What does the "sand of the sea" represent in Revelation 13?
The sand of the sea represents the mass of humanity. In Revelation 13, the vision of standing on the sand of the sea symbolizes the vast population of people upon whom the beast and the ten horns, representing kings, will operate during the tribulation.
Les teaches that the sand of the sea is a symbol of the mass of humanity. He connects Revelation 13 to the ten horns, which in Scripture refer to kings, and to the revived Roman empire. The ten horns will be the base of operation for the Antichrist, the world ruler during the tribulation. Thus, the sand of the sea pictures the vast population of people among whom this end-time kingdom arises.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and 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.