What do the horns represent?
The 10 horns represent the 10 kings or kingdoms into which pagan Rome was eventually split (Daniel 7:24). (These 10 kingdoms are the same as the 10 toes of the image described in Daniel 2:41-44.) Roving barbarian tribes swept in upon the Roman empire and carved out land niches for their people. Seven of those 10 tribes developed into the countries of modern Western Europe, while three were uprooted and destroyed. Visigoths–Spain Anglo-Saxons–England Franks–France Alemani–Germany Burgundians–Switzerland Lombards–Italy Suevi–Portugal Heruli–Rooted up Ostrogoths–Rooted up Vandals–Rooted up Is the antichrist going to come from Russia, America, Africa, Asia? Answer: No, the antichrist will rise out of a location amidst the nations of Western Europe.