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The Book of Daniel – Dan 7:8-28  I considered the horns

[Study Aired April 11, 2024]

Dan 7:8  I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 
Dan 7:9  I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Dan 7:10  A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Dan 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.
Dan 7:12  As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Dan 7:13  I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Dan 7:14  And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 
Dan 7:15  I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Dan 7:16  I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 
Dan 7:17  These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Dan 7:18  But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Dan 7:19  Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 
Dan 7:20  And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 
Dan 7:21  I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 
Dan 7:22  Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 
Dan 7:23  Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 
Dan 7:24  And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 
Dan 7:25  And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Dan 7:26  But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 
Dan 7:27  And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Dan 7:28  Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

The first seven verses of chapter 7 reveal the marred vessel of Adam which is broken into four distinct beasts; the fourth beast being the composite beast that is further developed and explained in the thirteenth chapter of the book of Revelation. The number four represents the whole of humanity, and to make this point clear, the four beasts in chapter 7 are associated with the four sections of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue from his dream, which also represent the whole beastly nature of humanity throughout history (Ecc 3:18-19, 4=the whole).

Ecc 3:18  I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
Ecc 3:19  For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

This last section of chapter 7 of Daniel explains in prophetic words how the Lord is going to use the church to uproot all these beasts through the church that must first be judged and be made ready to carry out the work God has set before them throughout the thousand-year reign and right into the great white throne judgment (Rev 20:6, Rev 20:11-12).

Rev 20:6  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 

Rev 20:11  And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Rev 20:12  And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Dan 7:8  I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

Nebuchadnezzar’s dream identified the beast (which is mankind) via the statue (Dan 2:31), and Daniel’s dream further identifies the beast and in more detail explains how the beast, the carnal nature of man, is will be destroyed and made anew (Jer 18:4). In Nebuchadnezzar’s dream the statue is destroyed by a stone that hits the feet (Dan 2:34), and in Daniel’s dream the means by which all those empires or nations within us are going to be rooted up (Mal 4:1) or destroyed is explained with the prophetic dream of Daniel.

Jer 18:4  And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.

Mal 4:1  For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Daniel is said to yet be considering the horns, meaning he does not truly understand what these horns represent spiritually (1Co 2:14), however a physical representation is given to him. The statement, “I considered the horns“, reminds us that Daniel prophesied not to himself but to those who have been given to read, hear, and keep the sayings of the prophecies (Rev 1:3) that reveal the gospel of Jesus Christ (1Co 10:11, 1Pe 1:12).

1Co 2:14  But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 

Daniel considering the horns (“I considered the horns“) is another way of saying he was contemplating who can make war with the beast, with the horns of these beasts (Rev 13:4, Rev 17:14), and as he was contemplating the power of these horns, “there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots.“

Rev 13:4  And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Rev 17:14  These shall make war with the Lamb [all these horns within us], and the Lamb shall overcome them: (Rom 7:24-25) for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful (Rev 1:3, Mar 13:13).

The three horns that are uprooted represent the judgment which must come upon all flesh and starts with the elect (1Pe 4:17). God’s judgment unfolds in the elect’s lives as a result of our hope of glory within (Col 1:27) who has the power to set us free from sin (Joh 8:36) as He uproots those three horns in our heavens by means of a process of judgment [3 horns] that we experience within our heavens so we can learn of His righteousness. The little horn which comes up and is more stout represents our own iniquities, our own backslidings, and wickedness that will chasten us (Jer 2:19), as we’re put through a process of judgment. Our own self-righteousness is the most stout and enduring sin which we must battle every second of our life, and God will use our weakness, our naturally wretched self-righteous condition to chasten us, and judge us day in and day out (Isa 64:6). 

