Reference

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.
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.

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.

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.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Symbolic / Figurative Language
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

The Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13)
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

The Scarlet Beast (Revelation 17)
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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Daniel's Four Beasts
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

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Symbolic / Figurative Language

There is no credible argument against this verse being an example of symbolic/figurative language. The description of a beast rising from the sea with multiple heads, horns, and crowns is inherently non-literal and clearly points to a symbolic representation within a prophetic context.

The Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13)

While the verse describes a beast rising from the sea with seven heads and ten horns, it does not explicitly mention the leopard body, bear feet, lion mouth, or the 42 months of authority, which are part of the theme's definition.

The Beast from the Earth / False Prophet

This verse describes a beast rising *out of the sea* with seven heads and ten horns, which is distinct from the "Beast from the Earth" described in the theme definition. The characteristics of the beast in this verse (seven heads, ten horns, crowns on horns, name of blasphemy on heads) do not align with the "lamb-like horns, dragon voice" description of the False Prophet.

The Scarlet Beast (Revelation 17)

This verse describes a beast rising from the sea, while the theme definition refers to a beast that a woman rides, which is not mentioned here. Furthermore, the specific characteristics of "was, and is not, and yet is" are absent from this verse.