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WHY HISTORY'S "LITTLE HORN" ISN'T WHO YOU THINK

Many point to Nero or Antiochus Epiphanes as the fulfillment of Daniel 7:25, but do they actually fit the prophetic "ID card"? When we look at the four identifying marks, only one power remains standing.

1. "He shall speak pompous words against the Most High"
The Fail: Antiochus suppressed Jewish rites, and Nero persecuted Christians, but their influence was localized and temporary.

The Match: The Papacy claimed divine titles and the authority of God on earth for centuries, speaking "pompous words" in a global, ecclesiastical sense.

2. "Shall persecute the saints of the Most High"
The Fail: Nero’s persecution lasted roughly 3-4 years. Antiochus’s lasted about 3.

The Match: During the Dark Ages, the Papal system’s crusades and inquisitions lasted for over a millennium, resulting in the deaths of millions of "saints" who held to the Bible over tradition.

3. "Shall intend to change times and law"
The Match: This is the smoking gun.

The Law: The Papacy explicitly claims the authority to have moved the solemnity of the Sabbath (the 4th Commandment—the only "law" dealing with Time) from the seventh day to Sunday.

The Times: To hide its identity, the Papacy introduced Futurism (via Ribera) and Preterism (via Alcazar). These Jesuit-led interpretations "changed the times" of prophecy, pushing the Little Horn into the distant future or the distant past—specifically to remove the attention off the Roman Catholic Papacy as the fulfillment.

4. "They shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time"
The Fail: This 1,260-day/year period simply does not fit the reigns of Nero or Antiochus.

The Match: Papal supremacy lasted exactly 1,260 years—from the decree of Justinian in 538 AD to the capture of the Pope in 1798 AD.

Conclusion: History is a lock, and only one key fits. While others were types of "antichrists," the Roman Catholic Papacy is the only entity that meets every single identifying feature of Daniel 7.