Revelation Chapter 13:1-4
A beast with seven heads rises from the sea;
It had the appearance of a leopard, a bear, and a lion;
One of its heads had a fatal wound.
The Beast from the Sea and the Beast from the Earth: The rise of two beasts symbolizes the oppressive powers that oppose God’s people during the end times, demanding worship and enforcing the mark of the beast.
A beast with seven heads rises from the sea;
It had the appearance of a leopard, a bear, and a lion;
One of its heads had a fatal wound.
The beast reviled God!
He exercised his authority for forty-two months.
The beast waged war on God’s people!
Another beast, from the earth;
With horns of a lamb, but spoke like the dragon;
It forced people to worship the first beast!
The mark of the beast;
Its number was 666!