The Beast Is Not a (Seven-headed!) Man, Part 1

It is widely taught in the Church that the Beast of Revelation 13 will be a man. Revelation 13’s Beast has “seven heads and ten horns.” Rev. 13:1; 17:3 There never has been, nor ever will be, such a man.

We find in Revelation 12:3 that the Devil/Satan/Dragon also has seven heads and ten horns. Satan is an angelic spirit.

Now, we know that the Holy Spirit can inhabit many people. Also, that God took the spirit that was upon Moses and divided it among 70 elders. Num. 11:16f. Also, that Jesus addressed the “we are many” spirit Legion as “thou” and “thy” (singular), and it answered him in the singular, saying “my name is Legion,” not “our name”:

Mark 5:8 For [Jesus] said unto him, “Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.” 9 Then He asked him, “What is thy name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion: for we are many.” 10 And he besought Him much that He would not send them away out of the country.

Having this understanding, we can justifiably conclude that the seven-headed Beast is a collective spirit, not a man.

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