In the last two articles for this Newsbrief, I have explained Babylon the Great and why we have to have three incarnations before the Mission will manifest in full.  These are all revealed in The Revelation in the Bible, in chapters 13 through 19.  In these same chapters, it is revealed that the Dragon (Devil) will give its authority to the Beast.  In this article it revealed who/what is The Beast!

If you search for "Beast" in the Bible, you will find many references to this word.  However, most of them refer to beasts in the field.  Apparently the beast in these cases means domesticated animals (except fowl).  However, it is in Daniel that the Prophetic meaning of The Beast is Revealed.  There are four beasts that rise from the sea (Daniel 7:3).  It is the fourth beast that has ten horns, etc.

It is in Revelation chapter 13 that again a Beast is explained with the seven heads and ten horns.  The four beasts in the vision and dream of Daniel (mentioned above) are explained in our scripture THOTH (The Holiest Of The Holies) in the book Commentaries on Prophecies In Daniel..., starting at Tablet 3.  Now the question is: Who/what is the Beast mentioned in chapter 13 of The Revelation?
 

This Beast has seven heads and ten horns.  The seven heads are seven mountains:

Rev. 17:9  And here is the mind which hath wisdom.  The seven heads are seven mountains...

This Beast that has seven heads (which represent seven nations/governments, as this is what we consider mountain to mean) rises from the sea.  The four beasts in Daniel also rose from the sea!  How is it that these nations became famous and gained dominance, and symbolically rose from the sea?

Usually nations with dominance at sea are those who also can dominate other nations on land.  We can see that, especially in later centuries, all nations that became worldwide empires and either controlled vast territories or exploited other nations because of their presence in other parts of the world, have done this through their strong naval power.  That is why all these beasts (nations) rise from the sea.
 

The Dragon gives his power and authority to the Beast with the seven heads and ten horns:

Rev. 13:2  ...and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

The Beast will become the proxy power to represent and promote the Dragon (the Dragon itself was defeated in Heaven in Revelation 12).  The Dragon is the Devil.  The Devil deceives men, exploits them, dominates them, gathers all things for itself and has little or no desire to share and be just, etc.

So the Dragon is defeated (Revelation chapter 12).  It chooses the Beast (chapter 13) to represent it on earth.  The Beast has seven heads, symbolizing seven nations.  These nations gain their powers and dominance through strong naval and war machine capabilities.

Now we will go through each verse from chapters 13 through 19 in Revelation where the word "Beast" is referring to this Beast (and some related verses as well):
 

Rev. 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 Beast rises from the sea (like the ones in Daniel’s dream/vision).  It has seven heads, ten horns with crowns on them, and it is a blasphemy to God and His Servants.
 

Rev. 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.

The power behind this Beast is the Devil itself.  The Beast by itself has no power.  It is the Dragon (the Devil) that makes the Beast look powerful and dreadful.
 

Rev. 13:3  And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

One of his heads was crushed but it was healed.  Many people tried to crush this proxy of the Devil (wounded its head) but it was healed.
 

Rev. 13:4  And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?  who is able to make war with him?

The Beast becomes so powerful and attractive that most of the world worships it and cannot believe anything could be greater than this Beast.  It is also so powerful that no one believes it can be defeated!
 

Rev. 13:11  And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

In our first article on this topic (two Newsbriefs before this one) we identified this second beast as those nations that followed the Beast and became prosperous and an example for other nations to follow.  These nations ride on the back of the powerful Beast and prosper because of it.  That is why Babylon the Great, the woman who rides the Beast (with seven heads and ten horns) is identified as being this second beast.

We saw that the two horns could be interpreted as the two main islands of Japan, which became prosperous by denouncing their deep-rooted spiritual traditions and started to become a great example of following the business world and the world in Maya.

Notice that this beast does not come out of the sea.  It does not have great naval power and a strong army (at least not after it was defeated and these capabilities were taken away from it).  That is why it is clearly mentioned that it comes "out of the earth."  In fact it is protected by the Beast with seven heads and ten horns!
 

Rev. 13:12  And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

This second beast promotes the way of the first Beast ("exerciseth all the power of the first beast...") and all realize that if they want to be as prosperous as the second beast they have to also surrender to the first Beast (and in reality to the Dragon or Devil).
 

