By Maria Merola אריאל © Copyright Double Portion Inheritance, August 2002-2023
What is meant by the prophecy in Revelation 17:10-11 of “THE BEAST THAT WAS, AND IS NOT & YET IS?”
We have often heard it said that “history repeats itself.” In the case of biblical prophecy, there can be at least two or three repeated fulfilments of the same prophecy.
Papal Rome ruled over Europe from 313 A.D. (under Roman Emperor Constantine) until 1798 when Napoleon ended the Papal Rule over Europe.
The seven heads on the beast are seven mountains upon which the woman sits (Revelation 17:9).
While this prophecy pertains to the seven hills surrounding the Vatican, it also has a secondary interpretation pertaining to the G-7 Nations, not to be confused with the Ten Horns on the Beast.
I have observed, that often-times prophecy has more than one layer of fulfillment. As an example, the prophecies concerning the Beast, apply to the empire itself, but also to the individual leader who rules over the empire.
In the contemporary understanding of this prophecy, we can interpret this to mean that President Trump WAS the United States President in 2017, but then he WAS NOT the United States President in 2021. And now, he YET IS the United States President in 2025.
President Trump has famously used both the Lion & the Eagle to symbolize himself on his NFT Cards.
We can see that Trump has arisen from the ashes of what seemed to be death to his political career following three Impeachment attempts, as well as many Indictments that threatened to place him in prison.
However, in 1929, Mussolini restored the Papal Rule over Europe. In 1933, Pope Pius XII signed the Reichskonkdordat Act with Hitler, and that gave Hitler permission to invade TEN EUROPEAN NATIONS, which are described in prophecy as TEN HORNS ON THE BEAST.
Thus, Papal Rome WAS from 313 A.D. Then it WAS NOT in 1798 A.D. And then it YET IS since 1929.
But this prophecy in Revelation 17:11 & Daniel 7-8 also applies to the FOUR ROMAN EMPIRES OF HISTORY as follows:
Here are the FOUR ROMAN EMPIRE BEASTS of Daniel 7-8:
*1st Reich - Imperial Rome ruled by the Caesars (31 B.C. - 476 A.D.).
*Explanation: The Roman Empire used the Eagle as it’s symbol, just as the United States does today.
*2nd Reich - Papal Rome ruled by Constantine in the 4th Century, and successive Popes as the Holy Roman Empire (313 A.D. - 1806 A.D.).
*Explanation: Nazi Germany also used the Eagle as it’s symbol, just as Imperial Rome, and the United States does today. Nazi Germany also had a war tank named “the leopard.” The leopard was also the symbol for Alexander the Great during his conquest for the Grecian Empire.
*3rd Reich - Nazi Germany commissioned by Pope Pius VII in 1933 under the Reichskonkordat Act (1933 A.D. - 1945 A.D.).
*4th Reich - The United States of America taking over the entire world under President Trump.
There are also FOUR ANCIENT EMPIRES OF HISTORY found in Daniel chapter 2:31-43:
1.) Babylon.
2.) Medo-Persia.
3.) Greece.
4.) Rome.
But there are also FOUR MODERN EMPIRES OF HISTORY found in Daniel 7:2-8:
1.) The British Empire & America as the lion with two eagle’s wings plucked.
2.) The Bear as the USSR with the three ribs as Soviet Satellite States.
3.) The Leopard with four heads & four wings, as Nazi Germany's Ten European Nations, which were divided to four nations after WW2 (England, Russia, France & USA).
4.) The Diverse Beast is the United States of America, which will soon become the 4th Reich of the Roman Empire.
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Revelation 17:8 THE BEAST [EMPIRE] that you saw WAS, AND IS NOT, AND SHALL ACSEND out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold THE BEAST [EMPIRE] THAT WAS, AND IS NOT, AND YET IS.
Revelation 17:11 And THE BEAST [EMPIRE] THAT WAS, AND IS NOT, EVEN HE IS THE EIGHTH, AND IS OF THE SEVEN, and goes into perdition.
The term “Beast” in Daniel chapter 7 refers to “Empires,” not merely individual nations.
The Ancient Roman Empire (ruled by the Caesars) was not limited to the geographic location of Rome.
It encompassed 25 conquered nations, which are as follows:
Austria, Italy, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Monaco, Slovenia, Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Greece, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Serbia, Egypt, Gaul.
