Yes—the revived Roman Empire is the final Gentile empire in Revelation 13, combining the earlier empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece and headed up by the Antichrist.
In Revelation 13:2, John describes the beast with features of a leopard, bear, and lion, which Les Feldick identifies as Greece, Medo-Persia, and Babylon respectively. Those earlier empires are still present in their cultural, legal, and economic influence, and they are all headed up in the revived Roman Empire. The beast is not merely a single man but an end-times empire, a consortium of nations, that is controlled by the Antichrist and empowered by Satan.
Revelation 13:1-2 — This passage directly describes the beast John saw rising out of the sea with the combined features of a leopard, bear, and lion.
Daniel 7:2-7 — Daniel's parallel vision presents the four beast empires, including the fourth with ten horns that Les identifies as the revived Roman Empire.
In Revelation 13:1-2, John writes: "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. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority." Daniel 7 records a parallel vision. Daniel says, "And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another." The first was like a lion, the second like a bear, the third like a leopard, and the fourth was "dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly," with ten horns. These passages provide the biblical imagery of the beast empire.
Les Feldick teaches that John's vision in Revelation 13 is set within the context of the revived Roman Empire. He explains that John begins with the leopard, the Greek symbol, rather than describing the Roman beast from scratch, because the Roman Empire is already back on the scene in the vision (Clips 1, 2, 4). The revived empire contains the residue, or the best attributes, of all the earlier empires: Babylon's commerce and banking, Medo-Persia's culture, Greece's architecture and philosophy, and Rome's law and jurisprudence (Clips 1, 2, 3). These are still with us today and will all be gathered into the final empire. Les further teaches that the beast in Revelation 13 is an empire—a consortium of nations with seven heads and ten horns—headed up by the Antichrist, who is satanically driven and receives his throne, seat, and authority from the dragon (Clips 2, 4, 6, 7). The ancient Roman political, economic, and pagan religious system will ascend out of the bottomless pit before going into perdition (Clip 5). At Christ's coming, He will strike this revived Roman Empire as the stone cut out without hands, crushing every vestige of the four Gentile empires (Clip 3).
In Revelation 13:2, John says the beast was "like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion." Les Feldick explains that John is looking back in history and lists the empires in reverse order from Daniel. Daniel saw Babylon as the lion, Medo-Persia as the bear, and Greece as the leopard. John starts with the leopard (Greece), then the bear (Medo-Persia), then the lion (Babylon). This shows that the revived Roman Empire carries within it the attributes of all three earlier empires, along with its own Roman features (Clips 1, 4).
Daniel 7 pictures four great beasts coming up from the sea, and the fourth beast is "dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly" with ten horns. Les teaches that this fourth empire is the Roman Empire that reappears in the end times as the revived Roman Empire. He points out that John also sees the beast rising up out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, matching Daniel's vision. This restored empire is a consortium of nations—not a literal creature—and it will be headed up in one man, the Antichrist (Clips 0, 6, 7).
Les Feldick teaches that Christ will strike the revived Roman Empire at His coming as the stone "cut out without hands" from Daniel 2:34. The stone smites the image on its feet of iron and clay, which represent the revived Roman Empire, and then crushes the remnants of the legs (Rome), the belly (Greece), the chest (Medo-Persia), and the head of gold (Babylon). Every trace of these empires that remains in the world's systems will be destroyed (Clip 3).
In Revelation 17:8, the angel tells John about the beast "that was, and is not, and yet is." Les Feldick applies this to the Roman Empire itself. The empire was on the scene, it faded off the scene and disappeared, and in the end times it will come back out of the bottomless pit and go into perdition. This means the whole ancient Roman political, economic, and pagan religious system will be restored and will culminate in the last days (Clip 5).
Daniel 7: The Four Beasts as Empires
Les teaches that Daniel's four beasts are not animals but empires, and John uses the same language when describing the beast from the sea.
Attributes of Previous Empires in Revived Rome
The leopard, bear, and lion in Revelation 13:2 represent all the attributes of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece coming together in the revived Roman Empire.
All Attributes Headed Up in Final Empire
Les reiterates that every worthwhile element of the earlier empires will be present in the final empire, and Satan gives it its power.
Christ Strikes the Revived Roman Empire
Les explains that at Christ's coming He strikes the revived Roman Empire like the stone cut out without hands, crushing every remnant of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome.
John's Reverse Order of Empires
Les shows that John lists the beast's features in reverse order from Daniel—leopard (Greece), bear (Medo-Persia), lion (Babylon)—and that the dragon gives the Antichrist his throne and authority.
The Beast That Was, and Is Not, and Yet Is
Les identifies the beast of Revelation 17:8 as the Roman Empire that faded off the scene and will ascend from the bottomless pit, culminating in the ancient Roman system.
A Consortium of Nations Headed by the Antichrist
Les says the beast with seven heads and ten horns is a consortium of nations, an empire, headed up in the Antichrist, just as John described.
Same Context as Daniel 7
Les repeats that John sees the same beasts as Daniel—Greece as leopard, Medes as bear, Babylon as lion—confirming the revived Roman Empire context.
Revelation 13:1: 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.
This introduces the beast from the sea, the central image of Revelation 13.
Revelation 13:2: And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
This verse supplies the composite animal features that Les identifies with the earlier empires.
Daniel 7:2: Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Daniel's vision of the four beasts begins with the same sea imagery as Revelation 13.
Daniel 7:3: And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
This establishes the four-beast sequence that Revelation 13 echoes.
Daniel 7:4: The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
The lion is the first beast, which Les connects to Babylon.
Daniel 7:5: And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
The bear is the second beast, connected to Medo-Persia.
Daniel 7:6: After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
The leopard is the third beast, connected to Greece.
Daniel 7:7: After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
The fourth beast with ten horns is the one Les identifies as the revived Roman Empire.
Daniel 2:34: Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
This describes Christ's coming judgment against the feet of iron and clay, which Les says is the revived Roman Empire.
Revelation 17:8: The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Les uses this verse to show that the Roman Empire will be revived in the last days.
Les Feldick teaches that the beast is both. It is an empire—a consortium of nations—that is headed up in one man, the Antichrist. The dragon gives the beast his power, seat, and great authority (Clips 6, 7, 4).
According to Les, the Roman Empire is described as 'the beast that was, and is not, and yet is' (Revelation 17:8). It disappeared from the scene, but in the end times it will ascend out of the bottomless pit, restoring the ancient Roman political, economic, and religious system (Clip 5).
Les says the ten horns are part of the beast empire imagery—a consortium of nations. Daniel saw the fourth beast with ten horns, and John also sees the beast with seven heads and ten horns. This represents an end-times empire, not a literal animal (Clips 6, 7).
Les teaches that Christ will strike it as the stone cut out without hands from Daniel 2:34. The stone crushes the feet of iron and clay and every remaining trace of the earlier empires (Clip 3).
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