Bible Discussion Thread

Sand of the sea is not water, but a sea of people. The beast is the Satan-empowered Antichrist. Seven heads and ten horns are the seven empires that have greatly persecuted Israel in the past, with the "ten horns " actually being the seventh head. The "ten horns " are the ten nations that are yet future, and upon his horns ten crowns shows the horns being crowned, are ten nations that have come into power, and will use that power to help the Antichrist They will be located in the Middle East, in parts of Europe and possibly North Africa, all being in the old Roman Empire territory Dan. 7:7-8 , and upon his head the name of blasphemy. Satan controls these Empires, and will control these ten nations, hence the name "blasphemy. " And the beast which I saw represents the fallen Angel who will be let out of the bottomless pit to help the Antichrist Rev. 11:7 both the fallen Angel and the Antichrist are referred to as a beast, but they are two different beings. was like a leopard who will help the Antichrist speedily conquer Dan. 7:6 and his feet were as the feet of a bear characteristics of ancient Medo-Persian Empire, which is ferociousness and his mouth as the mouth of a lion as in the finesse, grandeur and pomp of the Babylonian Empire and the dragon Satan gave him the Antichrist his power, and his seat, and great authority.