Therefore, when people make the claim that Daniel 7:24-25 is speaking of Rome, that is not entirely accurate. The Imperial Roman Empire consisted of 25 nations!
After Imperial Rome fell, there was “Papal Rome,” ruled by the Roman Emperor Constantine, who was the first official Pope, giving himself the title “Summus Pontifex Maximus,” which means “The Supreme & Ultimate Bridge.”
Papal Rome encompassed these 13 nations:
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, much of Italy, and parts of France, Denmark, and Poland.
After Papal Rome fell in 1798 under Napoleon, Papal Rome was revived again in 1929 with Mussolini’s Lateran Treaty. Soon after that, Pope Pius XII signed the Reichskonkordat Act with Hitler in 1933.
Germany defeated and occupied Poland (attacked in September 1939), Denmark (April 1940), Norway (April 1940), Belgium (May 1940), the Netherlands (May 1940), Luxembourg (May 1940), France (May 1940), Yugoslavia (April 1941), and Greece (April 1941).
THE LITTLE HORN of Daniel 7 & 8 is the leader of the 4th Reich of the Holy Roman Empire, which is the United States of America!
This is the FINAL END-TIME BEAST aka “THE EIGHTH KING” of Revelation 17:11:
The Eight Kings/Empires of Revelation 17:10-11 are as follows:
1.) Egypt (2,768 years).
2.) Assyria (756 years).
3.) Babylon (299 years).
4.) Medo-Persia (66 years).
5.) Greece (290 years).
6.) Imperial & Papal Rome - (1,842 years).
7.) British Empire - Continues a short space (108 years).
8.) United States of America - 1945- to present under Yalta Agreement.
And finally, the prophecy of Revelation 17:10-11 can also apply to the Popes since Mussolini restored the deadly wound of the Papal Power in Europe in 1929. Since 1929, Pope Francis is the 8th Pope/King of history.
However, I have a hunch that Pope Francis could end up being disqualified as the 8th Pope since 1929 because of his crimes against children will be discovered. As you can see from the illustration below, Pope Francis often displays the official Pedophile Symbol on his garments, showing us exactly what he is.
Some have postulated that Pope John Paul II will be cloned or supposedly resurrected or brought back from his cryogenically frozen state and will rule again as the 8th Pope. This would seem to fulfill the prophecy that he is “the eighth, who is from one of the former seven.” In other words, although he was previously the sixth pope, but he could rule again as the eighth pope.
Although it was Pope John Paul II, who gave Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislain Maxwell a special blessing, it has been rumored that Pope Francis was close friends with Jeffrey Epstein, and he was often seen coming from Epstein's mansion in Manhattan, New York.
Revelation 17:11 And THE BEAST [EMPIRE] THAT WAS, AND IS NOT, EVEN HE IS THE EIGHTH, and IS OF THE SEVEN, and goes into perdition.
Daniel 7:23 Thus he said, THE FOURTH BEAST [EMPIRE] shall be THE FOURTH KINGDOM [EMPIRE] upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and SHALL DEVOUR THE WHOLE EARTH, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
As a side note, did you know that the United States of America became a WORLD SUPERPOWER IN 1945 UNDER THE YALTA AGREEMENT?
Did you also know that the United States has around 750 military bases in more than 80 countries? This makes the U.S. the country with the most overseas military bases in the world!
The term BRIC was first used by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill to describe the four economies that could dominate the global economy by 2050.
South Africa joined the BRICS group in December 2010.
In 2024, the BRICS group expanded to include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt & Ethiopia have now joined the BRICS group.
The TEN BRICS Nations stand for the acronym: Brazil, Russia, Iran, China & South Africa. However, there are now 5 more nations that have been added to the original 5.
I expect that the TEN BRICS NATIONS will soon expand to the ENTIRE WORLD under Trump!
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The Greek word for “mountains” in Revelation 17:9 is “oros,” which means “elevation.” There are seven continents in the world, which are also “elevations.”
To learn more, see my blog: Who is Mystery Babylon?
In summary, we can see that prophecy has many layers of fulfillment, because our Creator, YaHuWaH, is THE ONE WHO WAS, and WHO IS, and WHO IS TO COME!
If YaHuWaH exists in all dimensions of time (past, present and future), we cannot limit prophecy to only one fulfillment in history.