Hi again, this is an article about the little horn, and how it relates to the Roman Catholic Church. It is by the same author as the 666 article, and goes into the attributes that are described in the Bible that fit the Papacy. Such a great deal of information out there about this, it seems a wonder that we are never told about this in church. I know that SDA believes this, and that may have been a turn off to many people because so much of their doctrine does not fit with modern day prophecy, and they had a prophetess, Ellen White, and because of that, many are not interested. But, we cannot throw the baby out with the bathwater on this one....there is just too much information proving that it is most likely the case.

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THE LITTLE HORN

The Little Horn as depicted in Daniel, has certain attributes that are given it. A horn in prophecy is a kingdom. This kingdom is given certain attributes which allowed us to identify it as the Vatican, also called the Papal power.

Here are some of the attributes:

1. Arose out of the fourth beasts. (Daniel 7:7,
It comes out of Rome
2. Arose among the ten horns. (Daniel 7:8)
Arose in Western Europe out of the Western Roman Empire
3. Arise after the ten horns. (Daniel 7:24)
Arose after 476AD
4. Different from the other ten horns. (Daniel 7:24)
Not just a political entity
5. Becomes more stout than the others. (Daniel 7:20)
Becomes mightier than the ten kingdoms
6. Uprooted three kingdoms. (Daniel 7:20)
Heruli, Vandals and Ostrogoths
7. Has eyes like a man and speaks great words against the Most High. (Daniel 7:8, 25)
Pompous words, putting itself above God, sitting in God’s temple
8. Make war against the saints of God. (Daniel 7:25)
Persecuting power against the saints of God
9. Will change times and laws. (Daniel 7:25)
It must be divine times and laws that this kingdom is said to change…
10. Exists until the end of time. (Daniel 7:22)
Until the Ancient of days come, the second coming – so it must be here now.
11. It is a little kingdom (little horn)

Let's take a look at each one
1. It arose out of the fourth beast

The fourth beast of Daniel 7 was identified as the Roman Empire. With the end of the Roman Empire in 476AD and its division into the ten Western European empires, the Vatican arose as a religio-political empire soon afterwards.

The Vatican was only found in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty, signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Gasparri, on behalf of the Holy See and by Prime Minister Benito Mussolini on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy. Since after 1377, with the return of Avignon, Popes have generally resided in the area where Vatican city stands today and at times, they have resided in the Quirinal Palace in Rome. Before that, they have resided at the Lateran Palace on the Caelian Hill on the far side of Rome from the Vatican. This site was given to Pope Miltiades by Emperor Constantine in 313.

Pagan Rome started to gradually loose grip on the empire and as a consequence of the decline in Pagan Roman power, Papal Rome rose in power. By the fourth century, classic Christianity had largely been replaced by organized churches with magnificent church buildings and cathedrals and an organized power structure within, with a pope at its head. Classic Christianity where apposed by this upcoming religious power.

The conversion of Emperor Constantine (306-337 AD) to Christianity and his efforts to blend paganism into Christianity caused Rome to become the religious capital of the world by 321 AD. In 330 AD Constantine moved his capital to Constantinople and the pope inherited much of the prestige, power and titles of the emperor, of which the most significant title is Pontifex Maximus, meaning “The bridge between heaven and earth”.

In 538 AD under Emperor Justinian a decree was given, known as the Justinian Decree, that the pope was granted supremacy as the Bishop of Rome over the Church. This kingdom known in prophecy as the Little Horn Kingdom of Daniel, today known as the Vatican, did originate out of the fourth beast, the Roman Empire.

“The papacy is but the ghost of the Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof”

2. Arose among the ten horns

The ten horns amongst which this little horn kingdom is said to rise is the ten European kingdoms from the Western Roman Empire, which divided into the 1. Alananni 2. Burgundian 3. Franks 4. Lombards 5. Saxons 6. Suevi 7. Visigoths 8. Vandals 9. Ostrogoths and the 10. Heruli.


The domicile of all the Bishops of Rome, or Popes, has always been in or around Rome in Italy (Heruli on the map above), which is “amongst the ten horns” – in Western Europe.

3. Arise after the ten horns.

This little kingdom (horn) will arise after the first ten kingdoms (horns).

The Western Roman Empire gave way to the ten kingdoms of Western Europe in the year 476 AD. This kingdom was officially granted authority in the year 538 AD by Emperor Justinian when a decree was given that the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, represents the Church of Rome, the Mother Church. This title was more than just a political title, it was an ecclesiastical title as well.

4. Different from the other ten horns

This kingdom is said to be diverse or different from the previous ten kingdoms. In what kind of way is Papal Rome different than the European nations? The Vatican is more than just a political entity, it is an ecclesiastical entity with power over the church as well.

Another difference is that Papal Rome’s power and influences stretches far across its own borders. It is not confined or limited to its geographical boundaries but has power over churches on a global scale – it is a religio-political entity.

5. Becomes more stout that the others

This kingdom is said to become more stout than the other kingdoms. Stout in the original text is “rab” which means captain, chief, great, lord, master.

This kingdom then has to be master or chief over the other ten kingdoms in order to fit the Biblical criteria. Not only did Papal Rome experience conflict with the churches of the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, but it also executed formidable control over other nations.

The Roman papacy engaged in numerous wars to maintain ecclesiastical control over its dominion. Anyone that came against or challenged Papal Rome were destroyed while at the same time, the kings had to bow before the Pope and pay him homage. This kingdom’s stoutness is still effective today, and will be until the end.

“We define that the Holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff holds the primacy over the whole world.” The Most Holy Councils, Volume 13, Col 1167.

