| Setting The Stage with Daniel 7:14First, Daniel 7:14 | | | | national Israel) gave their allegiance to Rome, thus |
| is a Messianic prophecy referring to Christ, not | | | | flirted with the beast, conspired with Rome to |
| the Antichrist. It is the victorious reign of the Lord | | | | murder Christ. Through the power of that |
| portrayed in the text. The fourth, ten-horned | | | | allegiance fleshly Israel later persecuted the saints, |
| beast (ancient Rome) was prophesied to | | | | --Christians, (Daniel 7:25) until Christ, the Ancient |
| dominate the ancient world, which it did, (Daniel | | | | of Days, came and destroyed Israel and the |
| 7:23) and was so ruling in the time of Christ, | | | | Beast (Rome) in A.D. 70. |
| (Luke 2:1).Secondly, the little horn (first century | | | | |