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The little horn or beast from the sea comes up from among the 10 horns. The 10 horns are the nations of Europe so the little horn because it comes out from the 4th beast (Rome) and among the nations of Europe so therefore it is Papal Rome.
The ten horn are ten kings. over ten nations,. the little horn destroys three of the kings.. You think the pope has the power to destroy a whole nation. where is his military to enforce his rules??
sorry. there is no reason to think this is the pope.. When the first pope took power. he was the king of rome.. He was the 4th beast.. Or the legs of Iron..
The prophesy states he is an unknown which comes out of the 10 kingdom union.. then takes power.. How can someone who has had power all along be unknown, let alone come out of a ten king europe.. when he has always been.