“The Vicar of the incarnated Son of God, anointed High Priest, and Supreme temporal ruler, the Pope, sat in his tribunal, impartially to judge between nation and nation, between people and prince, between sovereign and subject” Henry Cardinal Manning “The temporal power of the Vicar of Jesus Christ” 1862, p46.

6. Uprooted three kingdoms

Any nation or kingdom that challenged the Papal power in any way were destroyed and its land and cities burned to the ground. The Vandals, Heruli and Ostrogoths can testify of this fact as they were destroyed in totality. Very little is know about these early nations as all their books and writings were burned pile upon pile. Almost all the information, which is not a lot, that is available to us today regarding these three nations comes directly out of the mouth of the Vatican, who claims that the Ostrogoths where Arian of nature and therefore had to be destroyed.

Arian theology comes from the believe of one of the church fathers Arius, who denied the divinity of Jesus.

From the remnant of information available, we do know that the Ostrogoths followed a form of Christianity that originated in Palestine, so it is one of the purest forms of early Christianity that one can find. Can it be that the Ostrogoths were wiped of the face of the earth due to their apposing view on church doctrine? If the Ostrogoths did indeed follow uncorrupted Christian teachings then it gives us the first clue as to what Papal Rome teaches.

The Heruli got extinct in483 AD, followed by the Vandals in 534 AD and the Ostrogoths in 538 AD.

7. Has eyes like a man and speaks great words against the Most High

The Papal See has one man which assumes all authority over the church on earth. This man, the Pope, is titled the Vicar of Christ – which means in the place of Christ, antichrist. The numerical value of the title Vicar of Christ, which is Vicarius Filii Dei in Latin as it is written on the Pope’s golden miter, is 666. This special miter is kept out of public view in the Vatican.

By the Roman Catholic Church, the pope is seen as the successor of Peter and is seen as divine – godly. The pope assumes power such as infallibility, divinity and the power to judge and excommunicate angels.

Lets have a look at some of the claims that are made by the Roman church;

The Catholic Council of Trent in 1545 declared this:

“We define that the Holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff hold primacy over the whole world.”

In 1895 an article from the Catholic National said this:

“The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ, Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh.”
Cardinal Robert Bellarmine stated this:

“All names which in the Scriptures are applied to Christ, by virtue of which it is established that he is over the church, all the same names are applied to the Pope”

Other documentation regarding the pope goes like this;

“He [the Pope] can pronounce sentences and judgments in contradiction to the rights of nations, to the law of God and man…He can free himself from the commands of the apostles, he being their superior, and from the rules of the Old Testament…The Pope has power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ”

The Gloss of Extravagantes of Pope John XXII says this:

“To believe that our Lord God the Pope has not the power to decree as he is decreed, is to be deemed heretical”

In 1512 Christopher Marcellus said to Pope Julius II:

“Take care that we lose not that salvation, that life and breath which thou hast given us, for thou art our shepherd, thou art our physician, thou art our governor, thou art our husbandman, thou art finally another God on earth”

In 1302 Pope Boniface said this in a letter to the Catholic Church:

“Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff.“


Pope Pius V said this:
“The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.“

Pope Pius XI said this about himself:

“PIUS XI, Pontifex Maximus.“

Pope Leo XIII said this about the role of the Pope:

“We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.”

These are some strong statements to be made by mere man and I’m sure they are sufficient to qualify as great words against the Most High. The list of examples that we can produce is exhaustive and I’m sure you will be able to find much more on this topic if you do some research.

8. Make war against the saints of God

Modern history teaches that during the middle ages 50 million saints died for their belief in Christ as the only way unto salvation, that Pope is Antichrist, that the Bible is the ultimate authority over the words of the church and that tradition is secondary to the Word of God, the Bible. Some believe that even 150 million Christians have lost their lives during this period.

Since the early years of the Christian faith, persecution raged in waves and lasted for many years at a time. The persecution against orthodox Christianity, which held onto the pure Word of God, raged throughout most of the period since just after the reign of Emperor Constantine until the end of the Dark Ages, not to mention the persecution that the early church endured under Roman authority in the time before Constantine. The Inquisitions into many different nations, like Spain, was just a tiny part of the whole event.

The Reformation also played a major role in igniting the fires of persecution once again. Millions of saints lost their lives during the Reformation, some burned at the stake, others drowned and some even carved to death. The Reformation gained momentum when brave men like Martin Luther preached with absolute boldness that the seat of the Pope is the very seat of Satan, that Pope is Antichrist, that the Roman Catholic Church is the Mother of Harlots, as spoken of in Revelation. Reformers were so convicted by this messages and convinced by the Biblical evidence that they were willing to die rather than recant of their believes and faith in Christ.

This war is still waging, as you will learn in later studies; the battle against true Christianity has just gone into stealth-mode and is not as prominent as it used to be during the Dark Ages. This secret war can also be seen as the Counter-Reformation, which is alive and well today.

9. Will change times and laws
(I did not include this information because it goes on about changing the Sabbath to Sunday...and I just don't want to go there as I do not agree and do not want to debate it.)

10. Exists until the end of time

We are living in the latter days and by looking at the media, I doubt if this power, the Vatican, will ever disappear from the scene. This power is so intricately weaved into our societies, governments and churches, that we can safely conclude that this power will still exist when the Ancient of Days comes.

11. It is a little kingdom

This little horn represents a little kingdom. In the prophecy it is specifically mentioned as a little horn that comes out from between the other then. It is then, a small kingdom compared to the European nations.

The Vatican today consists of only 44 acres of land with walls around i

To conclude; there is only one power in the history of the world that fits all these criteria given to us by the prophecies in Daniel so accurately!
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Exciting times as we watch the end times up close and personal!
Things are really heating up, and I pray we are going home soon!!

Many blessings to you all!
Patti C.