The book of Revelation can be down right scary. Am I right?! All of those dreadful beasts with multiple heads, and mixed up body parts. CA-REEEPY!

I just want you to know that if you’re waiting for these literal beasts to show up on the earth before you get right with God, it’s not going to happen. That’s because the books of Revelation, Daniel and Ezekiel  use IMAGERY. All of those freakish animals described in these books of the Bible represent NATIONS, WORLD SYSTEMS (Political, Financial, Religious) AND WORLD LEADERS.

As a young person, I was so turned off by politics. This is more than ironic, since I grew up in a political family. I was one of those young adults who couldn’t figure out why we couldn’t just all get along. Peace and Harmony…Ebony and Ivory, and all that. Not realizing that God is all up in politics.

“Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:” (Daniel 2:20-21)

Here is a short list of beasts/animals in the prophetic books of Daniel and Revelation, and what they represent:

DANIEL, CHAPTER SEVEN

• LION -Great Britain
• EAGLE’S WINGS -America
• LEOPARD -Germany
• BEAR -Russia

FOUR HORSEMEN of REVELATION, CHAPTER SIX

• White Horse -Catholicism
• Red Horse -Communism
• Black Horse -Capitalism 
• Pale Horse -Islamism (The original word is Chloros/Green.)

REVELATION, CHAPTER THIRTEEN

• BEAST WITH SEVEN HEADS AND TEN HORNS -The final World Government that will control the whole world just before Jesus returns. It will be a combined Political and Religious system. Under this world system, the Mark of the Beast will be required to participate in commerce.
• The ultimate leader of this system is also called the BEAST, and ANTICHRIST. The leader of the world religious system is called the FALSE PROPHET.

OTHER EXAMPLES OF IMAGERY

• SERPENT/DRAGON -Satan/Devil
• LAMB -We shouldn’t have any problem understanding that the LAMB represents our Savior, JESUS CHRIST, who came to be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.

Hopefully this list, even though it is not all inclusive, will help you to understand the prophetic books of the Bible better. Hopefully, it will help to alleviate some of your unnecessary fear. Hopefully, it will draw you into the Word of God more often, if you have been avoiding studying endtime events. Hopefully, this list will help you to understand the need to educate yourself on what is happening in the world around you. Hopefully, it will help you to realize that God is all up in politics, and we should be too.