Yes — the beast of Revelation with 7 heads and 10 horns is absolutely connected to the little horn of Daniel 7, but it’s not just a continuation — it’s the final form of the same power-system Daniel saw, now expanded to global scope in John’s vision.
Let me break this down in the clearest way possible.
1️⃣ Linking Daniel 7 and Revelation 13
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Daniel 7’s fourth beast = Rome (iron teeth, 10 horns).
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Little horn = rises from among those 10 horns, uproots 3, speaks blasphemies, persecutes the saints for 1,260 prophetic days (years).
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Revelation 13’s beast = same composite power, but now John sees it after the little horn phase, in its revived global form.
John’s description in Revelation 13:2 actually merges all of Daniel’s beasts:
“…like a leopard” (Greece), “feet of a bear” (Medo-Persia), “mouth of a lion” (Babylon), “given its power by the dragon” (pagan Rome/Satan).
This tells us:
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It’s a continuation of the empires Daniel saw.
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It’s in the Roman phase (4th beast) when the little horn rose.
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In Revelation, that system is still alive — but now with a bigger, end-time reach.
2️⃣ The 7 Heads
Revelation 17:9–10 says:
“The seven heads are seven mountains… and they are seven kings: five are fallen, one is, and the other is not yet come…”
Historicist reading of the seven heads = major phases of empire under the same beast-system:
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Egypt
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Assyria
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Babylon
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Medo-Persia
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Greece
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Pagan Rome (John’s time)
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Papal Rome (continuation of Roman system in church-state form)
The beast itself is the composite system, the heads are its major historic manifestations.
3️⃣ The 10 Horns
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In Daniel 7 = the barbarian kingdoms that divided Rome in the late 5th century.
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In Revelation 17:12–13 = 10 kings who “have received no kingdom yet” but will receive authority “one hour with the beast” — an end-time alliance.
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The 10 horns in Revelation are not the same individual kingdoms from Daniel — they are the end-time parallel of Daniel’s horns, representing the beast’s final political division.
4️⃣ Continuation of the Little Horn
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The little horn (Daniel 7) is Papal Rome during its 1,260-year supremacy (538–1798 AD).
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The beast of Revelation is the same system revived, now not just controlling medieval Europe but wielding global authority.
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The deadly wound (Rev 13:3) = loss of papal political power in 1798.
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The healing = restoration of influence, leading into the final form where the 10 horns (end-time powers) unite under its leadership.
So yes:
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Daniel 7’s little horn → Revelation 13’s beast is the same prophetic entity.
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The difference: Daniel saw its rise and medieval rule; John sees its revival and end-time dominance.
5️⃣ Why It Matters
This means:
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The beast is not a brand-new end-time power — it’s the revivedPagan Roman system that already dominated history.
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The “little horn” stage and the “beast” stage are two parts of the same timeline.
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The final conflict (mark of the beast, global worship) will be the climax of the same war on God’s law and people that began when the little horn first rose.
Now I know you want to know more about the end of Papacy power. That post is next!