Daniel 7:2-14
Daniel 3:75-81
Luke 21:29-33
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LITTLE BIG HORN
"This horn had eyes like a man, and a mouth that spoke arrogantly." —Daniel 7:8
In Daniel’s vision, the horn that sprang from the fourth beast was the Seleucid kingdom (Dn 7:8). The big mouth of the little horn was King Antiochus IV Epiphanes. This man was so arrogant (see Dn 7:11) that, after a reign of mass murder, terror, and torture (see 1 Mc 1:54-63), he remarked about what a nice guy he was (1 Mc 6:12). King Antiochus would feel at home with us today, for arrogance is rampant in our society. There is a raging battle within the secular culture to pressure the Church to compromise its teaching to accommodate artificial contraception, homosexual activity, or abortion. Also, over half of Catholics disagree with the Church’s teaching on the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Are we mocking God? (see Gal 6:7)
The Lord’s judgment on our arrogance is: “All you can do is make arrogant and pretentious claims. All such boasting is reprehensible” (Jas 4:16). “The haughty eyes of man will be lowered, the arrogance of men will be abased, and the Lord alone will be exalted, on that day. For the Lord of hosts will have His day against all that is proud and arrogant, all that is high, and it will be brought low” (Is 2:11-12). “God ‘is stern with the arrogant but to the humble He shows kindness’ ” (1 Pt 5:5; Prv 3:34). Repent of arrogance and submit to God’s Word and His Church.
Prayer: Father, may I close my mouth and open my ears.
Promise: "The heavens and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass." —Lk 21:33
Praise: Jesus healed José of cancer.
(For a related teaching on Arrogance, listen to, download or order AV 52-1 on our website.)
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