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Neither are the pope/papacy. Nor so-called pagan Rome, nor so-called papal Rome.
that sounds like a bad basketball ream in the G league... as Biden would say, "Come on man..."
Dougg, you gott seek some help for this....exorcism or deworming or a strong laxative ....Come on man...
No, because of that crazy chart of yours! You have a mix of Daniel in there and who knows what else.
No way !!! Yes, there were, and are thousands if not millions, if not billions of people who could easily be labeled as an “anti-Christ” individual. I would certainly say that most of my life I fit that description better than most. But that is a term that means anyone who goes against the Word of God and does not obey Him and rejects the Testimony of Jesus.
Oh, I forgot… the papacy is absolutely the little horn and he is also the sea beast. The red dragon is of course Satan, and the earth beast is the one who is specifically found to have one purpose- to support and promote the sea beast. He has been very active for over 400 years on this earth.
No, the 42 months represents the 1260 days or 3.5 years when the time of the Gentiles is over and God removes the blindness from the eyes of His people and they recognize the one they had pierced. Then, the 144,000 go out into the world for 3.5 years preaching the Good News just as Paul did and this creates the war between those who have and continue to accept the false teachings of the little horn (papacy) or the true word of God through the mouth of the 144,000. At that time, people will hear such a difference between the teachings of the papacy (Catholic church) and the Jews who will now teach His Word as Paul would have— which is completely different than today.
If you meant the papacy or little horn is given only 42 months, that is not true… he must continue until the end when he is destroyed without human hands.
Here’s my two cents on this, I think no matter what we do with the number 666 the buying and selling has to be looked at in the light of Matthew 21:12-13 where Jesus cast out all (everyone) that bought and sold.
My chart shows the Bible passages that apply in red.
The text of Daniel 8:11-14 refers to the little horn person, of him stopping the daily sacrifice, and committing the transgression of desolation (on my chart above, Stage 4), and the 2300 days. The 2300 days of the little horn's activity, Gabriel, in Daniel 8:17, said will be time of the end.
In my opinion, there is absolutely no reason this is speaking about economic buying and selling. It fits in perfectly with the little horn (papacy), who practice selling indulgences, which positions of power, etc. to receive salvation, stay out of hell or purgatory, get dead relatives out of purgatory, etc. This is one of the major problems that centered around the reformation. They protested against the powers and authority that was given or found with the papacy- forgiveness of sin, infallibility, etc.
Dougg, I am going blind looking at your charts. Their tortuous! I would ask that you immediately eat them - they will taste like honey to you but will make your stomach sick. Once again (and by that I mean for the millionth time) look for Jesus in Daniel- He is being spoken of in much of Daniel… The 2300 days is speaking about the Messiah and His first coming. It was His sacrifice in the cross that made it so there would not be a need for further animal sacrifices… Can you see that?
The 2300 days in Daniel 8:14 in the text pertain to the vision about the little horn person.... not the Messiah, nor the Messiah's first coming.
