| The
vision (chazon) described in Daniel 8 of the ram and the goat with
a broken horn “in place of which four notable ones came up toward the
four winds of heaven” forms the contextual framework, discussed in depth
by
Shea8
and Hasel,9 of Dn.
8:9-14. The origin of the “horn from littleness” which comes out of
the four winds of heaven has been clarified previously.10,11
There is general agreement among Adventist scholars that the horn from
littleness in verse 9 which “became very great” and “cast down some
of the host” in verse 10 represents Rome in its two phases, both pagan
and papal Rome.
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PAGAN/PAPAL ROME IDENTIFICATION |