second Beast
demonic earth Christian single tradition · 1
The second Beast cannot appear together with the first Beast as a power demanding worship, so it is portrayed as the false prophet who seduces the inhabitants of the earth to worship the first Beast. It is linked to Roman provincial priesthood.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Derived from Revelation passages distinguishing two beasts.
Relationships
- manifests as
- false prophet
- parent of
- false prophet
- co occurs with
- Nero, Antichrist, Beliar, first Beast
Mentioned by
Sources
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Since this second Beast could not appear along with the first as a power demanding worship and directly playing the part of Antichrist, he made out of him the false prophet”
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