Daniel 2 a vision of a great image representing four successive kingdoms.
History proves these to be the Chaldean Empire, followed by the Persian,
then the Greco-Macedonian, and finally the Roman Empire.
1 head of gold. Chaldean Empire. (626 BC-539 b.c)
Neo-Babylonian Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Babylonian_Empire
2 breast and arms of silver Medo-Persian Empire (550-330 b.c.)
Achaemenid Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire
3 belly and thighs of brass greco-macedonia-Alexander the Great (336-323 b.c.)
Alexander the Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
4 the two legs of iron roman empire-capitals Rome and Constantinople.(31 b.c.-a.d. 476)
Roman Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire-
These four were to continue right up to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Daniel 7, the prophet describes four beasts, representing four Gentile kingdoms,
but with special attention on the fourth—the Roman Empire.
This beast has 10 horns, which says “are ten kings that shall arise”
out of, or after, the Roman Empire (verse 24).
Daniel also describes a “little horn” which grew among the 10 horns
and uprooted the first three (verse 8).
The meaning of this prophecy is made plain in the book of Revelation.
in Revelation 13 discusses one beast—which represents the fourth, the Roman Empire.
John lived during the rule of the Roman Empire when he wrote the book of Revelation,
he had little to say about the three previous kingdoms. They were already fulfilled prophecy!
a beast with seven heads and 10 horns, one head of which received a deadly wound.
Historians agree that the Roman Empire existed from 31 b.c. to a.d. 476,
at which point the kingdom was crushed. It died. But its deadly wound was
healed as prophesied.
to be 10 resurrections to come out of that Roman Empire (just as Daniel said),
the first three of which were plucked up by the roots by the “little horn”
—suggesting that they were not altogether Roman, but nevertheless ruled within
the ancient Roman territory after the empire collapsed. And that’s what happened.
(first 3 horns)The three horns picture three governments
(the Heruli, the Vandals and the Ostrogoths)
and he shall subdue three kings.
Heruli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,
Vandals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,
Ostrogoths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,
they where not riden by the church, not of rome but in its territory
The VANDALS
A.D. 429-533
The HERULI,
Odoacer’s government,
A.D. 476-493
The OSTROGOTHS
A.D. 493-554
Three barbaric tribes did rule in the region before Justinian restored
the Roman Empire in a.d. 554 and effectively healed the deadly wound.
(4th horn) a “little horn”—a great false church
coming on the scene after three horns are plucked up.
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints,
and prevailed against them;
The great church guided every succeeding resurrection of this Roman Empire
The last seven horns comprise a church-state relationship,
Holy Roman Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
the(un)holy Roman Empire, which began in a.d. 554—led by Justinian,
in Revelation 17
a beast with seven heads, but none of these heads is wounded.
a woman,the Bible symbolizes as a church, is riding the beast.
the little horn, given crown and white robe[false church]
She is called a whore in verse 1, and therefore symbolizes a great false church
which rides, or heavily influences, this political beast.
When Justinian recognized the supremacy of the pope in 554, the Roman Empire
was revived. And because of its close association with the great false church,
this empire eventually assumed the name Holy Roman Empire.
Counting Justinian’s empire, there have been six major, historically documented
resurrections of the so-called Holy Roman Empire—all of which have been heavily
influenced.
the 7 unholy roman empire unions
The last seven heads, or resurrections, were prophesied to be guided by a great church.
That is how church and state get the name “Holy” Roman Empire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_the_Holy_Roman_Emperor
1st resurrection of the roman empire
Justinian in 554AD. the pope recognized as the supreme religious leader and empowered him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I
Justinian the Great, was a Byzantine (East Roman) emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign,
Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer
the lost western half of the historical Roman Empire.
The cognomen Iustinianus which he took later is indicative of adoption by his uncle Justin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognomen
2nd resurrection - Charlemagne crowned by the pope in 800AD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned "emperor"
by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day at Old St. Peter's Basilica.
Called the "Father of Europe", Charlemagne united most of Western Europe
for the first time since the Roman Empire.
3rd resurrection - Otto the Great crowned by the pope in 962AD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), also known as Otto the Great, was German king
from 936 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 until his death in 973.
Following the example of Charlemagne's coronation as "Emperor of the Romans"
in 800, Otto was crowned Emperor in 962 by Pope John XII in Rome.
4th resurrection - Charles V crowned by the pope in 1520AD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
5th resurrection - Napoleon crowned by the pope in 1805
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Napoleon_I
6th resurrection - Hitler/Mussolini empowered by Pope Pius XII.
When Benito Mussolini became the Italian leader before World War ii,
he called his regime the Holy Roman Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini
As Benito Mussolini’s grip on Italy tightened during the 1920s,
he proclaimed the Holy Roman Empire restored.
In February 1929, Mussolini signed a pact with the Vatican, making Roman Catholicism
the only recognized religion in fascist Italy.
This agreement, known as the Lateran Treaty, delighted Pope Pius xi,
who spoke of Mussolini as “a man sent by Providence.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateran_Treaty
The agreements included a political treaty which created the state of the Vatican City
and guaranteed full and independent sovereignty to the Holy See.
Mussolini commissioned the Via della Conciliazione (Road of the Conciliation),
which would symbolically link the Vatican City to the heart of Rome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII_and_the_Holocaust
Some post-war critics have accused Pius of either being overly cautious, or of "not doing enough,"
or even of "silence" in the face of the Holocaust.
hitler/mussolini empowered by pope pius xii - Bing images
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust
7th resurrection - forming in Europe now, lead by Germany