The Last 3.5 Years

It has been over 180 years since the Seventh-day Adventist Church progressed or added new light to its view of William Miller’s prophetic view from 1844. Let’s pray and ask the Spirit of the LORD to open our hearts and minds and give us the Spirit of the LORD needed today. The Spirit of the LORD sends the Spirit of the Fear of the LORD, which seems missing in the Christian and Hebrew Assemblies. The Spirit of Fear will bring the Spirit of Wisdom, and then the Spirit of Knowledge will also usher in the Spirit of Understanding; the LORD then gives us the Spirit of Counsel to share our testimonies and views of Scripture and Proephcies. Then, the Spirit of Might provides us with the power to speak and stand firm for what we are told in the Scriptures and also provides the power to apply what we are asked to do.

These verses are gathered here to identify: 1. Who is the last “Little Horn” in the last 3.5 years of the fourth and final Empire? 2. Who were the Gentiles in Jerusalem during the last 3.5 years of Great Trouble? 3. Who is the woman sitting on the Beast? 4. Identify the 1st Beast of Rev 13, and the 2nd Beast of Rev 13? 5. What is the connection between the Great Whore in Rev 17 and the Beast? 6. Why does God cause the Kings to destroy and burn the Great Whore and Great City (Rev 17 & 18)? 7. Why did this final “Little Horn” speak words of love, peace, and gentleness before the Great Tribulation, and was there any change during the last 3.5 years? 8. Why was all of heaven rejoicing that the Great Whore had been killed (Rev 19)? It would be wise to search out the answers to these questions.

What is the role of the Second Beast in Rev 13, and how does he use his power to help the First Beast?

How are the first Beast and the women sitting on the Beast connected? Is there a time, place, and manner?

Book of Daniel Descriptions:

Daniel 2:31-33 The Image in the Last Days = Babylon that will be destroyed by fire also called a Great City. [See Rev 11:8 & Rev 18:1-9]

Daniel 7:7-8 “eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”

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 7:20 “…that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.”

Dan 8:9  “And out of one of them came forth a little horn,…”

Dan 8:23  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. 
Dan 8:24  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. 
Dan 8:25  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. 

Dan 11:21  And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 

Dan 11:23  And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 

Dan 11:24  He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. 

Dan 11:28  “…his heart shall be against the holy covenant;…”

 Dan 11:31  And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. 

Dan 11:36  And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

Dan 11:39  Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 

Dan 11:41  He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 

Dan 11:45  “And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.”

Editor’s Note: Dan 11:45 reads this man will dwell on the holy mountain in Jerusalem, where he will come to his end when the 10 Kings and military attack the Great City, which will be destroyed and burned. See Revelation chapters 17, 18, 19:1-2.

Book of Revelation Descriptions:

Rev 2:9  I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 

Rev 6:2  And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 

The First Beast
Rev 13:1  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 
Rev 13:2  And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 
Rev 13:3  And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 
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 13:5  And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 
Rev 13:6  And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 
Rev 13:7  And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 
Rev 13:8  And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 

Rev 13:14  And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 

Rev 13:18  Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. 

Rev 16:13  And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

The Great Prostitute and the Beast
Rev 17:1  And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 
Rev 17:2  With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 
Rev 17:3  So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet [RED] coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 
Rev 17:4  And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet [RED] colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Editor Note: I will ask the reader to stop and pause here and consider verse 4. These two colors are critical in identifying who this woman is: Every Nation has national colors. In the USA, it is red-white-and-blue. Islam has their colors and other nations are identified by their colors. To save you time, do an internet search of “IMAGES” of the Pope- or Papal government in Rome, and check other nations to see if you can find anywhere else that matches Rev 17:4. If you find other nations please forward them to me if they match the colors in this text.

Rev 17:5  And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 
Rev 17:6  And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 
Rev 17:7  And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 
Rev 17:8  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 
Rev 17:9  And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 
Rev 17:10  And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 
Rev 17:11  And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 

Rev 17:15  And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 
Rev 17:16  And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 
Rev 17:17  For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 
Rev 17:18  And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Rev 18:7  How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 
Rev 18:8  Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. 

Rev 18:10  Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

 Rev 18:16  And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!  [see Rev 11:1-3 Gentiles are unconverted people working against heaven and the LORD’S Saints.]

Rev 19:2  For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

Summary: We have identified several names pointing to the same man. We started in Daniel reading that the fourth and final head of the Roman Empire is called the “Fourth Roman Empire.” An Empire is only controlled by one man. In Daneil we read: “LIttle Horn, King, and a “Man;”

Revelation we see additional names used: Women, Antichrist, Man of Sin, Man standing in the Holy place in Jerusalem, Beast, King, Great Whore, Man on a white horse (Rev 6:1-2), 666/www; Queen,