Let's take a second look at the great Ram and Goat war at the "time of the end." We know it was fulfilled in the past by Alexander the great. Yet, Gabriel specifically says the vision is for the time of the end, (8:17) and at the time of indignation (wrath). Then he said, “I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time." (Dan 8:19) Is it possible that the ultimate fulfillment of this great war between Persia and Greece has future prophetic significance. Can its culmination yet be future? It's very possible. We know that the time of the end and the latter time of wrath has not arrived yet. So, let's take a controversial and radical look at the possibility of a future fulfillment of this war with this last days time frame in mind. Would it be possible for a great war between Iran and Greece occur again? Food for thought.
Daniel saw a great vision of a powerful conflict to come at the "time of the end." The Word of God reveals: Then he (Gabriel) said, "I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time. (Dan. 8:19 NLT)
The classical interpretation of this vision is that the once great Persian Empire created by Cyrus the Great in past history (600 BC) was a mighty, conquering ram. Then, arose a young goat from Greece, Alexander the Great. He wielded a huge "horn" of military might and power. Alexanders warriors overthrew the mighty Ram as he flew across the face of the earth. And that is exactly what happened in history, Greece defeated Persia in 331BC. So, we had the historical overthrow of the Persian Empire, the rise of Greece. This is all fact, and it happened just as Daniel foresaw. Hundreds of years later out of the eastern power base of the Greek empire arose a 'little horn." Antiochus Ephiphanes gained power in 175BC. He sat upon the throne in the Holy of Holies in defiance of God Most High. This even is know as the "abomination of desolation" described in Daniel 9:27. This man is a 'type or foreshadow' of the Antichrist to come at the 'time of the end'. He will sit in the Holy of Holies claiming he is God (2 Thes. 2:4), and demanding that humanity worship him by taking his mark, 666 (Rev. 13:14-18). This is the ultimate "abomination of desolation" at the time of the end that the Lord Jesus Himself warned us is coming (Mark 13:14). Then the Lord Jesus, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, will come again and slay this beast Antichrist with His Spirit and the brightness of His coming. (2 Thes. 2:98)
Jesus will restore this war torn earth and make everything right in the millennium. "Even so, Come Lord Jesus." image:markmallet.com
The angel Gabriel was sent to Daniel to tell him the interpretation.
It pertains to us, you and I, who live in the last days. Gabriel Explains the Vision (ch. 8)
15As I, Daniel, was trying to understand the meaning of this vision, someone who looked like a man stood in front of me. 16And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision.”
17As Gabriel approached the place where I was standing, I became so terrified that I fell with my face to the ground. “Son of man,” he said, “you must understand that the events you have seen in your vision relate to the time of the end.”
18While he was speaking, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. But Gabriel roused me with a touch and helped me to my feet.
19Then he said, “I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time. 20The two-horned ram represents the kings of Media and Persia. 21The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece,e and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire. 22The four prominent horns that replaced the one large horn show that the Greek Empire will break into four kingdoms, but none as great as the first.
23“At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power. 24He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does.
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25He will be a master of deception and will become arrogant; he will destroy many without warning. He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power and succeed in everything he does. He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people.
What great wars are destined to happen at the 'time of the end'?
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Daniel, the Prophet, saw a vision of great conflict of nations that will occur at the end of days. Here is his vision recorded in the Bible: New Living Translation Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and Goat (8:1-12)
1aDuring the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me. 2In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River.b
3As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river.c One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one. 4The ram butted everything out of his way to the west, to the north, and to the south, and no one could stand against him or help his victims. He did as he pleased and became very great.
5While I was watching, suddenly a male goat appeared from the west, crossing the land so swiftly that he didn’t even touch the ground. This goat, which had one very large horn between its eyes, 6headed toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage. 7The goat charged furiously at the ram and struck him, breaking off both his horns. Now the ram was helpless, and the goat knocked him down and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from the goat’s power.
8The goat became very powerful. But at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off. In the large horn’s place grew four prominent horns pointing in the four directions of the earth. 9Then from one of the prominent horns came a small horn whose power grew very great. It extended toward the south and the east and toward the glorious land of Israel. 10Its power reached to the heavens, where it attacked the heavenly army, throwing some of the heavenly beings and some of the stars to the ground and trampling them. 11It even challenged the Commander of heaven’s army by canceling the daily sacrifices offered to him and by destroying his Temple. 12The army of heaven was restrained from responding to this rebellion. So the daily sacrifice was halted, and truth was overthrown. The horn succeeded in everything it did.
I once had a dream years ago where I saw the Pope (some pope to come).
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He cursed like the dragon, but he looked like the Pope. He literally spoke like the devil in this dream. He was cursing me. Nobody else could tell. I was told to get out of there.
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I woke up, then remembered the verse in Revelation: "Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon." (13:11 NASB) I've always thought since then that the false prophet may be a Pope. I'm so sorry to have to say it, as I have so many Catholic friends who I love dearly. But, that's what I saw and heard in a dreadful dream.
Chuck Missler names the coming Antichrist "Mr. Bigmouth."
Revelation 13:5-6_ And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Right now the most blasphemous speech is from Islam. Islam blasphemes God by declaring that Allah is God, which we know he is not. So, they blaspheme His Name. They blaspheme against God by saying, "Allah Akbar", meaning Allah is greater, implied greater than YHWH, The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. So, Islam blasphemes against God. Islam blasphemes against His tabernacle, which is in heaven. Islam claims that by killing Christians good Muslims make it to heaven. They blaspheme against those who dwell in heaven, that's believers in Jesus, and Jesus Himself. I'm suspecting we will see the "Assyrian Antichrist" arise out of northern Iraq, Kurdistan.
Nuclear Holocaust From the Banks of the Euphrates River
First Question: Where is the banks of the Euphrates River. Starting in the northeast we have Kurdistan (eastern Turkey) , then the infamous river flows southeast into eastern Syria into Iraq. At the southern edge of the river it touches the border between Iraq and Iran before it empties into the Persian Gulf.
Second Question: How do we know a coming nuclear war will be from there, spreading out with fire, smoke and sulfer into the whole world? How do we know that nuclear fire will consume 1/3 of humanity? Revelation 9 tells us so.
Third Question: Who controls rules the banks of the Euphrates River right now? Sunni Muslim ISIL army.
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The most deadly Al-Queda Sunni sect, ISIL, has wrest control of the banks from the more moderate Shia Muslim. We see the Euphrates River outlined in the map with the yellow colored ISIL forces in firm control.
Fourth Question: Who will start the great world war to come? The answer is, whoever sits upon the banks. What army will control the Euphrates? If we had to answer that now we would have to say, ISIL. (Most radical branch of Al-Quada). JUN 21, 2014 | 06:18 GMT
As conflict spreads southward in Iraq, the fight in the two countries has become increasingly connected.
Members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in a video released in May 2014.
Fifth Question: Who will control the vast oil wealth of Babylon? Right now it looks like the Kurds up in the north of Iraq would be the most likely. This area, an autonomous Kurdistan is ancient Assyria. Why is that significant? The "Assyrian" antichrist will arise some evil day. Iraq: Kurdish Regional Government
Let's watch, and pray as Jesus commands us in the Gospels. Will see what happens. Jesus coming is soon. Even so, come Lord Jesus.
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