Rev. 13:14  And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

So this second beast becomes such a great example for the first Beast that everyone else wants to follow this beast.  However, if they want to be like this beast they also have to forsake their spiritual depth and become attached to this external world, like the two Beasts which follow the Dragon (Devil).  They have to make an image of the Beast (be like the Beast) and forsake what is Godly and Good!
 

Rev. 13:15  And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

If you do not worship the Beast (the representative of the Devil on earth) but are Godly and want to follow God and His Way, you will become an enemy of the Beast.  You will be eliminated, if it could!  Godly pursuits and beliefs are not appreciated.  Indeed whatever is Godly becomes bad (evil) and whatever is evil becomes good!
 

Rev. 13:17  And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Only the greedy, worldly, and egoistical, who put God out in all levels of their lives, can prosper and are accepted.  Others will struggle and will not prosper at all.  The salvation of those who do not want to follow the Beasts is to come together and create the Communities Of Light (COLs).  It is only then that they can come out of this world and so will be able to withstand the disasters coming to the Beasts!
 

Rev. 13:18  Here is wisdom.  Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

The number six is one before seven.  Seven is the number of God.  When a number is repeated three times it emphasizes the strength of that number.  That is why the true number of God is 777.  Six is the number right before seven.  Although it is close to seven, and might have some truth as seven, it is not quite seven.

In fact that is what the Devil is.  Although it might say a lot of truth, it does not reveal the Whole Truth.  So the number six is the number for the false prophets, the Beasts, the Dragon (Devil).  When it is used as 666, it surely is referring to the Devil and its cronies!

Again, only those who follow these Beasts and the Dragon will prosper (in a worldly sense).  Those who would not will suffer.
 

Rev. 14:9  And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

God forewarns everyone that people should not follow these Beasts and the Devil.  In the next verse it is revealed that those who follow the Beast will be the ones who will suffer greatly when the end time comes.
 

Rev. 14:11  And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

They shall continue to suffer and when the creation is ended there will be the torment, the gnashing of teeth, etc.
 

Rev. 15:2  And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

However, those who overcome will be with God (Bliss). 
 

Rev. 16:2  And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

Eventually God decides that enough is enough and the process of purification begins.  Those who will not listen to God have no choice any longer.  The punishment and great tribulation has started.  All have heard His Call and now have no excuse that they did not know this was coming.
 

Rev. 16:10  And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

In this stage more people realize who/what the Beast is.  The Beast loses its power and his kingdom starts to crumble ("his kingdom was full of darkness").  It is the beginning of the end.  The true face of the Beast will be revealed to more people and they will start leaving the Beast for God!
 

Rev. 16:13  And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

These agents of the Devil no longer can pretend to be good and holy.  They are exposed and all will see their filthiness, symbolized as "three unclean spirits like frogs come out of" them.  Again it becomes more and more clear that they are not friends of man.  Only God is man’s Friend.
 

Rev. 17:3  So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

So the woman, the one which prospers (the second beast) sits on the first Beast (with seven head and ten horns).  The second beast only prospers because it falls under the spell of Maya (the woman sits upon the Beast – Devil).
 

Rev. 17:7  And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel?  I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

So it is the Beast that carries the woman.  Again, those who use the Beast to prosper have no power of themselves but their power comes from the Beast.
 

Rev. 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.

Even the Beast is not real (is an illusion).  Although you might think it is, and it might seem so real, it "is not."  The Beast itself comes from "the bottomless pit."  It is a delusion (Maya) and it will lead to destruction (perdition).  Those who dwell on the earth (are in Maya) will wonder after it and will follow it.  However, they will never be satisfied as it is an illusion ("and is not," but to them "yet is")!
 

Rev. 17:9  And here is the mind which hath wisdom.  The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

So the seven heads, as we mentioned before, are seven mountains.  "Mountains" in our teachings are interpreted as governments and/or nations.  They follow Maya (the woman).
 

Rev. 17:10  And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

These kings (nations) will not continue to be as they are forever.  All of them, eventually, will fall.
 

Rev. 17:11  And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

There will be an eighth nation!  It joins these seven nations, explained above, but in the beginning it does not become a complete part of the seven ("and is not").  However, it will eventually become a full member and a part of them ("even he is the eighth").

