Another thought: If the ten horn are Protestantism, what implications does that have for interpreting the seven kings and mountains and the eighth head? And who are the ten horns?
Mark,
Your previous post was very insightful.
SDA's understand the 4 kingdoms in Daniel 7
That understanding goes back to the 4th century AD, Luther in the 1500's and Newton in the 1600's thus they cannot be the endtime meaning of Daniel's prophecy because they were understood before it was opened.
"Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
"Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end"
"But since 1798 the book of Daniel has been unsealed, knowledge of the prophecies has increased, and many have proclaimed the solemn message of the Judgment near." {GC88 356.2}
As I read it: the meaning that was understood before the book of Daniel was unsealed cannot be that meaning that was to be revealed when and after the book of Daniel was unsealed.
"These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth."
In the endtime when knowledge is increased it is known that sea-beasts (7:2-3) are not earth-kings (7:17)
Revelation 10 states that the sea and earth are different
Revelation 17:15 defines water as peoples...
Genesis 1:9 defines seas as gathered waters
Revelation 13 explains the earth beast as arising from America.
So the sea-beasts that sealed the authenticity of Daniel's prophecy are not the meaning that is to be explained after 1798 when Daniel is opened by Revelation.
By their fulfillment in these last days they will explain themselves. {7BC 949.6}
It was not until the earth kings were in existence that they could be identified.
Thus Daniel 7 can be read: the lion president was followed by the bear president, who was followed by the leopard president that was followed by the indescribable president with the iron teeth and ten horns (cf Daniel 7:4-8).
it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
America was diverse from all the sea-beasts that were before it; and America had ten horns.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
The little horn is pope John-Paul II. The great words he spoke were Dies Domini and the three horns he plucked up with his charisma were Reagan (lion), Bush I (bear), Clinton (leopard). Reagan healed the papal wound when he sent Ambassador Wilson to Rome. Bush I healed the papal wound when he recognized John-Paul II as the head of all the churches.
Revelation 13 papal beast in the days of John-Paul II with the deadly wound healed demonstrating that he was completely bonded with Reagan, Bush I, and Clinton.
The 7-heads on the papal beast are Pius XI & XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John-Paul I & II, and Benedict XVI.
That afternoon [November 2] he [Elder Bourdeau] had us accompany him to the Cathedral [in Valence, France] and look upon the bust of Pius VI who was noted in prophecy, who was led into captivity and died in captivity. Here was the one marked in history who received the deadly wound. His heart is encased in the marble monument beneath where the bust is located. We felt rather solemn as we looked upon the monument of this man noted in prophecy.--Letter 110, 1886, p. 2. (To W. C. White and wife, November 4, 1886.)
"one of his heads as it were wounded to death;"
The ten horns on the papal beast are the 10 Presidents from Truman to Clinton. The crowns indicate that they were in office while bonding with the papal beast.
"put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king"
"he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler"
"Notwithstanding this, so well will he counterfeit righteousness, that if it were possible, he would deceive the very elect. Crowned heads, presidents, rulers in high places, will bow to his false theories.{RH, August 17, 1897 par. 14}
When the scene changes in Rev 17; apostate protestantism with the mark of the beast on her forehead is riding the papal beast. the hour has ended 14 October 1929 to 14 February 2013. The last scenes will be rapid ones.
The three frogs of Rev 16:13 are soon to come. Satan will appear as John-Paul II (the dragon to deceive the world with Sunday sacredness and spiritualism) the beast is Pope Francis I and the false prophet is Benedict the retired.
