Verse 26 has the Antichrist “coming to his end” as the kingdom is handed over to the saints for an everlasting kingdom; clearly a reference to the end of not only the Antichrist but of the age as the Lord returns to set up His kingdom on earth. The next reference in chapter 8 is even more revealing as it points to the character …show more content…
I must admit, I get a bit of a smirk every time I read this as I think of how Donald Trump blew a head gasket at the mere suggestion by Marco Rubio that he had small hands. I’m sure the reader is fully aware of Trump’s defensive posture during the Republican debates, a night most would rather expunge from their memory. A horn represents a seat of power and authority in scripture (1 Samuel 2:1; 1 Samuel 16:1 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 1 Kings 1:39 ; 22:11 ; Joshua 6:4 Joshua 6:5 ; Psalms 75:5 Psalms 75:10 ; 132:17 ; Luke 1:69) as do hands (Joshua 8:20; Judges 1:35; Psalms 76:5; Psalms 89:48; 2 Kings 3:15; Exodus 14:31; Deuteronomy 34:12). The horn symbolizes a position of power. Hands symbolize the administration and execution of that power. The smallness of Trump’s hands is representative of the smallness of the real man; a man who now controls the nuclear codes for the United States. The very fact he was so overly concerned about the publics’ perception of his “physical” self is evidence of the small manhood of his psychological and spiritual self. As we’ll later see, the Antichrist is not one who approaches the battlefield in a cool collected manner, but is one who lashes out in a reactionary and vengeful rage. Trump reactionary? Anyone shocked by