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The
“TEN HORNS”
of Daniel 7 and Revelation 17
on the
TIMELINE
of the
COMMON ERA.

Their ORIGIN and their RELATIONSHIP to SECULAR NATIONS  
and the “GREAT WHORE” of the Book of Revelation.

Their “Theater of Action” is, principally, EUROPE
and the NEAR EAST.

The “Time Frame” is the 13th Century CE
to the Present 21st Century.

They are ACTIVE in the Renaissance-Reformation,
the Industrial Age, and the Digital-Computer-AI Age as the
“Guardians of Religious Freedom.”

The CANDIDATES to be the TEN HORNS are:
Bohemia, England, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Scotland, and Holland (The Netherlands). 

​For a quick look at vital data on the “TEN HORNS” in the slide image below, START at the top-left corner to see the principal candidates. Then, No. 1 below them (For one hour); middle, left, No. 2 (The Lamb overcomes); bottom, No. 3 (The Ten Horns rise); center, No. 4 (The Ten Horns are nations); and, extreme right, No. 5. The remaining entries provide additional, relevant information.

The schematic text is copied below the image for easier reading, and the sequence of all elements is highlighted.

An image representing the beast with ten horns projected on an artistic timeline, with relevant data identifying them, what they do, when, where, and what happens to them in the context of religious freedom and the Millennium.

Title of this PowerPoint creation: Top to the right of the Ten Horns, above a red arrow. The TEN HORNS on the Timeline of the Common Era. They are TEN NATIONS.

Top left, the “TEN HORNS” are identified, with “TEN” being, perhaps, more symbolic than literal, though ten, if not more, fit the prophecy. The list includes 11 candidates: Bohemia, Denmark, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Sweden, England, Scotland, Switzerland, and Italy.

Text under the “Ten Horns” and their names. The Ten Horns are born of the Sixth Head of the First Beast.

Additional data. Left middle, after No. 1. The Ten Horns are born of the Sixth Head of the First Beast of Revelation 13, during the time when the Dark Ages are ending and the Millennium is entering, from the 13th century to, more or less, the 17th century. The three purple arrows indicate their origin.

The Sixth Head is the Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire continued until 1453 of the Common Era, and the Western Roman Empire survived until 1806. The “Ten Horns” grew out of the Sixth Head- the Roman Empire- and developed during its existence. Click here for an in-depth study on the “Duration of the Roman Empire and the Fictional Byzantine Empire.” 

No. 1. Left, under the Ten Horns. For “one hour,” the Ten Horns side with the secular-political-false religion “Beast” from which they were born. They fight against the Lamb. Revelation 17:13-14

No. 2. To the right of No. 1. Yellow text on a GREEN background.  The Lamb overcomes the Ten Horns. Revelation 17:14. This does not mean to “save them as secular nations,” but rather that they are overcome by the spread of Bible teachings so God may “carry out his purpose” in them, which is basically to bring about religious freedom in the world. Revelation 17:17

No. 3. Follow the green arrow from No. 2 to No. 3 at the bottom of the schematic. Yellow text on a RED background. Conquered by the Lamb and used by God for “his purpose,” the Ten Horns rise up against the “GREAT WHORE” of politicized, persecuting churches, etc. Two red arrows point to three images relevant to this fulfilled prophecy. The three images are: (1) The kings of earth fornicating with the “great whore,” (2) properties of the “great whore” being vandalized and destroyed by the Ten Horns, and (3) the “great whore” walking in flames.

No. 4. Upper middle. White letters on a GREEN background. The Ten Horns are nations that legislate RELIGIOUS FREEDOM during the MILLENNIUM, maintaining and guaranteeing it. They are on the World Stage today as “Guardians of Religious Freedom.”

Above No. 4. GREEN LETTERS on the black-to-red background. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM is the salient mark of the Millennium and the KEY to understanding it.

Below No. 4. YELLOW LETTERS on a black background with an artistic timeline. Nations not deceived do not persecute nor kill people for their religious beliefs.

No. 5. Extreme right middle. YELLOW LETTERS on a light purple background. Loosed from the “Bottomless Pit” after being restrained there during the Millennium, Satan goes forth to deceive once again all the kings, that is, all the rulers and nations of the Earth, bringing about a “TRANSITION” from the Millennium of religious freedom to the “little while” of renewed persecutions. Revelation 20:7-8; 16:12-16

Right, bottom, yellow letters on red, with a light red arrow pointing to the word “TRANSITION,” and below the arrow, white letters on red. The year 2025. Are we at this point, more or less, on the Timeline?

Upper right. A horizontal red arrow and a vertical red arrow, with white letters reading: The Second Coming of Christ and The End of the Earth and Time.

Dear reader, we are looking at Bible prophecies already fulfilled, and some being fulfilled today. Logically, this reality should motivate us to know where we ourselves are on the Timeline, each of us asking himself/herself: Am I on God’s side, or Satan’s? For the Creator God is the Author of these prophecies, and Satan is but the Evil Spoiler and eternal Loser, incapable of frustrating their fulfillment.

Text and layout by the author Homer Dewayne Shappley. All rights reserved. Not to be sold in any format. The source should be properly identified in any published citation of the content.

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