Last updated on November 30, 2024
Where is America in Bible prophecy? It can be found in chapter eight of the Book of Daniel in the Holy Bible. With the guidance of the Spirit, I learned that the Prophet Daniel’s vision of “a goat and a ram” can be understood in a new light by applying spiritual principles.
1 Corinthans 2:13 “This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.”
When viewed through a spiritual lens, the United States of America emerges as a potential fulfillment of the “large horn” of “the goat” in the vision of “a goat and a ram” by the Prophet Daniel.
The Vision Of A Goat And A Ram
Daniel 8:1 “In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier. 2And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.“
3 “Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later. 4I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.”
5 “As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground. 6He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power. 7I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.“
The Angel Gabriel’s Explanation
The archangel Gabriel gave the prophet Daniel an explanation of this vision.
Daniel 8:20-21 “The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.”
A spirit-based interpretation of this prophecy led me to believe that Greece represents democracy and Medo-Persia represents authoritarianism.
Alexander The Great
Many familiar with this prophetic vision may have encountered the historical interpretation that identifies Alexander the Great as the first king of Greece in this context. However, this interpretation is inconsistent. For example, Alexander’s ancient Greece does not fit the prophecy’s description of “crossing the entire surface of the earth,” as mentioned in the vision.
Daniel 8:5 “As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.“
On the other hand, the spirit of democracy (the goat), coming from the “west”, spread across the entire earth, often toppling authoritarian regimes (the ram) without the need for boots on the ground.
Moreover, the vision pertains to the “time of the end,” as explained by the angel Gabriel to the Prophet Daniel. Alexander the Great ruled long before Christ came, which is not a period we would associate with the “end times.”
Daniel 8:17 As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
Therefore, with these points in mind, let’s revisit the vision of the prophet Daniel, this time considering the spiritual dimension of the prophecy instead of relying mainly on its inconsistent historical interpretation.
Greece represents democracy
In this prophecy, Greece symbolizes democracy, not the physical nation of Greece itself.
How did Greece become “democracy” in this vision? It’s a historical fact that Greece is the birthplace of democracy. Since democracy originated in Greece, it can be viewed as an extension of Greece’s realm or its spirit. In this interpretation, democracy embodies the spirit of Greece.
Although America is not mentioned by name in the prophecy, it is implied in the following passage:
Daniel 8:5: As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
After World War I, the spirit of democracy spread across the globe, with the United States of America as its chief advocate. The nation’s influence was so significant that it earned the title “leader of the democratic free world.”
Therefore, the United States of America can be considered the “prominent horn” of the goat, symbolizing the first king of Greece. This is because, in this prophecy, Greece stands for democracy, and America is its foremost champion.
Thus, the prophecy can be understood as declaring, “America is the first true leader of democracy.” No other nation advances the cause of democracy like the United States.
The Two Horned-Ram
The two-horned ram represents authoritarianism. Two examples of authoritarian systems are absolute monarchy and communism, which represent the two horns of the ram in the prophet Daniel’s vision.
I will write a post with further details on the spirit-based interpretation of “the ram.” In this post, however, I want to point out where the United States is mentioned in Bible prophecy.
America Divided Into Four Nations
According to the vision, when democracy (the goat) has shattered the powers (horns) of authoritarian regimes, the “large horn” of the goat, representing America, will be divided into four distinct horns, as prophesied in the following verse:
Daniel 8:8 Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.
The “four prominent horns” symbolize four independent nations or powers that will take America’s place as the leaders of democracy, the new “kings of Greece”. However, these new nations will not possess the same power as the United States.
Daniel 8:22 The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
Moreover, these four nations that once constituted the United States of America will also become part of the “New World Order”, which we recognize as the “Fourth Kingdom” or the upcoming “Beast” government system.
Therefore, If this spirit-based interpretation is accurate, America may eventually be divided into four. This notion is not far-fetched, especially considering California’s attempts to secede from the United States and become an independent nation. According to ballotpedia.org, California held a referendum in May 2021 on whether it should become an independent country. If the advocates for this succeed, it could pave the way for other states to follow suit, thereby fulfilling this end-time Bible prophecy.
The Little Horn
The “little horn” will emerge from one of the four nations of the divided America. This “little horn” is also identified as the “beast that comes out of the earth” in the Book of Revelation, and it will be a nation under theocracy (Babylon).
Daniel 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 10And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
I’ve written a separate post about the “little horn”. You can read it here.
Conclusion
America is the large horn of the goat in the vision of the prophet Daniel of “a ram and a goat”. America will eventually be broken into four different nations according to this prophecy. From one of the four nations, a little horn, who would represent the “anti-christ”, will later emerge.
Please contemplate this alternative interpretation instead of just accepting the most common interpretation of this prophecy, which suggests that the goat’s large horn represents Alexander The Great.
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