Transcript: You can search the entire world, but there’s only one small kingdom that came up in Europe among the divided nations of the old Roman Empire, after 476 AD, which was behind the destruction of the Heruli, the Vandals and the Ostrogoths. This religious and political kingdom has a prominent man at its head which speaks great words of blasphemy against God, and has made war with the saints of God, persecuting them to the death.

This same kingdom thinks it has the power to change the times and laws of God. The Bible declares the Little Horn is at war against God, and His 10 Commandments. The Little Horn is a deceptive power that mixes God’s truth, with its own human wisdom, traditions and false teachings.

God’s identifying marks expose the Roman Catholic Church as the Little Horn. Let me be clear, God is not speaking about the honest hearted, sincere people within the Catholic Church. People who are serving God to the best of their knowledge, with all their heart.

God has not identified the Catholic people, but rather the Roman Catholic Church as a system, which implements her man-made policies and traditions, in direct opposition to God’s Holy Word.

Identifying the papacy as the Little Horn is not new. The early Protestant churches understood this.

The Papacy came out of Pagan Rome in Europe. (Daniel 7:23)
#1 Before the Papacy came into power she received her seat and authority from the 4th beast, the pagan Roman Empire.

The Papacy existed and grew among the 10 kingdoms. (Daniel 7:24) #2 After Rome’s fall, the church existed and grew among the 10 European kingdoms. The Papacy is the smallest kingdom in Europe. (Daniel 7:8, 20)

#3 Vatican City is a little country, only 44 hectares, or 110 acres, with a population less than 900, making it the smallest internationally recognized independent state in the world, both by area and population.

The Papacy rises to power in 538 AD, (after 476 AD). (Daniel 7:8)
#4 The papacy officially ascended to power in 538 AD, after it was freed from the domination of the Arian kingdoms. Thus the papacy arose after 476 AD, after the 10 kingdoms.
The Papacy is different, it’s Political and Religious. (Daniel 7:24)
#5 The 10 kingdoms were political kingdoms, but the papal state is both political and religious. Under Papal influence 3 kingdoms were destroyed. (Daniel 7:8, 20 & 24) #6 The rise of Papal Rome to political power required the destruction of three kingdoms. The papacy used their religious and political powers to defeat the Heruli in 493 AD. Under the direction and pressure of the Papacy, Emperor Justinian vanquished the Vandals in 534 AD, and his general Belisarius ousted the Ostrogoths from Italy in 538 AD.

The eyes of the pope and the Holy See. (Daniel 7:8, 20) #7 The Little Horn has eyes like the eyes of man, indicating this power has a man at its head, exercising man’s wisdom. Obviously fulfilled by the “Pope and the Holy See”, which is responsible for the governance or guidance of all Catholics. Popes speak Blasphemy against God, claiming to be God. (Daniel 7:8, 20 & 25) #8 The Little Horn speaks great words of blasphemy against God. One of the definitions for Blasphemy is when a man claims to be God. Listen to what Pope Leo the XIII said in an Encyclical letter dated June 20th, 1894, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty” Friends, for any man to claim he is God, is Blasphemy.

“The Catholic National” in its July 1895 publication states, “The pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh.” These are great words of blasphemy against God! Millions killed during the Roman Catholic Crusades. (Dan. 7:21 & 25) #9 The Papacy made war with the saints of God. Historians estimate more than 50 million people were put to death for their beliefs during the Roman Catholic Crusades of the dark ages.

The Papacy ruled 538 AD to 1798 (1260 years) Pope died in exile. (Dan. 7:25) #10 the Bible says the saints were given into the hands of the little horn for a time, times and the dividing of time. We’ll learn how to calculate this in a future segment, but this time period represents the 1260 years of papal dominance during the dark ages from 538 AD to 1798.

The papal rule ended when the French general Berthier marched his army into Rome and proclaimed the Papal political rule was over. The pope was taken captive and died in exile.

THe Papacy teaches they have changed God’s 10 Commandments (Dan. 7:25) #11 The Papacy thinks they have the power to change the times and laws of God Himself.

The transcript above, created on Dec 27, 2016, goes along with the Whiteboard video titled, “010 God Reveals the Little Horn - Daniel 7” published on YouTube December 27, 2016 by: Eric Garloff, President, Sapphire Throne Media.

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