Jer 2:19  Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

Rom 7:24  O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 
Rom 7:25  I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

Isa 64:6  But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

The basest metal of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream is the fourth part, and the most corrupt compilation of the beast in Daniel chapter seven is the fourth description, and these thoughts tie into why this fourth horn is the stout one in relation to the other three. It is so powerful because it represents man’s belief in his free moral agency (self-righteousness – Isa 64:6), that God will use to chasten him, just as Joseph’s brothers had to endure for the longest time until they came to see in type and shadow that God was sovereign over all and that all of their actions were truly ordained by God – both the good and the evil. The future events of Gog and Magog are also ordained by God to show mankind that He has always been sovereign over every beastly thought and action of mankind and every righteous thought and action that was from Him as well (Isa 26:9, Php 3:9, Gen 50:20, Isa 45:7, Pro 16:4).

Php 3:9  and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

Gen 50:20  And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

Isa 45:7  I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Pro 16:4  The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 

The description of this little horn (“and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things“) is most pronounced in the fourth empire which is the feet of miry clay mixed with iron of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue (Dan 2:41) that is exceeding dreadful and will exact judgment upon all the world. The fourth horn represents the basest parts of humanity that want to control everything and have dominion over all, claiming themselves to be gods in the temple [self-righteousness]. This point becomes very clear at the end of chapter 7 by the controlling actions of the little horn (Dan 7:25).

Dan 7:25  And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

The Lord will bring an end to the man of perdition on the throne of every man’s heart. That process as we know begins with the house of God and culminates for God’s people in verse 27 when “the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High [first resurrection], whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him” (Dan 7:26-27).

Dan 7:9   I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Dan 7:10  A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

Verse 8 (Dan 7:8) speaks about judgment that comes upon the world to which only the elect respond with a sighing-and-crying attitude spoken of in Ezekiel 9:4 and Isaiah 57:15 as God works within our hearts and minds in this age (1Pe 4:17) so we learn to not despise this judgment from God (Rom 2:4), a judgment that sets the stage for these following verses, (Dan 7:9-12), that declare how the church will then be sent out to judge the nations after we have been judged (Rev 2:10) and made ready to do the work of the Lord.

Eze 9:4  And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. 

Isa 57:15  For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Rom 2:4  Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 

Rev 2:10  Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

After God’s judgment is completed upon the elect, expressed with this statement, “till the thrones were cast down“, then “the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire“, which represents the glorified Christ on this earth and the body of Christ, “his wheels as burning fire” that will rule nations from afar (Mic 4:3).

Mic 4:3  and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Dan 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. 
Dan 7:12  As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

Daniel describes the judgment which he sees upon the elect with these words, “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, (aorist event Rev 6:11) and given to the burning flame.” This statement shows clearly that the elect experience the same fire as the rest of humanity first (1Pe 4:12) and then the rest of humanity in the lake of fire, second death (Rev 20:14-15).

Rev 6:11  And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 

1Pe 4:12  Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Rev 20:14  And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 
Rev 20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 

The statement, “As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time“, speaks of the rest of humanity who during the thousand-year reign of the saints “had their dominion taken away” because the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ (Rev 11:15). Their lives were prolonged “for a season and time” and then the time of Gog and Magog unfolds leading up to the second resurrection, great white throne judgment (Rev 20:8). The physical death of all the nations with fire that comes down and destroys them (Rev 20:9) is the natural event that precedes the spiritual death (1Co 15:46) of everyone’s old man in the lake of fire.

Rev 20:8  And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 
Rev 20:9  And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

Dan 7:13  I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Dan 7:14  And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 

The one “like the Son of man” in verse 13 is not Christ but rather the elect who are coming with the clouds of heaven, “and came to the Ancient of days [Christ], and they brought him near before him.” The clouds bring the clouds toward “the Ancient of days” reminding us we are our brother’s keeper and that we follow each other as we follow Christ in one another, the clouds infolding on themselves (1Co 11:1, Eze 1:4).

1Co 11:1  Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 

Eze 1:4  And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

What we are reading in this verse is that the Father gives Christ and His Christ this reward of rulership: “And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed” (Isa 9:7).

