What do the beasts of Daniel and Revelation mean?

Today governments around the world as well as governments in ancient history have used animals, or beasts, to represent themselves. Here are some examples. read more

Daniel tells us who the beast of Revelation is. Daniel describes 4 universal empires in chapter 2 and in chapter 7 those empires are also described as beasts. The last beast to exist before the stone smites it (which is Jesus’ Kingdom—at his second advent is Rome. read more

In other words, the beast of Revelation contains elements of all of Daniel’s beasts. Like Daniel’s fourth beast, John’s beast speaks proudly and oppresses God’s people for three and a half years (Revelation 13:5–7). The good news is that the reign of the Antichrist is limited: forty-two months, and no more. read more