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Session #3: The Rise and Fall of the Antichrist
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Session 3 The Rise and Fall of the Antichrist (Dan. 7:15-28)

I. OUTLINE OF DANIEL

A. 1. Interpretation (Part 1): Victory is assured

a. Daniel’s response to the vision

15 “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me. (Dan. 7:15)

b. Daniel’s first question

16 I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this.
(Dan. 7:16)

c. Interpretation of the four beasts

17 ‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. (Dan. 7:17)

d. The saints as world rulers

18 But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’ (Dan. 7:18)

2. Interpretation (Part 2): Prepared to rule through martyrdom

a. Daniel’s second question:

19“I wished to know the truth [implications] about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; 20and the ten horns that were on its head [ten nation confederation], and the other horn [Antichrist] which came up, before which three fell [three kings killed], namely, that horn which had eyes [supernatural intelligence] and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.” (Dan. 7:19-20)

b. Antichrist permitted to kill the saints

21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them, (Dan. 7:21)

c. God suddenly reverses all things

22 until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom. (Dan. 7:22)

3. Interpretation (Part 3): The fourth beast, 10 horns, and the little horn

a. The fourth beast

23 “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it. (Dan. 7:23)

10 horns (10 kings)

24 The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. (Dan. 7:24a)

The little horn (The Antichrist)

After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. 25 He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time. (Dan. 7:24b-25)

b. The destruction of the Antichrist

26 “‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever. (Dan. 7:26)

c. God’s kingdom forever ruled by the saints

27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’ (Dan. 7:27)

4. Daniel’s response

28 “This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.” (Dan. 7:28)

II. OVERVIEW OF DANIEL

The Ancient of Days sitting on His all-powerful throne

9 “As I looked, “thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
the hair of his head was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened. (Dan.7:9-10)

The triumph of the Son of Man.

13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,[a] coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. (Dan.7:13-14)

The total defeat of the Antichrist

11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.) (Dan.7:11-12)

15 “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.

28 “This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.” (Dan.7:15, 28)

IV. FIRST QUESTION: VICTORY ASSURED

16 I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this. “So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things: 17“Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth.

18But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom, forever…” (Dan. 7:16-18)

The False Prophet is described as “coming out of the earth”

11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. (Rev. 13:11)

The Antichrist “rises up out of the sea”

1The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. (Rev. 13:1)

10…and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth. (Rev.5:10)

V. SECOND QUESTION: FOURTH BEAST, TEN HORNS, AND ANOTHER HORN

19“I wished to know the truth [implications] about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; 20and the ten horns that were on its head [ten nation confederation], and the other horn[Antichrist] which came up, before which three fell [three kings killed], namely, that horn which had eyes [supernatural intelligence] and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.” (Dan. 7:19-20)

Compare (Dan. 7: 19-20) to what Daniel saw earlier in his vision about the fourth beast and the ten horns, and the other horn (Dan. 7:7-8)

7“A fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces…It was different from all the beasts…it had ten horns…8there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. There, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.” (Dan. 7:7-8)

A fourth beast:

12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. (Rev. 17:12-13)

Different: The Antichrist’s empire will be energized by demonic power

2The dragon [Satan] gave him [Antichrist] his power, his throne, and great authority.
13He performs great signs…he even makes fire come down from heaven (Rev. 13:2, 13)

Exceedingly dreadful:

7 “After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns. (Dan. 7:7)

15 “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me. (Dan. 7:15)

The other horn: This horn is the Antichrist.

8 “While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.

11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.

20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. 21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them. (Dan. 7:8, 11, 20, 21)

Ten horns on its head:

24 The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. (Dan. 7:24)

3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. (Rev. 12:3)

3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.

16 The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. (Rev. 17:3, 7, 12, 16)

Which came up:

Appearance was greater than his fellows:

21“I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, 22until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.”
(Dan. 7:21-22)

Making war against the saints:

9“They will…kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.” (Mt. 24:9)

Prevailing against the saints:

7It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. (Rev. 13:7)

11“And they overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” (Rev. 12:10-11)

The time came:

35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time. (Dan. 11:35)

10 Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.
(Dan. 12:10)

The Father knows the amount of time needed for the combination of persecution and the manifestation of His glory on the end-time Church to bring it to full maturity and to bring Israel to salvation

13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. (Eph. 4:13)

27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. (Eph. 5:27)

VI. INTERPRETATION OF THE FOURTH BEAST, TEN HORNS, AND THE HORN

Fourth beast:

23“Thus he [angel] said: ‘The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different [unique] from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces.’” (Dan. 7:23)

The ten horns:

24“The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them [Antichrist]; he shall be different from the first ones [ten kings], and shall subdue [kill] three kings.” (Dan. 7:24)

3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. (Rev. 12:3)

1The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. (Rev. 13:1)

3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast.

16 The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute.
They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. (Rev. 17:3, 7, 12, 16)

Daniel saw the ten horns as being “on” the beast’s head

Earlier, Daniel saw these ten kings as ten toes

41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. (Dan. 2:41-42)

Another shall rise after them:

12The ten horns which you saw are ten kings…13These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast [Antichrist]. (Rev. 17:12–13)

Characteristics of the horn, or the Antichrist

25“He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time [3½ years].” (Dan. 7:25)

A time and times and half a time:

1,260 days

3 And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” (Rev. 11:3)

6 The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days. (Rev.12:6)

42 months

2 But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. (Rev. 11:2)

5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. (Rev. 13:5)

“Time, times, and half a time”

25 He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time. (Dan. 7:25)

7 The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.” (Dan. 12:7)

14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach. (Rev. 12:14)

“The middle of the week”

27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple[j] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. (Dan. 9:27)

In this first vision in 553 BC, the Lord showed Daniel the great suffering to come.

35“Some of those of understanding shall fall [martyrdom], to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end…” (Dan. 11:35)

10“Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.” (Dan. 12:10)

The Ancient of Days has already decreed the destruction of the Antichrist

26“But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his [Antichrist’s] dominion, to consume and destroy it forever.” (Dan. 7:26)

Take away his dominion:

27“Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.” (Dan. 7:27)

The saints will replace the leadership of the beast empire:

21To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne… (Rev. 3:21)

10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” (Rev. 5:10)

24Father, I desire that they whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold [see and experience] My glory which You have given Me… (Jn. 17:24)