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In Lesson 7, we discovered that the book of Revelation predicted the rise of a
modern spiritual Babylon that would do some of the same things that ancient ~ NOTES ~
Babylon did. Spiritual Babylon would mix paganism with the worship of God
and would persecute God's people, who would refuse to accept this combination ______________________________________________
of paganism and Christianity. Since the Bible has foretold that a false religious
system would arise, every sincere Christian should make certain that he tests
every religious movement by the Bible and the Bible only. We cannot afford to
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trust what religious leaders may say, what well-meaning individuals may say, but
we can trust the Word of God only. Remember that Revelation indicates that ______________________________________________
there are many God-fearing people in Babylon. To them, God sends a message,
"Come out of her, My people" (Revelation 18:4). It is God's people who are ______________________________________________
called out of Babylon.
In this lesson, we will be dealing with a very sensitive, yet important and crucial ______________________________________________
subject. We will let the Bible identify for us this great apostate system that has
mixed paganism and Christianity together. Some who study this lesson may be ______________________________________________
hurt by learning this identity. Please remember, there is no malice intended to
anyone belonging to any religious system. God is not speaking about individuals, ______________________________________________
but this system itself. God loves every individual who may have become
entangled in false teachings. In love, He sends them the message to come out of ______________________________________________
Babylon. It is only because of God's great love and concern for us that He has
warned us so explicitly about religious systems. God does not want us to be
deceived. Truth can be painful at times, but deception is even more painful in the ______________________________________________
end. With eternity at stake, our only safety is to rely, not on what man says, but
on what God says in His Holy Word, the Bible. ______________________________________________
IN THE LION’S DEN ______________________________________________
1. How many beasts did Daniel see coming up out of the sea? Daniel 7:1-3 ______________________________________________
______________________________ ______________________________________________
2. What does the sea represent? Revelation 17:15 ______________________________________________
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3. What do the four beasts represent? Daniel 7:17, 23 ______________________________________________
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NOTE: In Daniel 2, four kingdoms are represented by the various metals of a
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great image: the head of gold, Babylon; the breast and arms of silver, Medo-
Persia; the belly and thighs of brass, Greece; the legs of iron, Rome; the feet ______________________________________________
part of iron and part of clay, the ten divisions of the Roman Empire. Daniel 7
builds on what Daniel 2 has revealed, using different symbols to portray the ______________________________________________
same four world empires and adding details about the behaviour of each of
these powers. A new power, the little horn, is introduced in Daniel 7. ______________________________________________
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 thousands of individuals. 4. What beast did God choose to represent the kingdom of Babylon?
Daniel 7:4
E. It spoke great words and blasphemy
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F. It was to reign for 42 months NOTE: Just as gold, the choicest of metals, was chosen to represent Babylon,
so the king of the beasts, the lion, represents Babylon in Daniel 7. The
G. It made war with the saints prophecy begins where the prophet is living. Since Daniel lived in ancient
H. All the world worships it today Babylon, it is logical to begin the prophecy with Babylon.

For fulfilment of the above four marks of identification, see points D, 5. What animal represents the second world empire of Medo-Persia?
E and G under Daniel 7 in this exhibit. Daniel 7:5

I. It has a number that adds up to 666. The ______________________________________

Notice that Revelation 13:18 does not say the number 666 is written 6. What animal represents the third kingdom, Greece? Daniel 7:6
out. Rather it says that to discover the number of the beast, one must
The ______________________________________
count the number of the beast, or add it up. An ancient custom was to
use the Roman numeral system on people's names, adding up the 7. How many heads did the leopard have? Daniel 7:6
various totals of the letters. That would then be the person's number.
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The Bible says the beast has a number, and the numbers add up to
666. One of the official titles of the head of the Roman Church in NOTE: The four heads of the leopard represent the four divisions of the
Grecian Empire at the death of Alexander the Great. Rather than one power
Latin is Vicarius Filii Dei, meaning "Vicar of the Son of God." taking over, the kingdom was divided among his four generals: Cassander,
Please notice below that the numerical value of the letters of his Lysimachus, Ptolemy and Seleucus, who ruled over the kingdoms of
name add up to the Biblical 666: Macedonia, Thrace, Egypt and Syria.

