Rev 13:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 13:1-10: 13:1-10 The first beast is the second member of the evil trinity (see study note on 12:18–13:18) and should probably be identified with Roman power (see thematic note for Four World Empires at end of chapter). 13:1 The beast emerges from the sea (symbolizing evil). Like the dragon, it has seven heads and ten horns (see 12:3 ). The crowns represent its political and military power (cp. 17:3 , 7-11 ; Dan 7:7 , 19-20 ) and indicate that Satan is the head of this beast’s empire.

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‏ Revelation of John 13:1-2

Summary for Rev 13:1-10: 13:1-10 ^a The first beast is the second member of the evil trinity (see study note on 12:18–13:18) and should probably be identified with Roman power (see thematic note for Four World Empires at end of chapter). 13:1 ^b The beast emerges from the sea (symbolizing evil). Like the dragon, it has seven heads and ten horns (see 12:3 ^c). The crowns represent its political and military power (cp. 17:3 ^d, 7-11 ^e; Dan 7:7 ^f, 19-20 ^g) and indicate that Satan is the head of this beast’s empire.
13:2 ^h Satan makes the beast a pseudo-deity by giving it his power, throne, and authority. In the first century, Roman emperors increasingly claimed divinity.