I skipped number 5 in my counting so don’t think you missed one. We have now studied Daniel 7 & Revelation 13 on this beast, but one more chapter is available to both confirm this beast but also amaze the world on God’s perfect knowledge of past, present, and future. In fact, most of the unbelieving and mis-believing world proclaims that this chapter was written after the fact, not hundreds of years before that event.
Fortunately, God has already told us that He alone knows and controls the future, not the globalists, the socialists, the elitists, or the World Economic Forum, although they maintain and believe that they are in control.
Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that He should lie, neither the son of man that He should repent. Has He said, and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken, and shall He not make it good?
Isaiah 46:9 Remember former things from forever; for I am God, and no other is God, even none like Me, 46:10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from the past things which were not done, saying, My purpose shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure; 46:11 calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country. Yes, I have spoken, I will also cause it to come; I have formed; yes, I will do it.
Psalms 89:34 I will not break My covenant, nor change the thing that has gone out of My lips.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever.
While all of us should already know this truth, it is good to reaffirm our understanding with the very words of God. What can we learn from Daniel 8?
Daniel 8:1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. 8:2 And in a vision I looked. And it happened when I looked, I was at Shushan the palace, which is in the prvince of Elam. And in a vision I looked, and I was by the Ulai Canal.
This is the third year, while Daniel 7 was the first year. We should all consider the very accurate and specific manner in which Daniel provides for the occasion of this vision. It is not abstract or generalized.
Dan 8:3 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And behold, a ram with two horns stood before the canal having two horns, and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward and northward and southward; so that no beasts could stand before him, nor any that could deliver out of his hand. But he did according to his will, and became great.
As with Daniel 7 and Revelation 13, God used animals to depict kingdoms. Why? Not sure, but God rewards those who seek to know and understand His Word. So constant searching and studying will be rewarded by God.
8:5 And as I was watching, behold, a he-goat came from the west, over the face of the all earth, and did not touch the ground. And the he goat had an outstanding horn between his eyes. 8:6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran to him in the fury of his power. 8:7 And I saw him come close beside the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram and shattered his two horns. And there was no power in the ram to stand before him. But he threw him down to the ground and stamped on him. And none could deliver the ram out of his hand.
This would be a very disturbing scene to Daniel as it should be to us. The fury and power of this attack is terrifying. It reveals just how kingdoms are possessed to gain power and control over others. Nothing has changed in that regard. The globalist world today seeks to control, but many within don’t realize that once in control the leaders no longer need them either.
8:8 Then the he-goat became very great. And when he was strong, the great horn was broken. And in its place came up four outstanding ones towards the four winds of the heavens.
8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which became very great, toward the south and toward the east and toward the bountiful land.
8:10 And it became great, even to the host of heaven. And it made fall some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled them.
8:11 Yea, he magnified himself, even to the ruler of the host, and the daily sacrifice was taken away by him, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
8:12 And an army was given to him against the daily sacrifice because of transgression, and it cast the truth to the ground. And it worked and succeeded.
This powerful kingdom came to an end and four weaker kings followed. Out of them will eventually come this ‘little horn’ which is mentioned in Daniel 7 and may also be the ‘another beast’ in Revelation 13. He became great toward the south and east and to the bountiful land, which can only refer to the land we now know as Israel. He takes away the daily sacrifice and casts down the sanctuary. He also casts truth to the ground, that is, only lies and deceit are spoken. This is censure-ship of the truth and silencing all who would oppose his demonic reign.
We are seeing this unfold right before our eyes today, with all the ‘social media’ tyrants refusing to allow anyone to publish or post anything that calls to question the election or the true cause and purpose of this ‘global pandemic’.
8:13 Then I heard a certain holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that one who spoke, Until when shall the vision last, concerning the daily sacrifice and the transgression that astounds, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled? 8:14 And he said to me, For two thousand, three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be vindicated.
Daniel is now given a timeline as to how long this terrible reign will continue. While there is vast disagreement as to the real times of this passage, we can be certain that is of a God limiting duration. We also can read that God will vindicate His Temple, display His power, and reveal how all of this brings glory and honor to Him.
What countries are included in this vision? Next time, God will tells us.