“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.” Verse 25. 17. What similar language is used by the apostle Paul in describing the “mystery of iniquity,” or “man of sin”? “That day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; _who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God_.” 2 Thess. 2:3, 4. NOTE.—The last two scriptures evidently describe one and the same power,—a power which, while religious and professedly Christian, is anti-christian in spirit, and the very “man of sin” himself. Possessed with the selfish ambition of Lucifer (Isa. 14:12-14; Eze. 28:17), he assumes to occupy the very seat and place of Deity in the temple of God. Professing to be Christ’s vicar, or personal representative on earth, he magnifies himself against Christ, and “stands up,” or reigns, in the place of, and “against,” the Prince of princes. 18. What was given into the hands of the power represented by the little horn? “And _the host_ was given over to it together with _the continual burnt offering_ through transgression.” Dan. 8:12, first clause, R. V. 19. What did this power do to the truth? “And _it cast down truth to the ground_, and it did its pleasure and prospered.” Same verse, last clause, R. V. NOTES.—The interpretation already given to this vision shows plainly that the power represented by the little horn is the successor of Medo-Persia and Grecia. In the vision of the seventh chapter of Daniel, which is closely related to this vision, the fourth beast represented the fourth kingdom, or Rome, in its entirety, special attention, however, being given to the “little horn” phase of its history. As shown by the work attributed to it, this little horn, which arose among the ten kingdoms into which Rome was divided, was to be a religio-political power, which was to change the times and law of God, and persecute the people of God. In the vision of the eighth chapter the ecclesiastical features of this fourth world power are especially noticed and emphasized, and hence the only symbol there used to represent it is the “little horn” which waxed “exceeding great.”