8. The fourth beast, representing pagan Rome, is identified by having what

V - 5 F - 0 D - 500 112 kind of teeth? Daniel 7:7
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I - 1 I - 1 E - 0 53
I - 100 L - 50 I - 1 501 NOTE: Note the similarity between the legs of iron in Daniel 2 and the iron
teeth in Daniel 7, indicating that both the beast and the legs represent the iron
A - 0 I - 1 501 666 monarchy of Rome.
R - 0 I - 1
9. How many horns did the fourth beast have? Daniel 7:7
I - 1 53
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U - 5 NOTE: The ten horns represent the ten divisions of the Roman Empire
(for their identity, see Lesson 4).
S - 0
112 10. What did Daniel see arising in the midst of the ten horns? Daniel 7:8
So the Papacy fits the sixth point. . . A ___________________ horn.

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 having full supremacy. Exactly 1260 years later, in 1798, Berthier,
the French general under Napoleon invaded the Vatican and took the
pope prisoner ending the temporal sovereignty of the Pope. His long
reign lasted exactly 1260 years.

IDENTIFICATION MARKS FROM REVELATION

A. It received its power, seat and great authority from the Dragon
The dragon primarily represents Satan (Revelation 12:9). However,
the devil works through various agencies, in this case, pagan Rome.
The Roman emperors moved the capital of the Roman Empire from
Rome to Constantinople, thereby leaving the Pope the chief power in
the West. They put the power of the Caesars behind the Bishop of
Rome, thereby elevating him above all the other bishops in
Christianity. Truly Pagan Rome gave the Papacy his power, seat, and
great authority.
B. It received a deadly wound
When Berthier, the French general, took the Pope prisoner in 1798,
NOTE: Here is a power not mentioned in Daniel 2. Daniel's description of the he inflicted the deadly wound. Many thought the Papacy had come to
work of the little horn is a new area not mentioned before. Let us now
discover the identifying marks of the little horn.
its end and could never recover. Indeed it had received a deadly
wound.
C. The deadly wound was healed
IDENTIFICATION MARKS OF THE LITTLE HORN
In 1929 Mussolini once again restored the Vatican to the Pope,
11. List the identifying marks of the little horn as they appear throughout making him again a secular as well as a religious ruler. Today the
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Vatican is recognized by many governments on earth. Even the
a. He came up ___________________________ the ten horns. Vs. 8 United States of America sends an ambassador to the Vatican,
NOTE: The Roman Empire divided into ten parts by A.D. 476. Since the little recognizing the Vatican State as a secular as well as a religious state.
horn emerges to greatness among these ten divisions, he would have to As one observes the developing Papacy today, one sees indeed the
become a major power after the break-up of the Roman Empire. Thus we
should look for the rise of the little horn in Western Europe after A.D. 476. whole world wondering after this power.
b. The little horn "plucked out" ____________ of the horns. Vs. 8, 20, 24. D. People worshipped this power
One only has to watch the acts of obeisance that people pay to the
NOTE: Since only seven of the original ten divisions of the Roman Empire
are still in existence in Europe today, obviously the little horn power has head of the papacy to know that this power is an object of reverence
already arisen in Western Europe. and worship. During his 1260 year reign, few earthly governments
c. He had " ____________ like the eyes of a ____________ ". Vs. 8. dared defy this power. He held the keys to life and death for

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 b. `Thus the priest may, in a certain manner be called the creator of NOTE: There is a man at the head of this power.
his Creator, since by saying the words of consecration, he creates as
d. He had a mouth speaking " _______________ words against the Most
it were, Jesus in the sacrament." Ibid. High". Vs. 8, 25.
c. "All names which in the Scripture are applied to Christ, by virtue NOTE: This power would blaspheme God. Remember, Belshazzar
of which it is established that he is over the church, all the same blasphemed God when he mixed paganism with the worship of God.
Obviously, this power would likewise blaspheme God by mixing paganism
names are applied to the Pope." On the Authority of Councils, 1619 with the worship of God.
ed., book 2, ch. 17.
d. "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty." The Great e. He "was making ____________ against the saints". Vs. 21, 25.
Encyclical Letters of Leo, XIII, page 304. NOTE: Just like ancient Babylon, the little horn would persecute those who
disagreed with its presumptuous claims. It would attempt to destroy the saints
e. "Thou art the shepherd, thou art the physician, thou are the of God.
director, thou art the husbandman; finally, thou art another god on
earth." Christopher Marcellus Oration in the Fifth Lateran Council, f. He "shall intend to _________________ times and law". Vs. 25.
Session IV (1512) in Mansi SC, Vol. 32, Col. 761 (Latin). NOTE: Changing God's law is unthinkable, and yet this great power would
think that it could actually change God's law.
When one examines the Roman Catholic quotations cited, there can be no
question that the papacy has spoken great words against the Most High,
g. "... shall be given into his hand for a ____________________ and
blasphemed God, and combined paganism with Christianity.
____________________ and ____________________ a time." Vs. 25.
E. Makes war with the saints
More people were killed by the papacy during the Dark Ages than by
12. What other Biblical expressions are used to describe the time of the reign
Hitler in World War II: of the little horn?
"That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any a. Revelation 12:14 Time, times and ____________ a time.
other institution that has ever existed among mankind, will be b. Revelation 13:5 ____________ months.
questioned by no Protestant who has a competent knowledge of
c. Revelation 12:6 ____________ days.
history." History of the Rise and Influence of Rationalism in
Europe. Vol. 2. page 32, W.E.H. Lecky, author. NOTE: This period is referred to in the Scriptures as a time, times and
dividing of time; time, times and half a time; forty-two months; and 1260
F. Think to change times and laws days. Obviously, they all should equal the same time period. Forty-two
months times 30 days in a month would equal 1260 days. A time would equal
The next two lessons will detail how the Roman Church has 360 days (the Jewish year), two times, 720 days (two years), and half a time,
accomplished this. 180 days (half a year), which totals 1260 days. Thus the little horn power
would rule over the minds of men for 1260 days. Remember, in Bible time
G. To reign for 1260 years prophecy, a day equals one literal year (Ezekiel 4:6) (see Lesson 1). Thus the
little horn power is to rule for 1260 literal years.
The Papacy had established its power in A.D. 538 when the last of
the three powers was subdued. The decree of Justinian making the
popes head of the church and corrector of heretics, issued in A.D.
533, took effect in 538, when no power stood in the way of the Pope

