What do you think the beast is in the bible in the book of Revelations? Serious answers only please.?

Answer 1

In symbol, John saw a " ... beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy."
No such creature has ever been seen or heard of before or since. In this nightmarish vision, John saw a many headed monster seeming to rise slowly out of a vast sea, with names which were blasphemous written upon it! many have come to understand that Daniel and the book of Revelation go hand in glove, that one cannot be understood without the other.The leopard was symbolic of the empire of Alexander the Great; the four heads (Daniel 7:6)The bear was a symbol of the Persian empire, under Cyrus the Great.the mouth as the "mouth of a lion." It is the monstrous head of the male lion, made the more formidable-looking by the mane, which is the symbol of its strength.These great creatures parallel exactly the four successive world-ruling Gentile kingdoms depicted by the great image seen in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The ancient Chaldean empire, Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom, came to be known as "Babylon".History reports that the decision to carve up Alexander's empire occurred even before the interment of his body; and so were created the "four heads" of the third beast of the seventh chapter of Daniel, including the first: Greece proper with Macedonia to the north; the second: "Western Asia," or Asia Minor, including Thrace; the third: Syria and all of the Tigris Euphrates valley and territory into India; and, the fourth: Egypt, under Ptolemy Soter.Study the seventh chapter of Daniel, and you will see the various "beasts" which picture each one of these four, powerful, world-ruling empires.Obviously, the beast of Revelation 13 and the fourth beast of Daniel 7 are the same beast!
And who was the fourth beast of Daniel 7? The Roman Empire, with its various resurrections from that time to this!The Roman kingdom was finally divided between east and west, even as the iconoclastic controversy finally split the Roman Catholic Church, the eastern half surviving today as the "Greek Orthodox Church."
To this day, the Greek Orthodox Church worships before "icons," or raised images, whereas the Roman Catholic Church permits statues.The two legs of the great image seen by Nebuchadnezzar represent this east-west split.Notice that the "dragon gave him his power." The dragon is a symbol of Satan—this is a Satanic Gentile kingdom, embodying all of the strongest parts of each of the four, successive, world-ruling Gentile kingdoms.The BEAST is, at once, the human leader over the final revival of the Roman Empire, and the military and political system he controls.

The beast has existed from the time of the ancient, pagan Roman Empire! At its head have been such leaders as the Roman emperors Constantine, Justinian, Charlemagne, Otto the Great, Charles the Great, and Napoleon.

Then, Mussolini and Hitler, at the head of the Axis powers during World War 11, formed a brief resurrection of the same old system. German units carried Roman standards in parades and marches. The symbol of Mussolini's army was from ancient Rome. Mussolini called his militarist government the "Holy Roman Empire."

There is obviously another resurrection of the Roman Empire to occur in the future—in OUR TIME! "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet," said John (Revelation 17:12).

That prophecy is specifically for us, now! Today, there are no absolute monarchies in Europe. Will the terrible economic conditions in Britain, and then in Europe, cause nations to return to monarchies? Is it conceivable Prince Charles could yet abolish Parliament—step in, and take over, in a bid to save Britain from complete economic and social chaos claiming absolute power? Many European countries have royal families, various claimants to nonexistent thrones, including Holland, Belgium, Germany, and Spain, among others.

The prophecy could be satisfied if presidents, premiers, or prime ministers took total power, or if military dictators arose, but it is not beyond the realm of possibility that monarchies could return.
John said, "…but [these ten kings] receive power AS KINGS one hour with the beast These shall MAKE WAR WITH THE LAMB..." (Revelation 17:12,13). Obviously, they are extant, at the zenith of their power, at the time just prior to Christ's return.

Answer 2

One or a combination of the them, Beast of the earth, Beast of the water, the dragon, will be evil nations that have power over the entire world. One of them is even described as a nation with many peoples and languages! In the future, Chrisitianity will be on the run, persecuted globally. No place will be safe for us. Those will be hard times!

Answer 3

The beast in Revelation 17 is the U.S.A.
The harlot in Revelation 17 is the leadership of the U.S.A.

Spare you the supporting evidence for now.

Answer 4

The Beast in the Book of Revelation is the anti-christ. He is a man who is the tool of Satan.

Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Answer 5

It was the Roman Emperor Nero, who was persecuting Christians.

Answer 6

The anti-christ.But it dosent matter if you get raptured up!Good-bless ya!

Answer 7

Starting to think he is a US president.