There are seven nations (mountains), and then there is the eighth that is not quite one of them but eventually joins them completely.  When you compare these to the history of the G7 nations, there is a striking similarity.  The G7 group (in fact it was G6 but Canada joined them shortly afterwards) is the most powerful group of nations at this time (although China and its group are gaining ground).  They invited Russia to join them as an observer and then later on ignored it ("and is not"), but eventually made Russia a full member as number eight ("is the eighth").  The G7 then was called G8.

Add to this the ten horns, which are revealed in our teachings to be the first ten members of the EU (European Union), which came out of the industrialized nations (seven heads), and it seems we have found the Beast!
 

The Beast is: The philosophy that humans have been following for the last 12,000 years.  It is that: Whoever is more powerful and has greater armies and power should rule and exploit others on earth.  The Beast is the way of man.

The way of man has to go and be replaced with the Way of God.  That is the reason for all the Revelations, Prophets, Tribulations, etc.

The Way of God will be the end result for humanity.  The sooner humanity understands this, the sooner the Kingdom will come and the less the destruction will be!

Note: Although the G7/8 is presented as the Beast here, it is symbolic.  The Beast soon might be China and its allies, etc.  So the Beast is not really an entity, but the approach any entity takes toward others and God!  In fact anyone who dominates another entity through anything else but Spirit (has Spiritual dominance) is an agent of the Beast. Of course, if they choose to be Godly, then they no longer are the Beast!

 
Rev. 17:12  And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

Rev. 17:13  These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

As it has been explained all through our teachings, these ten horns are the first ten nations that formed the European Union (EU).  They "shall give their power and strength unto the beast."  They emerged from the Beast and are a part of it!

However, they do not quite become a nation (have received no kingdom) but they look like a nation for a short time (one hour).  They will not stay with the Beast for long.
 

Rev. 17:16  And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

These ten horns are also identified to be the same as the ten toes of the image in the dream of King Nebuchadnezzar.  As it was explained in the interpretation of the dream, the ten toes are made of iron and clay, which do not mix.  So these ten toes and ten horns are not completely for the Beast.  They, eventually, will hate the Beast and will go against Maya and its ways.
 

Rev. 17:17  For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

It is all God’s Doing ("put in their hearts"), and it all will be Fulfilled.  When, eventually, the Mission proves to be right, many will leave the Beast and Maya and will fulfill God’s Will!
 

Rev. 19:19  And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

However, the Beast and its followers will not give up easily.  They do not believe in God and His Words.  They will prepare to destroy the Truth that has been brought by He who sits on the White Horse, or Purity, and Reveals the Truth of God to man.
 

Rev. 19:20  And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.  These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Eventually the day of reckoning will come.  Maya and its allies will no longer have a place to hide.  They will be completely exposed.  Their days are numbered.  They will surely fall.  They will be taken away and will be no more.
 

Rev. 20:4  And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus [Messiah], and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Rev. 20:10  And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

It is then that even the Devil itself will also be defeated on earth (it has already been defeated in Heaven).  God’s Kingdom will come and His Will, will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
 

It seems like a situation with bleak predictions, struggles and destructions, etc.  Are these written in stone?  Is there a way we can change it and make it a more peaceful process?  Yes, we can, if humanity realizes that God already has sent the way out.  The Mission has all the answers for humanity to create a peaceful environment and the Kingdom of God on earth.

If we use the powers given to man for peaceful purposes, if we respect each individual on earth as a child of God, if we stop manipulating situations on earth and be honest and fair to everyone, if we follow the Eternal Divine Path, Fifteen Commandments, Thirty-Three Virtues, the Ways of God, etc., we can create the Kingdom and Peace on earth.

Some people say: There is not enough for everyone on earth to have a high standard of living.  Although that might be true to some extent, there is enough for everyone in space.  We can have infinite resources if we reach out to space and learn how to bring them to humanity (or humanity to them).

The West, especially the US, has to realize why this land was divided (at the time of Peleg).  If they repent and return to God and His Ways, as the people of Nineveh did when Jonah went to them, we will be able to convince the rest of humanity to follow.  We need to start somewhere, correctly, and expand it to cover the whole earth.  If we succeed, we can stop the destruction and what is explained above.  If we fail, then it is us who are responsible for what is coming.

We can resist God’s Will, but we cannot escape it!