Dan. 7 User Notes

1. The four beasts represent the four kingdoms- Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome.
2. The Fourth beast had 10 horns and the little one that came up after these had an eye which represents the conscience.
3. Mouth speaking great things- This is talking about the pope who thinks he can control heaven, earth, and the lower things. He can also modify, explain, or interpret divine laws as well as many other things.
4. The fiery stream is the Holy Spirit
5. The beast was slain at the second coming.
6. After the horn is the end. Horn is destroyed at the second coming and represents the pope.
7. Ten horns- ten kings/kingdoms- Rome broke into the German barbaric tribes.
8. Another Horn- little horn
9. He shall be diverse from the others: little horn is religio-political in nature whereas the previous horns were political kingdoms and the little horn was ruled by a pontiff.
10. He shall subdue three kingdoms: They were an obstacle in his way of expansion. They were supporters of Arianism which was a formidable rival of Catholicism.
11. He has to change the law to exalt himself. He did this by trying to change the fourth commandment.
12. A prophetic year is 360 days but a prophetic day is a year in our solar year.
13. Judgment is going to take away the little horn’s dominion.
14. The dominion is Satan’s dominion.
15. The kingdom referred o here is the kingdom of glory which we receive at the second coming.