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Chapter 4
So the time setting is yet ahead of us because these ten will fight
against Christ at His return. Thus the ten horns mentioned here in
Revelation 17 correspond perfectly to the ten toes of the great image
of Daniel 2. Remember, these ten toes—five on the foot of each leg—
are smashed by Christ at His return to set up the final world-ruling
kingdom, the Kingdom of God (vv. 34–35, 42–44). The ten toes of
Daniel 2 and the ten horns of Revelation 17 are clearly synonymous.
They symbolize ten rulers who will collectively support and give their
allegiance to the seventh and final resurrection of the Roman Empire.
As we know, the legs of the image in Daniel 2 represent the
Roman Empire, divided into West and East. Bible prophecy focuses
on the continuation of the Western Empire, the Beast ridden by
the harlot. But from Daniel 2, it is apparent that the eastern leg has
a part to play in the final revival. The East Roman Empire continued
to be ruled from Constantinople until 1453, when the Ottoman
Turks overran the city and killed the last emperor, Constantine XI.
However, that was not the end of the eastern leg. Nineteen years
after the fall of Constantinople, in 1472, the pope performed a marriage
ceremony between Ivan the Great, Duke of Muscovy (modern
western Russia), and Zoe, niece and heir to the last Eastern emperor.
“The marriage was of importance in establishing the claim of
Russian rulers to be the successors of the Greek emperors and the
protectors of Orthodox Christianity.... Ivan took the title Tsar [or
Czar], i.e., Caesar” (Langer, p. 342). Thus, down through history,
the Roman Empire has continued as two legs. There were two individuals
claiming to be the successors of Caesar. In the West the form
of the title was Kaiser, and in the East it was Tsar.
The tsars and the kaisers are no more. Yet remaining of their
empires are numerous European nations that have their roots in the
old Roman Empire. Nations whose heritage is Greek, Slavic and
Orthodox derive from the eastern leg of the Empire, while those
with Latin, Germanic and Catholic heritage derive from the Western
Roman Empire. From among these nations will ultimately arise ten
leaders who will change the face of both Europe and the world!
God’s Word reveals that eventually these ten kings (or rulers)
will unite. Daniel 2 shows us that they represent the end-time
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