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

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Sources

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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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