As the Roman Catholic church gradually gained more power and control over these 10 nation-states of Europe, it became evident that all but three of these nations (the Heruli, Vandals, and Ostrogoths) were in favor of, or yielded to, the Catholic religion and authority. Therefore the Catholic church made war against these three nations, and uprooted them in succession (the Heruli in 493, the Vandals in 534, and the Ostrogoths in 538)--exactly as the Bible predicted of this Little Horn-Beast power! Thus 538 would be the starting point for the Beast’s rule.
Habang unti-unting natatamo ng iglesya ng Romano Katolika ang higit na kapangyarihan at pamamahala sa 10 bansa-estado na ito ng Europa, malinaw na lahat maliban sa tatlo sa mga bansa nito (ang Heruli, Vandals, at Ostrogoths) ay sang-ayon, o sumuko sa relihiyon at kapamahalaan ng Katoliko. Dahil doon, ang iglesya ng Katoliko ay nakipagbaka laban sa tatlong bansang ito, at sunod-sunod na binunot sila (ang Heruli noong 493, ang Vandals noong 534, at ang Ostrogoths noong 538) - tamang tama sa inihula ng Biblia tungkol sa kapangyarihan ng Maliit na Sungay-Hayop na ito! Samakatuwid, noong 538 A.D. nagpasimula ang pamamahala ng Hayop.