And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;
We see the little horn and the first beast are the same, because they do the same.
And since he's a man with the number of a man, then if he's already risen, he doesn't have too much time left to show himself as God before the Lord's return.
Papal Rome has been a notable part of Mystery Babylon, but she is the great ministerial mother of all such organized religions of men, that corrupt the pure religion of God.
The Jews religion was first to do so.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
The ministerial Mother of the pure religion of God, is heavenly New Jerusalem.
(Let's not over-demonize the papacy. Afterall, they're pretty much making a full joke of themselves these days. The serpent tries to keep things subtil...)