Power the Roman church had.This power will soon come alive again

"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time." Daniel 7:25

Simplified

1. A time is a year, times is two years, and the dividing of time is a half-year. The Amplified Bible translates it: "Three and one-half years." 1

2. This same time period is mentioned seven times (Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14; 13:5) in the books of Daniel and Revelation: three times as a time, times, and half a time; twice as 42 months; and twice as 1,260 days. Based on the 30-day calendar used by the Jews, these time periods are all the same amount of time: 3 1/2 years = 42 months = 1,260 days.

3. One prophetic day equals one literal year (See Ezekiel 4:6; Numbers 14:34).

4. Thus, the little horn was to have power over the saints for 1,260 prophetic days or 1,260 literal years.

5. The rule of the papacy began in A.D. 538, when the last of the three opposing Arian kingdoms was uprooted. Its rule continued until 1798 when Napoleon's general, Berthier, took the pope captive with hopes of destroying both Pope Pius VI and the political, secular power of the papacy. This period of time is an exact fulfillment of the 1,260-year prophecy. The blow was a deadly wound for the papacy, but that wound began to heal and continues healing today. It is plain to see that this point, likewise, fits the papacy.

This period of time is referred to by historians as the "Dark Ages". It was a time when Christ's faithful followers were persecuted, the reading of the scriptures, "a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105" was banned, and the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church were forced upon the people by the strong arm of Civil Governments. The medieval game of chess was developed during this time period with the powerful bishop pieces located to the right and the left of the King and the Queen, subtly reminding us of the power the church wielded.