What is the seven-headed, ten-horned beast in Revelation?
The seven-headed, ten-horned beast in Revelation is a consortium of nations—an empire, not a literal creature. It represents a final revived Roman Empire, headed by the Antichrist, who receives Satan's power, throne, and authority. Its ten horns and seven heads align with Daniel's vision, and its deadly wound healed points to Rome's collapse and reappearance.
Les explains that the seven-headed, ten-horned beast is not a literal creature but a consortium of nations—an empire. It rises out of humanity and is the final Roman Empire, headed by the Antichrist. The ten horns and seven heads fit Daniel chapter 7, where Daniel saw Greece as a leopard, the Medes as a bear, and the Babylonians as a lion; John sees them in the same context. The dragon, Satan, gives the Antichrist his power, throne, and authority. Les prefers to understand the deadly wound as the Roman Empire's collapse and revival, rather than a literal resurrection of a man, and connects it to Western Europe as a revived Roman Empire.