What Is the Scarlet-Colored Beast of Revelation Chapter 17?

The Scarlet-colored beast, described in Revelation chapter 17, is a symbol of the organization whose purpose is to reunite and represent the nations of the world.  It first existed as the League of Nations and is now known as the United Nations.

Keys to identifying the scarlet-colored beast

1. A political entity.  The scarlet-colored beast has "seven heads" that are said to represent "seven mountains" and seven kings," or ruling powers. ( Revelation 17:9, 10) Mountains and beasts are used in the Bible as symbols of governments. - JEREMIAH 51:24, 25; DANIEL 2:44, 45;7:17, 23.

2 A likeness of the worldwide political system.  The scarlet-colored beast resembles the seven-headed beast of Revelation  chapter 13, which represents the worldwide political system. Both beasts have seven heads, ten horns, and blasphemous names. (Revelation 13:1; 17:3)  These similarities are too striking to be a coincidence. The scarlet-colored beast is an image, or likeness, of the worldwide political system. - REVELATION 13:15.

3. Power from other rulerships.  The scarlet-colored beast "springs from," or owes its existence to, other ruling forces. - REVELATION 1711, 17.

4. Linked with religion.  Babylon the great, the world's collective body of false religions, sits on the scarlet-colored beast, showing that the beast is influenced by religious groups. - REVELATION 17:3-5. 

5. Dishonors God.  The beast if "full of blasphemous  names." - REVELATION 17:3. 

6. Temporarily inactive.  The scarlet-colored beast would be in "the abyss" or inactive, for a time but would rise again.  - REVELATION. 

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