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 already established and demonstrated what and where that little horn is, we say at once, without hesitation, that the first of the two beasts described in the thirteenth chapter of the Apocalypse is unquestionably the same power as Daniel's little horn, that is, the Mahometan empire, as it was at first established by Mahomet and his immediate successors.

Let us examine the words of St. John, and compare them with what history records, and we shall find that the prophetic description, and the history of Mahometanism, agree together.

St. John tells us that this beast, which we affirm to represent the empire of Mahomet, had "seven heads." By these seven heads, we understand the seven thrones, which were erected in seven different countries, wherein the power and religion of Mahomet were established with the greatest authority.

These seven heads or thrones were:—

1. That of the Caliphs, the immediate successors, and principal representatives of the false Prophet Mahomet, whose chief capital or seat of government was first placed at Medina, and then at Bagdad.

2. That of Persia, one of the principal Mahometan powers even to this day.

3. That of North Africa, or the empire of