards the same timeline.

EE. In the year 538 AD, shortly after the destruction of the Ostrogoths that apposed this

power to rise, the official decree was given by Emperor Justinian to give the Bishop

of Rome, the Pope, supremacy over the Church of Rome in all matters.

o This date marked the formal beginning of Papal supremacy and reign for a

period of 1260 years with Pope Pius IX crowned as Pope of the Holy Roman

Catholic Church.

FF. If you ad 1260 years to 538 you get a date of 1798 AD, which should mark the end of

Papal reign, according to this prophecy in Daniel.

o It was during the French Revolution that Napoleon Bonaparte marched into

Paris and under his order, on February 15, 1798 General Louis Berthier entered

Rome, proclaimed the Roman Republic and the deposition of Pius IX as head

of state, and forced him to withdraw to Tuscany, where he later died in exile.



Pope Pius IX

GG. This event in 1798 marked the end of Papal rule for more than a century, until 1929

when Vatican II was found; and Rome has not yet recovered fully from the hard blow

it received – or so you might think…

HH. To conclude, this little horn power did indeed fulfill this prophecy to the letter with

its 1260 years reign from 538 AD until 1798.

o In Revelation 13 this little kingdom is said to reign for 42 months, which is the

same period, before receiving a deadly head wound that will heal. The head

wound was incurred in 1798 and it started to heal in 1929 with the founding of

Vatican II.

11. It shall devour the whole earth

II. There is not one country in the world that has not been influenced, either directly or

indirectly, by this little world power.

12. Exists until the end of time



JJ. We are living in the latter days and by looking at the media, I doubt if this power, the

Vatican, will ever disappear from the scene.

o This power is so intricately weaved into our societies, governments and

churches, that we can safely conclude that this power will still exist when the

Ancient of Days comes.

13. It is a little kingdom

KK. This little horn represents a little kingdom.

o In the prophecy it is specifically mentioned as a little horn that comes

out from between the other then.

o It is then, a small kingdom compared to the European nations.

o The Vatican today consists of only 44 acres of land with walls around it.


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