in this passage there is the KEY to your aswer.
When some ministries speak about a so-called REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE they
are right, but when they IDENTIFY it with EU, their statement becomes wrong.
Remember that the fall of Roman Empire DID NOT occurred with the fall o
Western Roman Empire and Charlemagne Empire WAS NOT REALLY a ROMAN EMPIRE.
But ROMAN EMPIRE survived in ITS EASTERN LEG: COSTANTINOPLE this is
IMPORTANT for what I'm going to tell you.
Remember
Rev 17:9 Here is the mind that hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven
mountains, on which the woman sitteth:
Rev 17:10 and they are seven kings; the five are fallen , the one is,
the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a little
while.
Rev 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an
eighth, and is of the seven; and he goeth into perdition.
"the five are fallen" here the angel summarize the history
of Holy Land
and speaks about the EMPIRES which dominated Holy Land
they are EGYPT, ASSYRIA, BABYLON, PERSIA, ALEXANDER.
" the one is" at JOHN'S time: ROME
"the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must
continue a
little while"
The Empire which conquered the Legitimate Representative
of ROME on Earth,
BYZANTHIUM in 1453 AD
THE MUSLIM OTTOMAN EMPIRE which lasted ONLY from 1453
to 1924
a real "little while", considering GOD's timing!
"And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an
eighth, and is
of the seven; and he goeth into perdition."
Pay attention HERE: the beast is ONE OF THE SEVEN, but
NOT ONE SO EVER...
We have seen that Holy Land has been dominated by SEVEN
EMPIRES;
every PRECEDING EMPIRE was INGLOBATED by the SUBSEQUENT;
so THE BEAST MUST be PART of the SEVENTH empire NOT ANY
OTHER of the list.
This brings us to the conclusion that the BEAST is a
MUSLIM.
Then you should take a look at the ATTACHED MAP
Is a reproduction of an ORIGINAL MAP of administrative
districts of
OTTOMAN EMPIRE in 1763.
As you can see Israel, Lebanon and SYRIA are comprised
in ONLY ONE
district: AL SHAM or SYRIA.
So we have found "the eight and is of the seven" The
CHIEF PRINCE (in
arabic RAIS) of SYRIA.
THE MAN WHO IS IN CHARGE.
NOW.
