#7161 

Better watch out, Better not shout, Satan, "The  King of Fierce Countenance" is Coming to Town
SOON!

However, we know that this vision of Daniel is for the time of the end, the latter part of the generation of the fig tree when globalization has taken place, i.e. when the ethnic nations (The 3rd. world nations and the non-Christian nations) and the kingdoms (royal nations of the house of Israel, i.e. the Christian nations of the World) would rise alongside each other in the marketplace.

The point is, we have not seen two horns of the ram come and push the very fabric of the world order such as we have seen the USA's President Bush and England's Tony Blair do in the recent past.

Could it be that we will see a he-goat come up before long?

We can only speculate and wait and see, but I believe we will.

However, the world stage is certainly set for trouble for these two, especially if they push as nonnegotiable the "road map" to peace in the Middle East with the same resolve they did their stand on the Iraq issue at the UN.

One thing we do know from the next verse though, is that when the great horn is broken, the New World Order comes into full swing, but not in his (earthly) power...

Daniel 8:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it (i.e. in its place), four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

... for the power it shall be in is that of the hands of a king of fierce countenance.

[23] And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

Here we have yet another name for the "little horn"... "a king of fierce countenance" who understands dark sentences, meaning he is able to take the light of truth and twist it and turn it into lies and deception which is spiritual darkness.

In other words, the New World Order will not just be controlled by the kenites who have used the four hidden dynasties to bring it about, but rather it shall be "powered" by antichrist, that religious abomination (Satan) who comes and stands in the holy place and causes all that spiritual desolation by taking away the daily sacrifice as he gathers the people to worship him as God.

[24] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

If you remember who it was that gave the king of Babylon all his power, the One who sets up kings and removes kings, the One who has all power and uses whomsoever He will, then you will have no problem with this verse.

It is written that our Father sends the king of Babylon, the king of fierce countenance, even the nation of fierce countenance, to chastise and test, us, His children.

Deut. 28:49-50 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

[50] A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

In fact, our Father even calls Satan's locust army in the Book of Joel, His army (Joel 2:11)!

But notice how it is that the king of fierce countenance "destroys".

First, he destroys (spiritually deceives) "wonderfully", meaning he does it with "wonders" and "miracles" which make him prosper, i.e. become very successful!

The next verse gives us even more insight as to how this spurious messiah destroys many.

[25] And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Craft means deceit, which he shall cause to prosper in his hand and many, even many pro-claiming Christians, who have not studied their Bible and do not have the "seal of God" in their mind, will lend their hands in helping him to prosper, which is what having the "mark in their right hand" means... doing the work of Satan, being his right hand man.

However, notice that he shall destroy many by PEACE! 
Tell it to the Children! Tell it to their Children! and to your great-grandchildren!

The "little horn", the "king of fierce countenance", the "king of Babylon", Satan, enters in PEACEFULLY and PROSPEROUSLY.

He is not going to go around killing people for he's far too smart for that. 
Tell it to the Children! Tell it to their Children! and to your great-grandchildren!

He's simply going to spread his flood of lies and deception by miraculous wonders to convince the world he's Jesus.

Remember, the war that we are to prepare for by putting on the gospel armor (Eph. 6) is a spiritual war,
not a war against flesh and blood!

[26] And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

The vision may have been for many days to Daniel, but it will not be for you and me because we can count on it happening in the generation of the fig tree as per Jesus Christ's own words in Mark 13 and Matthew 24!

Matthew 24:34 
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.