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 that Rome Christianised during this period.
ILLUSTRATION
"We are told in various ways by Eusebius, that Constantine, in order to
recommend the new religion to the heathen, transferred into it the
outward ornaments to which they had been accustomed in their own. It
is not necessary to go into a subject which the diligence of Protestant
writers has made familiar to most of us. The use of temples, and these
dedicated to particular saints, and ornamented on occasions with
branches of trees, incense, lamps, and candles; votive offerings on
recovery from illness, holy water; asylums; holydays and seasons, use
THE LITTLE HORN AND THE BEAST OF REVELATION 13 of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields; sacerdotal vestments,
the tonsure, the ring in marriage, turning to the East, images at a later

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The book of Revelation also reveals the little horn power under different date, perhaps the ecclesiastical chant, and the Kyrie Eleisen, are all of
symbolism. In fact, the beast of Revelation 13 and the little horn of Daniel 7 refer
to the same power.
pagan origin, and sanctified by their adoption into the Church."
John Henry Cardinal Newman, An Essay on the Development of
13. List the Identifying marks of the beast of Revelation 13 Christian Doctrine, Longmans, Green & Company, London, 1920. P.
a. "The ______________ gave him his power, his throne, and great 373.
authority". Vs. 2. 2. Blasphemy is for a man to claim that he can forgive sins. Mark 2:7.
NOTE: The dragon represents the devil (Revelation 12:9) (1182) [1223]. No
Notice the claim of the papacy to be able to forgive men of their sins:
matter what this power claims, the source of its authority and power is none a. "And God himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of his priest
other than Satan himself.
and either not to pardon or to pardon, according as they refuse to give
b. One of his heads is "as if it had been mortally ______________. Vs. 3. absolution, provided the penitent is capable of it." Duties and
Dignities of the Priest by Liguori, p. 27.
c. The "deadly wound was ____________________. And all the world
marvelled and followed the beast". Vs. 3. b. "Were the Redeemer to descend into a church, and sit in a
confessional to administer the sacrament of penance, and a priest to
NOTE: This power would receive a deadly wound but, amazingly, it would sit in a confessional, Jesus would say over each penitent: `Ego te
recover and all the world would then follow this power. absolvo', the priest would likewise say over each of his penitents,
`Ego te absolvo', and the penitents of each would be equally
d. "They ____________________ the beast". Vs. 4. absolved." Ibid., p. 34
NOTE: This power is a power that receives worship of men. It is, therefore, a
religious power and not a secular power. c. "The priest holds the place of the Saviour himself, when, by saying
`Ego te absolvo', he absolves from sin." Ibid.
e. He speaks "great things and ____________________ ". Vs. 5, 6. 3. Blasphemy is to claim the prerogatives of God. (John 10:33)
NOTE: Like Daniel's little horn, this power blasphemes God.
a. "Hence priests are called the parents of Jesus Christ: such is the
title that St. Bernard gives them, for they are the active cause by
f. He continues forty-two ____________________. Vs. 5.
which he is made to exist really in the consecrated Host."-Ibid., p.32.
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 NOTE: This power reigns the same time that Daniel's little horn reigns - 1260
DANIEL’S MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION years.
g. He would "make ____________________ with the saints". Vs. 7.
A. It arose among the ten divisions
NOTE: Notice again the similarity to Daniel 7:25: "He ... shall persecute the
As the Roman Empire divided into ten divisions, another power emerged saints."
as the unifying power among all the ten divisions of the Roman Empire.
That power was the papacy. No other such power arose among the ten h. The whole world ____________________ him. Vs. 8
divisions of the Roman Empire at that time.
i. His number equals ____________________. Vs. 18
B. It plucks up three horns
NOTE: Just a quick glance at these identifying marks makes it very clear that
As the Papal power emerged among the ten divisions of the Roman Revelation 13 and Daniel 7 are talking about exactly the same power.
Empire, there were three powers that refused to submit to the bishop of
Rome. They were the Heruli, the Vandals, and the Ostrogoths. To achieve 14. What will ultimately happen to the little horn power? Daniel 7:26
full unity, the papacy encouraged armies to destroy these three powers. "But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his dominion, to
Indeed three horns were plucked up. The last of those powers was
____________________ and ____________________ it forever."
destroyed in A.D. 538.
NOTE: This modern spiritual Babylon will ultimately come under the
C. Eyes like the eyes of a man judgment of God and will be destroyed. Daniel is very clear that this power
At the head of the papacy sits a man, making the decisions that affect the will ultimately come to its end at the second coming of Christ. How
important, then, that we not be deceived by this power.
lives and souls of thousands of people.
D. It had a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies 15. How did Daniel feel about this revelation? Daniel 7:28(866) [865].