Isa 9:7  Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Dan 7:15  I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Dan 7:16  I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
Dan 7:17  These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Dan 7:18  But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

Daniel has now mentioned multiple times how he was “grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me” as a prophet of God who is desirous to know the things of the Lord (Luk 10:24) which is a shadow of the longsuffering, persistent and patient spirit God must give to the elect so they may understand and hold fast to the mysteries of the kingdom of God (Rev 3:11), keeping under ourselves in this life and not taking anything for granted (1Co 9:27, Jas 5:7-11).

Luk 10:24  For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Rev 3:11  I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown. 

1Co 9:27  But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 

Jas 5:7  Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 
Jas 5:8  Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 
Jas 5:9  Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 
Jas 5:10  Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
Jas 5:11  Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

Just prior to having these things interpreted for Daniel, he says “I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.” That “one of them that stood by” who answered Daniel represents how the manifest knowledge of God is made known by the church (Eph 3:10).

Eph 3:10  To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

John’s experience described in the book of Revelation (Rev 7:13-15) shows the end result of the “great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.“

Rev 7:13  And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Rev 7:14  And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Rev 7:15  Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 

The elect will take the kingdom, meaning those great beasts, which are four, and the four kings, which represent all of humanity who will be overcome, first within ourselves through Christ (Rev 7:1-12), as our hope of glory. Then the saints will rule the kingdoms of this world outwardly, “But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever” (Rev 7:13-15, Rev 3:9, Rev 3:21-22). 

Rev 3:9  Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Rev 3:21  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Rev 3:22  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Dan 7:19  Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 
Dan 7:20  And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Dan 7:21  I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
Dan 7:22  Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 

The “fourth beast” is the composite beast that represents all mankind (Dan 7:7), and this beast “was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet“ (Dan 7:19). The parallel representation of this beast is the fourth kingdom on the statue of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2:40-41.

Dan 7:19  Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

Dan 2:40  And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 
Dan 2:41  And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

The feet of that statue have a head that controls them, which is what Daniel 7:20 shows us. “And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows” (Dan 7:20). In the midst of those three horns there is “even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.” That horn prevails against the elect, but they will overcome and endure until the end, “Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom” [herein lies the patience and faith of the saints being described].

Dan 7:20  and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows.

Dan 7:23  Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 
Dan 7:24  And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 
Dan 7:25  And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

Herein lies the patience and faith of the saints with these three verses (Dan 7:23-25), which conclude by telling us that the little horn that shall subdue the three kings is going to try the patience and faith of the saints of the most high “and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time“. Whatever this changing of times and laws involves, we know it will be a demonstration of Satan’s power troddening underfoot the elect for “a time and times and the dividing of time” (Luk 21:24, Rev 11:2, Rev 2:10), which is another way of saying 1260 days, or three and a half years, which is the time of our being witnesses (Rev 11:3) to these things. We are sore-pressed but not overcome, in other words (Luk 24:48, Rev 11:8, 2Co 4:8-11, Rom 8:37).

Luk 21:24  And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Rev 11:2  And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

Rev 2:10  Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

Rev 11:3  And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Luk 24:48  Ye are witnesses of these things.

Rev 11:8  And their dead bodies lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

Dan 7:26  But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
Dan 7:27  And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 

“But the judgment shall sit” reminds us that it is God’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom (Luk 12:32) and that the gates of hell won’t prevail against the church (Mat 16:18, Mat 24:24).

“And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him” brings to mind (Rev 11:15).

Rev 11:15  And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Dan 7:28  Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

Daniel cannot understand what these interpretations mean without the spirit of God, and even with many of the details being interpreted, his “cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me.“

Keeping the matter on his heart (“but I kept the matter in my heart“) is a shadow of how the elect church starts off, not knowing all that we need to know but are still persuaded and convinced to keep these matters on our hearts, patiently waiting for the Comforter to lead us into all truth (Joh 2:17, Joh 14:25-26). Those words of Daniel were also symbolized by Mary, who is a type of the elect church (Luk 2:19).

Joh 2:17  And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. 

Joh 14:25  These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
Joh 14:26  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Luk 2:19  But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

Today is our day (Psa 118:24), the day of the Lord, which is the time God has ordained for the elect to consider all these horns, “I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn.“

Psa 118:24  This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.