After the flood came Babylon then the torch was passed and passed and passed and passed and passed and passed again.. the final kingdom before the appearance of antichrist was Rome.. Antichrist was to come out of the seventh wasn't/isn't he?
I guess since I posted you must have replied to me, Hello Brother new at this. The Beast that the Little Horn/Beast/Anti-Christ arises out of is the Fourth Beast, this has always been fairly clear by Reading Daniel 7 and Matching it up with Revelation 13. Notice in Daniel the phrases 10 Horns and 3 fell ? The same as in Rev. 13 except he is said to have 7 Heads and 10 Horns, in other words there was 10 Kingdoms, but only 7 Rulers, so it is taken for granted that 3 Kings must have fallen in Rev. 13. And also notice in Daniel 21, he made war with the Saints ? So we understand this Little Horn is the Same Beast as Rev. 13 and it comes up out of the Fourth Beast as noted below. (Revived Fourth Beast no doubt.)
Daniel 7:19 Then I would know the truth of the FOURTH BEAST, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom THREE FELL; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made WAR WITH THE SAINTS, and prevailed against them;
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13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
7 And it was given unto him to make WAR WITH THE SAINTS, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
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See how they match up ? No doubt this Little Horn in Daniel 7 is the very same Beast/Anti-Christ in Rev. 13, and he arises out of the Fourth Beast as Daniel 7 says. What my study has shown me, and in prayer God has blessed me with understanding, is that this Beast/Anti-Christ arises out of two Kingdoms at once. This was a way for God to give us insight, when the time was right to reveal it. He also arises out of one of the Four Generals Kingdoms, in the Last Days/End Times, when Sins are come to the full.
There is an 8th King, he will be the Last King, he is Satan incarnate, he possesses the 7th King who is the Beast/Anti-Christ, we understand this by reading Rev. 17
Rev. 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. { So as John wrote Revelation the sixth King ruled, and the 7th would come forth but only for a short time ( 3 12 years at the End Times. )
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the EIGHTH, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. ( See, the Beast is the 8th King, He possesses the Anti-Christ, he will go into perdition, and he is of the Seven, only Satan could be of all the other Seven. He ruled all the evil Beast Systems. )
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the Beast. { Notice, the 10 Kings receive power with the Beast for one Hour (a short time) and they have received no Kingdom as yet, or at the time John wrote the book of Revelation in AD 90....ish. They are not 10 Kings from 2000 years ago, or even 1000 years ago, the Bibles says they receive their power with the Beast/Anti-Christ, for a short time. We know the Beast rules during the End Times. } Daniel 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and ANOTHER(Beast/Anti-Christ) SHALL ARISE WITH THEM; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall SUBDUE THREE KINGS. { This is why Rev. 13 only has 7 Heads/Rulers but 10 Crowns/Kingdoms.}
God Bless Brothers, I love Prophecy.......