He committed blasphemy. According to Scripture, blasphemy consists of "My thoughts greatly ____________________ me."
three things: NOTE: Daniel was deeply disturbed by this revelation. Likewise, you might
be disturbed by the things revealed in Daniel 7 and Revelation 13. Remember
1. Daniel 5 indicated that it is blasphemy to mix together paganism and that everything written here has been written in love. God does not want
Christianity. As pagans came flooding into the church in those early anyone to be deceived by this great delusion that has taken the whole world
captive. That's why, in mercy, He has sent the warnings of Revelation 13 and
centuries, the papacy changed the pure doctrines of early Christianity. Daniel 7. Disturbing and shocking as this revelation may be, God sends it to
It tried to make it easier for the pagans to adjust to Christianity by us because He loves us so much.
incorporating pagan practices into the Christian faith. For example, the
pagans were use to worshipping gods and goddesses, whereas 16. What message does Jesus send to those He loves? Revelation 3:19
Christians worshipped only one God. Therefore, the church introduced "As many as I __________________ , I rebuke and ________________.”
the practice of praying to the saints. This took the place of the
NOTE: All of God's messages come with love. Jesus has only given the
household gods of paganism, making it easier for these unconverted message of Daniel 7 because He loves you.
pagans who had entered the church to adjust to Christianity. In
addition, Christianity had no female deity, so the papacy elevated 17. Do you desire to respond to Jesus' loving appeal and heed the warning
Mary to take the place of Jesus Christ as the only mediator between about the little horn power?
God and man (I Timothy 2:5). There were many other pagan practices _______________________________________

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IDENTITY OF THE LITTLE HORN
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The points of identification examined in this lesson (from Daniel 7 and
______________________________________________ Revelation 13) make it clear that this little horn power would arise in
Western Europe after the ten divisions of the Roman Empire.
______________________________________________
1. It would mix paganism with Christianity.
______________________________________________
2. It would command people to worship it (therefore it would be
______________________________________________ a religious power).

______________________________________________ 3. It would persecute those who disagreed with it.

4. It would blaspheme the God of heaven.
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5. It would reign for 1260 years.
______________________________________________
6. It would receive a deadly wound, recover from it, and have all
______________________________________________ the world worship it once again.

______________________________________________ 7. Its boldest claim would be that it had changed the times and
the law.
______________________________________________ We can take these marks of identification, go to any encyclopaedia or
______________________________________________ history book, examine the history of the Dark Ages when the Bible said
this power would arise, and we would discover that there is only one
______________________________________________ power that meets every one of these identifying marks. That power is the
papacy. Please remember that we are not talking about people who belong
______________________________________________ to this system. We are talking about a system that has arisen in opposition
to God. There are many good, sincere people in the papacy who love and
______________________________________________
serve Jesus. God loves them, and in mercy He has sent them this warning
______________________________________________ so that they might not be deceived by this power.
Let's re-examine the identifying marks of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 and
______________________________________________
see how clearly the papacy has met every one of these marks of
______________________________________________ identification.
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