The Seven Heads

1998-11-22 01:07:00

A mountain symbolizes many things in various writings. The lifting up of consciousness is one common interpretation.

However on the basic level in Bible interpretation a mountain stands for a kingdom. Thus the "mountain of the Lord" is a symbol of the kingdom of God.

The fact that the beast has seven heads symbolizes seven world kingdoms from the viewpoint of the Biblical writers.

Glenys hit the nail on the head by naming six of the seven heads; they are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia (Includes the Medes), Greece and Rome. However, this is not new. Some astute Bible scholars have guessed that these may be six of the heads. Nevertheless Glenys is to be praised for digging it up. The seventh head is what baffles them. Many think the seventh head will be a great world dictatorship that will be controlled by the UN or something like that.

Actually the beast has never been without an active head. After the fall of Rome the seventh head became active, but instead of one kingdom representing a head the many authority figures of the world under numerous kingdoms became as one head and still is. This idea will seem very fitting as we continue.

Can you believe we are still on verse one?

Verse one continues by saying there are ten horns and ten crowns on the beast. What could they be?

Hint: These are prominent on the seventh head.