I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. – Daniel 8:3 (NIV)
What I say to you, I say to everyone: “Watch!” – Mark 13:37 (NIV)
It’s been a while. With headline-grabbing developments such as the Iran nuclear deal, Assad, Erdoğan, ISIS, it’s been a while since we saw anything having to do with the Persian ram’s second horn. I wrote in Daniel Revisited how the Iranian government, supreme leader, and IRGC have so far fulfilled Daniel 8:3 with great detail. One of the things to watch for in these Signposts is the man who will be the second horn on the ram.
All eight horns seen in the vision in Daniel 8 (the two on the ram, the prominent horn of the goat, the four that sprout, and the little horn) are all represented by single men. The prominent horn of the goat will be the leader of Turkey at the start of the Third Signpost. The little horn to grow out of one of the four is the man who will be Antichrist. The two horns – the two kings – of the Persian goat will also be two men. One of the men, in the office of the first horn, is the supreme leader of Iran. The horn is long as it says in Daniel 8:3 and likewise the supreme leader has all the power in Iran. The second horn that grew up longer and later is the head of the IRGC, whoever that may end up being.
Major General Ali Jafari, Commander of the entire Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Today, the supreme leader is Khamenei. When the Second Signpost kicks off and the actual charge of the ram begins it may be someone else, whoever the supreme leader will be at that time. The second horn though, the head of the IRGC, could be General Ali Jafari or General Qassem Soleimani. Jafari, the head of the IRGC, and Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force branch of the IRGC both report directly to the supreme leader.
Major General Qassem Soleimani, Commander of the Quds Force branch of the IRGC
So it is that this story came out a few days ago. Soleimani travelled to Moscow to meet with Putin. To me what is interesting is the exact words used in the story (emphasis mine):
“…Soleimani arrived in Moscow for meetings with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and President Vladimir Putin. It was not immediately clear what the Iranian leader discussed…”
When I’ve seen the words “Iranian leader” in the past, it’s always been associated with the supreme leader or the president or some other elected official in the Iranian government. This is an interesting choice of words used for someone who is “only” a general. It’s the first time I’ve seen those words in the press used this way. If Soleimani is to be the second horn, he would have to be an Iranian leader. Is this a divine clue? We will soon see.
Categories: In The News, Signpost #2: Iran
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yes Mark we may very will soon see. something I find interesting is the Houthis, the Iranian proxies, are losing they grip on Yemen, will Iran let it go
Just occurred to me that (a) Obama’s Iran deal is sort of a fitting example of 1 Thessalonians 5:3, “when they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly.” The ludicrous nature of this deal would be laughable if it wasn’t about to produce such heinously evil fruit. And, (b) the 153 billion that is released to Iran will in large part directly fund the conquering activities of the Persian ram! Who’d a thunk it! The U.S. is helping to fund the end times and create a quick ramp to the 7 years!
Dave,
Good observations. And just as I think the US is all done working to make the Signposts happen in the background, there it goes getting even more involved.
I read an article last week about the fact they had quite of bit of oil stockpiled and released a bunch on the market as soon as sanctions were lifted. Oil has plummeted as a result. As a result, energy stocks dropped as well.
Gary,
Your comment leads in nicely to my post this morning. Blessings.