1. The Sand of the Sea: Position of moral separation from the tumultuous movements of the people.
Beast: Revived form of the Roman Empire (Dan. 7).
Sea: The turbulent mass of unsettled, unreclaimed nations in anarchy and confusion (Isa. 57:20).
Seven Heads: (See Rev. 12:3; 17:9).
Ten Horns: (See Rev. 12:3).
Ten Crowns [Diadems]: Kingly power in an incomplete form.
Names of Blasphemy: Open enmity to God and His Christ.
2. Leopard: Swiftness of conquest; cruelty (Jer. 5:6; Dan. 7:6; Hos. 13:7; Hab. 1:8).
Bear: Voracity; tenacity of grasp.
Lion: Ferocity; strength (Judg. 14:8). [The characteristic qualities of the Macedonian, the Persian, and the Babylonian Empires.]
3. Deadly Wound by a Sword: Political calamity inflicted by war.
8. Lamb’s Book of Life: Register of the elect (Rev. 3:5; 20:12).
11. Two Horned Beast: Imitator of Christ’s power as king and prophet, the same as the false prophet; the Antichrist (Dan. 7:8; 11:36; 2 Thess. 2).
Earth: The Roman earth, including those who dwell, or have their portion in it.
16. Mark in the Right Hand or on the Forehead: Public profession or appearance before men.