This ignores everything the Bible says about horns - horns mean power, not people. This is discussed in the pages on horns and kings, and elsewhere. Pagan elements are introduced. There is confusion between the apocryphal references to Satan and the New Testament references to antichrists. Naturalistic elements are introduced.
Academics sometimes attempt to trace the gospel to local conditions.
In II Thessalonians. The Bible is quite plain about the last days of the world. The worst part was to last 1260 years , and finally the church would triumph in the last days. Yet some people try to say that the last days started 2000 years ago. By twisting just that one concept, they have an excuse to reject the apostasy and all further prophets.