Ok Glomung and Major, I defer to you on the question of the 'little horn'/'beast with two horns like a lamb' as being a person/anti-Christ for now, while I submit to the Holy Spirit for the Grace to make it more clear to me.
So where then are we in the state of play in the context of end times, when it comes to the seventh head with ten horns?
Fwiw, my own present understanding makes me inclined to 'see' Europe as it,...the primary nations that comprise it have had a world dominant roll in the world due to their military, economic, educational, technological, scientific, political, and linguistic influence and their global colonization structure. I'm thinking for example, England, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Austria, and Italy.
In any event I'm inclined to think that the movement towards a one world order is primarily one that involves the European community, and of course ultimately involves the integration of those global nations sympathetic to the idea, which may include USA, Canada, Australia, etc..
Good questions Ben. God only knows where we are on His prophetic time clock.
I would say however that the study of the "End Times" is reaching a fever pitch. It seems that the majority of the world feels as if something big is just over the horizon.
We must allways be very careful in setting dates for end time events. While I do not believe we can know the dat of Christ's return, we can know the season by l;ooking around us at what is going on when compared to Biblical prophecy.
Having said that and speaking only for myself, I personally believe that the antichrist is a human being and that he is alive today. The next event IMO on God's time table will be the Rapture of Believers which can happen at any moment. There is NOTHING prophectically that needs to take place except the Rapture. Then all the things predicted in Daniel and the Revelation after chapter 4:1 can begin to take place.
YES......all the events Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24 and 25 have taken place at one point or another but never have they ALL come together at the same time as we see them now. The second event which makes it all real is the Jewish people being re-established in the Promised Land on May 14, 1948. THAT IS THE REAL KEY TO END TIME PROPHECY.
Things the Bible predicts are in place today and we are seeing the four horsemen begin to ride IMO.
STARVATION is common all over the world.
WARS are being contested all over the world.
A NEW WORLD ORDER is being put into place as we speak today.
THE ECONOMIES of the world are all struggeling to survive.
NUCLEAR weapons make destruction possible on a world wide scale.
HOMOSEXUALITY is now accepted as a life style which speaks to the morality of the world.
ABORTION is accepted worldwide.
I can go on and on but I think you will agree that all of these things happening at one time speaks to something BIG IS ON THE WAY.
YES, my friend Glomung is absolutly correct about the NEW JEWISH TEMPLE. The "Council of 400" has been training priests in Temple ordinances for about 20 years.
When Israel attacks Irans nuclear positions, and they will.......keep your eyes of the Temple of the Dome of The Rock.
Dr. Linus Pauling, winner of Nobel Prizes in 1954 and 1963, has said he believes the greatest catastrophe in the world is approaching. This looming catastrophe might well result in a world war which could destroy civilization and spell the end of the human race. Well he is wrong about the end of the human race but he is right that there is something coming!!
Well you asked and there it is. This is my opinion based on what I have be able to learn from the Scriptures now for about 50 years. Some will agree and some will not agree.
I do not argue about it, I just believe it!!!!
Thanks for asking.