Daniel's Vision Interpreted
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Dan. 7:21
horn made war... The Antichrist will lead a great persecution of believers, especially in Israel.
Revelation 13:5 "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 prevailed against... The tribulation saints are the believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. The antichrist will be in power for 3 and 1/2 years, and he is opposed to everything they do.
Revelation 13:7 "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."
The judgment on the beast
Several facts about this little horn had already been revealed to Daniel (Dan. 7:8): (1) It came after the 10 horns (kings; cf. Dan. 7:24) were in existence and then was contemporaneous with them. (2) It uprooted 3 of the 10 horns (kings). (3) It was intelligent (it had the eyes of a man). (4) It was arrogant and boastful (cf. Dan. 7:11).
Now (Dan. 7:21-22) three additional facts are given: (5) He will persecute the saints of the Most High (cf. Dan. 7:25; on “the Most High” see Dan. 3:26). Obviously the horn represents a person. In Dan. 7:24 he is said to be a king. As in Dan. 7:18, the saints refer to the nation Israel. His persecution of Israel will take place in the Tribulation. (6) He will overcome (he was defeating) the nation Israel and will bring that nation under his authority (Rev. 12:13-17; 17:7).
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