Notice “it” the lie, or lies working in a host (many deceivers) would wax exceedingly great in the world, “it” the lie would also cast down the truth to the ground, and also notice “it” cast some of the host and stars to the ground. (symbolizing angels)
This will also help us make the connection to the tail of the red Dragon in Revelation 12:3-4 “And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.[SUP]4 [/SUP]And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.”
The tail symbolizes the false prophet spirit (spirit of anti-christ) that was prophesied to come and work in many deceivers as written ( 1 John 2:18, 2 John 1:7). This verse here confirms the sign of the tail being the false prophet spirit in Isaiah 9:15 “The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.”
Also we know no single flesh and blood man is physically able to cast the host and stars (angels) of heaven to the ground, but the Devil by the spirit of the lie can, and did by way of deception. Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Just as “he” or “it” in the little horn that speaks, or antichrist spirit would also deceive the whole world and cast the truth to the ground as we saw in Daniel 8:11.
One might ask why the anti christ spirit is shown as a littlehorn. Horns in scripture often signify a show of strength like in a Prince or King, but they are also shown to signify a voice given by the spirit who controls “it”, be “it” of the Truth, or of the lie.
Notice here the horn has a voice in Daniel 7:11 “I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.” This sign of the horn being given a voice is also shown in the horn of Israel being given an opening of the mouth, or a voice in Ezekiel 29:21
The horns in scripture are also symbolized as trumpets, like in the story of the fall of Jericho you had 7 priests with 7 ram’s horns, and in the book of Revelation we see 7 angels with 7 trumpets. We also see the mention of the voices like the trumpet (horns) in scripture. Isaiah 58:1, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 4:1, Revelation 8:13.
I also believe the 7 voices like trumpets are symbolized on the Lamb of God with 7 horns in Revelation 5:6 “And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.”
The eyes represent how one sees, perceives, understands, and also how one interprets scripture as God’s Spirit gives us all these gifts, which all were prophesied to be in Jesus Christ as well. (Isaiah 11:2)
But the littlehorn also had eyes, but sees as a man sees (being carnally minded) but does not see as God sees (or spiritually minded). Notice here God is asked in Job 10:4 “Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? And of course God does not see things as a man sees them.
But the spirit of this world causes men to see with eyes of flesh=judges by outward appearance, and is also carnally minded, only knowing what it knows naturally as a natural brute beast. Notice in Daniel 7:8….. behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”
So basically those who were given over to the spirit of this world would see with the eyes of flesh, having the vail of the flesh covering their minds, or be carnally minded not believing in, perceiving, or understanding the spiritual things of God (1 Corinthians 2:14).
And those who are of their father the devil, and of his spirit, also being of the world would also speak great swelling words against the knowledge of God. These would also be opposed to the Truth, as they would also boast in their own carnal knowledge and understanding much like many false teachers, false religions, false beliefs even in man’s science (falsely so-called) that is being pushed today.
But all these would really be speaking lies dressed up like the truth, or speak as a dragon even though they may look like a lamb outwardly by appearance as shown in Revelation 13:11.
So we by our Father are given a mouth, or voice (horn) and wisdom (eyes to see and understand by the Holy Spirit) Jesus said inLuke 21:15 “For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.” Just as Jesus said we would speak with “new tongues” in Mark 16:17
But the father of this world would also give his disciples a tongue and mouth full of lies and deceit by his lying spirit working in all them, and by also having their tongues set on fire of hell by the same spirit of the little horn which as we saw earlier in Daniel was also forecast to boast great things.
Now notice what James says here in James 3:4-8 “Behold also the ships, which though theybe so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
[SUP]8 [/SUP]But the tongue can no man tame;it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
So just as by One Spirit we who are in One Body of Christ speak His words by the Spirit of Truth, so too are those who are of the spirit of this world enjoined together into one body of the Beast and speak lies by the spirit of their father the Devil.
Notice how the power is in the tongue…. Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
This will also help us make the connection to the tail of the red Dragon in Revelation 12:3-4 “And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.[SUP]4 [/SUP]And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.”
The tail symbolizes the false prophet spirit (spirit of anti-christ) that was prophesied to come and work in many deceivers as written ( 1 John 2:18, 2 John 1:7). This verse here confirms the sign of the tail being the false prophet spirit in Isaiah 9:15 “The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.”
Also we know no single flesh and blood man is physically able to cast the host and stars (angels) of heaven to the ground, but the Devil by the spirit of the lie can, and did by way of deception. Revelation 12:9 “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Just as “he” or “it” in the little horn that speaks, or antichrist spirit would also deceive the whole world and cast the truth to the ground as we saw in Daniel 8:11.
One might ask why the anti christ spirit is shown as a littlehorn. Horns in scripture often signify a show of strength like in a Prince or King, but they are also shown to signify a voice given by the spirit who controls “it”, be “it” of the Truth, or of the lie.
Notice here the horn has a voice in Daniel 7:11 “I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.” This sign of the horn being given a voice is also shown in the horn of Israel being given an opening of the mouth, or a voice in Ezekiel 29:21
The horns in scripture are also symbolized as trumpets, like in the story of the fall of Jericho you had 7 priests with 7 ram’s horns, and in the book of Revelation we see 7 angels with 7 trumpets. We also see the mention of the voices like the trumpet (horns) in scripture. Isaiah 58:1, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 4:1, Revelation 8:13.
I also believe the 7 voices like trumpets are symbolized on the Lamb of God with 7 horns in Revelation 5:6 “And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.”
The eyes represent how one sees, perceives, understands, and also how one interprets scripture as God’s Spirit gives us all these gifts, which all were prophesied to be in Jesus Christ as well. (Isaiah 11:2)
But the littlehorn also had eyes, but sees as a man sees (being carnally minded) but does not see as God sees (or spiritually minded). Notice here God is asked in Job 10:4 “Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? And of course God does not see things as a man sees them.
But the spirit of this world causes men to see with eyes of flesh=judges by outward appearance, and is also carnally minded, only knowing what it knows naturally as a natural brute beast. Notice in Daniel 7:8….. behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”
So basically those who were given over to the spirit of this world would see with the eyes of flesh, having the vail of the flesh covering their minds, or be carnally minded not believing in, perceiving, or understanding the spiritual things of God (1 Corinthians 2:14).
And those who are of their father the devil, and of his spirit, also being of the world would also speak great swelling words against the knowledge of God. These would also be opposed to the Truth, as they would also boast in their own carnal knowledge and understanding much like many false teachers, false religions, false beliefs even in man’s science (falsely so-called) that is being pushed today.
But all these would really be speaking lies dressed up like the truth, or speak as a dragon even though they may look like a lamb outwardly by appearance as shown in Revelation 13:11.
So we by our Father are given a mouth, or voice (horn) and wisdom (eyes to see and understand by the Holy Spirit) Jesus said inLuke 21:15 “For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.” Just as Jesus said we would speak with “new tongues” in Mark 16:17
But the father of this world would also give his disciples a tongue and mouth full of lies and deceit by his lying spirit working in all them, and by also having their tongues set on fire of hell by the same spirit of the little horn which as we saw earlier in Daniel was also forecast to boast great things.
Now notice what James says here in James 3:4-8 “Behold also the ships, which though theybe so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
[SUP]7 [/SUP]For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
[SUP]8 [/SUP]But the tongue can no man tame;it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
So just as by One Spirit we who are in One Body of Christ speak His words by the Spirit of Truth, so too are those who are of the spirit of this world enjoined together into one body of the Beast and speak lies by the spirit of their father the Devil.
Notice how the power is in the tongue…. Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”