The He-Goat with Four Horns replacing the broken Great Horn
Daniel 8
8 And the male of the goats, for its part, put on great airs to an extreme; but as soon as it became mighty, the great horn was broken, and there proceeded to come up conspicuously four instead of it, toward the four winds of the heavens.
So what happened to Protestantism?
Although very successful Protestantism eventually became divided as represented by the four horns on the male goat which replaced the one great horn.
Does history show that Protestantism essentially divided into four separate groups?
Yes!
the Protestant Reformation began out of which four major divisions or traditions of Protestantism would immerge: Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist and Anglican. During this time God raised up godly men in different countries in order to once again restore churches throughout the world to their biblical roots and to biblical doctrines and practices.
The above quote is taken from the following web page:
http://www.gotquestions.org/Protestant-Reformation.html  <---- Click
What did the four horns of the male of the goat represent?
Lutheran
Reformed
Anabaptist
Anglican
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The Little Horn which grew to become great
Daniel 9
9 And out of one of them there came forth another horn, a small one, and it kept getting very much greater toward the south and toward the sunrising and toward the Decoration.
So who is represented by the sudden growth of "another horn, a small one"?
The little horn represents the growth of the Bible Students Association started by Charles Taze Russell who is quoted in the following:
"Seemingly by accident, one evening I dropped into a dusty, dingy hall, where I had heard religious services were held, to see if the handful who met there had anything more sensible to offer than the creeds of the great churches. There, for the first time, I heard something of the views of Second Adventists [Advent Christian Church], the preacher being Mr. Jonas Wendell . . . Thus, I confess indebtedness to Adventists as well as to other denominations. Though his Scripture exposition was not entirely clear, . . . it was sufficient, under God, to re-establish my wavering faith in the divine inspiration of the Bible, and to show that the records of the apostles and prophets are indissolubly linked. What I heard sent me to my Bible to study with more zeal and care than ever before, and I shall ever thank the Lord for that leading; for though Adventism helped me to no single truth, it did help me greatly in the unlearning of errors, and thus prepared me for the Truth."
Charles Taze Russell
This very small religion started to grow and from scripture it can be deduced that it actually had the real truth.
Why?
Daniel 8: 9-10
It grew toward the sunrising and toward the Decoration. And it kept getting greater toward the army of the heavens"
Who is this army of the heavens?
Revelation 19:4
14 Also, the armies that were in heaven were following him on white horses, and they were clothed in white, clean, fine linen.
It is those annointed who receive an invitation for an opportunity to rule with Jesus Christ as kings of the entire inhabited earth.
The small horn grew into an organization where the individuals are called Jehovah's Witnesses and the organization is called "God's spirit directed Organization"
Many of these invited and anointed ones loose their opportunity to rule over the earth because they are misled and stumbled by the small horn which grew.
Daniel 8:10
it caused some of the army and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it went trampling them down.
Satan's weeds and the evil slave are successful in misleading some and causing them to believe the lie and to operate in error. This disgusting turn of events is the cause of an entity within the small horn which grew to become great called the "man of lawlessness".
The little horn of Daniel eventually grew to become the great "wild beast" of Revelation.
The little horn which grew great has also undermined Jesus Christ's very important command (Law) regarding baptism. In this way the little horn which grew to become great has gone; "all the way to the Prince of the army it put on great airs," . In this way it has obtained veneration for itself.
This little horn has successfully deceived an army of anointed "holy ones" who now participate with the Little horn and so transgress against their own holy covenant.
Daniel 8
12 And an army itself was gradually given over, together with the constant [feature], because of transgression; and it kept throwing truth to the earth, and it acted and had success.
A truly wonderfull and amazing deception on the part of the Little Horn mentioned in the book of Daniel (Satan and his weeds)!
Exactly what the Apostle Paul said the Man of Lawlessness would do:
2 Thessalonians 2:9
9 But the lawless one’s presence is according to the operation of Satan with every powerful work and lying signs and portents 10 and with every unrighteous deception for those who are perishing, as a retribution because they did not accept the love of the truth that they might be saved. 11 So that is why God lets an operation of error go to them, that they may get to believing the lie, 12 in order that they all may be judged because they did not believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness.
No wonder they are going to weep and beat themselves in grief when they finally realize that what I have posted here is true.
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