Who are the beasts according to Revelations?

Question

Please provide scriptures.

Answer 1

Revelation 4:7 (King James Version)
7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

NOTE: Animals may represent: Lion = Leo, Calf = Taurus "The Bull", Gemini "The Twins" or Sagittaris "The Archer", Scorpio Aquila "The Eagle". (Astrology/ Constellations)

Revelation 6 (King James Version)
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

BOOK OF ENOCH:

Enoch 1:9, translated from the Ethiopian:
And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones To execute judgement upon all, And to destroy all the ungodly: And to convict all flesh Of all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.

The book is quoted, in Jude 1:14-15:
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these [men], saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

1 ENOCH 8:1 And Azazel taught men to make swords, and knives, and shields, and breastplates, and made known to them the metals of the earth and the art of working them, and bracelets, and ornaments, and the use of antimony, and the beautifying of the eyelids, and all kinds of costly stones, and all 2 colouring tinctures. And there arose much godlessness, and they committed fornication, and they 3 were led astray, and became corrupt in all their ways. Semjaza taught enchantments, and root-cuttings, Armaros the resolving of enchantments, Baraqijal (taught) astrology, Kokabel the constellations, Ezeqeel the knowledge of the clouds, Araqiel the signs of the earth, Shamsiel the signs of the sun, and Sariel the course of the moon. And as men perished, they cried, and their cry went up to heaven.- Old Testament -

The nephilim - Old Testament (Gen 6:4; Num. 13:33). The giants aka gibbor (Gen 6:4; Num. 13:33; Job 16:14). The rephaim reappear after the Flood (Gen. 14:5; 15:20; Deu. 2:11, 20; 3:11, 13; Jos. 12:4; 13:12; 15:8; 17:15; 18:16; II Sam. 5:18, 22; 21:16, 18, 20, 22; 23:13; I Chr. 11:15; 14:9; 20:4, 6, 8; Isa. 17:5; 26:14).

In my opinion, I think that all the scriptures that were written in pre-70 AD or in the first century AD may be inspired writings. All other writings may be false. Any scrolls that were not found in Qumran may also be false since the oldest copies of the Book of Enoch were found there.

Answer 2

Revelation speaks of different beasts. They describe political kingdoms or governments which exercise rulership and authority. That this is so is actually stated. Compare Daniel 7:6, 12, 23; 8:20-22; Revelation 16:10; 17:3, 9-12.

Hannah J Paul

Answer 3

Depends which ones your referring to.

There is the first beast who is said to rise out of the sea in Revelation 13:1-8. This beast is believed to be the Antichrist. Since Satan is said to be standing on the shore in verse one of this chapter, you can rule out that it probably is not Satan, but someone Satan gives power to.

The second best in Revelation 13: 11-16 who is said to come from the earth is believed to be the Antichrist's False Prophet. This beast is sort of described as the first beast's second in command and in a way a, his enforcer.

There are many other sorts of beasts talked about in Revelation, but these are probably the two most important of the beasts described in Revelation.

Answer 4

Your question may have been better stated as who are the beast spoken of IN revelations. You will not find that answer in revelations but in Daniyl........

Dan 7:23 ¶ Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.


Who is this beast you ask.....

This beast is clearly the Roman Catholic Church, Read on........

Rev 17:9 And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

Rome, Caput mundi ("capital of the world"), la Città Eterna ("the Eternal City"), Limen Apostolorum ("threshold of the Apostles"), la città dei sette colli ("the city of the seven hills")

Answer 5

Two Beasts of Revelation 13 are Law <-- Law.
One rises up out of the sea, of Mt 23 land & sea.
The second then rises up via this earth-y wisdom.
For heavenly wisdom isn't law law, but pure grace.

Those who go with the 2nd of Romans 8:2 Law Law,
erroneously give healing, power & authority to the 1st.
For the 2nd is "like the 1st" in Mt 22:36-40's Law Law.
They just don't get it: CJ is mirrorly the reverse of JC.
JC is the only foundation laid in Matthew 1:1-Rev 22:21.
CJ doesn't occur in 4 gospels, nor in Pauline conclusions.
Result: all who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall SUFFER.
PTSD? Bi-polar Dis-order? Depression? Anxiety Attacks?
The simple cure for all such is flush all law as if it were dung.

Let us all realize it's AD-->only goes one way, unto the end,
notably the end of law, even the end of any mention of L-w.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus-->Christ with you-->all. Amen.

Answer 6

The four beasts are the four historical stages of (men) govenment of mankind. 1st is the LION WITH BIG WINGS IMAGE and this was the time of the DINOSAUR ERA where their wings were pucked off-made extinct and where man orignated from the remnant group of small mammals; then the time of the bear image with three bones in his mouth and is leaning to the left- this was the apeman to man era where the left brain developed for his tool making and the 3RD was the time of the leopard with small four wings image where mankind were spread into the four continents and were battling against each other locally like the time of Alexander the Great to Julius Cesar,etc-the sword and dagger era and then the guns and explosive era; then the unique monster era that started with the atomic era in 1945 and the one half of this era of mankind will start after the construction of the space elevator 10,000 kms to space. This will be the last stage of human government where in the year 3500 will be the coming of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST to rule over the earth-universe continuum.THANK GOD; FEAR GOD; PRAISE GOD; GLORIFY GOD; HONOR GOD;LOVE GOD AND WORSHIP GOD.

Answer 7

Apparently its a leader who forces the whole world to unite under him. He and his false prophet who will perform miracles are both indwelt by satan. Read The Left Behind series. Good books.

Answer 8

Look in the context. Most of them refer either to Satan or to Roman Emperors. Don't be fooled by strange interpretations that try to apply it to modern politics.

Answer 9

The 'wild' beast is a conglomerate of all the world's governments.
The scarlet coloured beast is false religion.
The false prophet is U.S.A. and England together.

Answer 10

Rosie and Oprah.


was there ever a 2nd guess