Persia that
rose up to rule the
Media-Persia kingdom
is the raised up side
of the bear depicted
with the 3 ribs in its
mouth. Likewise, the
Little Horn of Daniel
7:8 shows the Little
Horn, son of a king,
who rises up to become
a king who plucks up
by the roots the 3
countries of Egypt,
Libya & Ethiopia
(Dan. 11:41-43) and
before him they fell
(Dan. 7:20). He
subdues them so they
are under his control
(Dan. 7:24.) Since
history repeats
itself, is it possible
that this is an
indicator that the
future Little Horn is
from Iran (Persia)?
It's also interesting
to note that the bear
raised up on its 1
side with 3 ribs in
its mouth is the beast
of Persia and the
beast of Rev. 13:2 has
the feet of a bear.
As for the
8th king who will be
the beast and the 8th
kingdom, Rev. 17:11
says, "And the
beast that was, and is not, even he is the
eighth, and is of the
seven, and goeth into perdition." Some
people believe that
the beast is the
eighth empire or
kingdom that will come
from the 7th kingdom
that was the Ottoman
Empire ruled by the
Sunni Muslims.
However, since this
verse says "seven" and
not "seventh, "Even
HE is the eighth and
is of the seven may
mean that HE is the
eighth king and is of
the seven kingdoms of
(Egypt, Assyria,
Babylon, Media-Persia,
Greece & Rome,
Ottoman Empire, who
all had control of
Israel at one time).
In other words, one of
these 7 kingdoms is
where he will
originate as king
after he rises up from
being the Little Horn,
son of a King or Crown
Prince to being a Horn
(king).
It is
interesting to note
that Media-Persia is
the 4th kingdom of the
7 kingdoms which is
the middle or center
kingdom of the 7
kingdoms just like the
Lord Jesus Christ is
the center of the
menorah with 7
candlesticks. And the
crown prince of Persia
(Iran) as a little
horn or son of a king,
Reza Pahlavi, a Shia
Muslim would have to
rise up to become a
king and pluck up by
the roots the 3
countries of Egypt,
Libya & Ethiopia
in order to qualify to
be the Little Horn
Daniel who is the
Antichrist of the book
of Revelation. It's
also interesting to
note that the country
of Iran (Persia) which
is Shia Muslim never
was a part of the
Ottoman Empire that
was Sunni Muslim.