Next, another beast comes out of the Earth. This one has two horns like the Lamb, but sounds an awful lot like the Dragon. The Earth Beast is kind of like the right-hand creature of the Sea Beast—it makes everyone worship the Sea Beast. (Dragon, Earth Beast, Sea Beast.. all bad news.. working with Satan of course.) It tries to get you to turn your back on God. But don't do it. John gives us one final bit of info about this Beast—you can find out its true identity by knowing its number—666. Actually, this Beast probably represents the priests of Roman religion who supported the Emperors and increased the pressure on Christians to take part in the official religion of the Empire.
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