Sea Beast of Revelation 13

John stood on the sand of the sea and watched it rise — a beast with seven heads, ten horns, and ten crowns, its body like a leopard, its feet like a bear, its mouth like a lion, the dragon's own authority given to it in full. This oil painting renders the sea beast of Revelation 13 with the full composite horror of its prophetic identity: seven snarling heads crowned with iron, leopard body crouching in the churning waves, emerging from the dark sea of peoples and nations that gave it birth. In SDA prophetic understanding this beast represents the papal system — Rome in its religious phase, drawing its power from the same empires Daniel saw rise and fall, exercising global influence in the final act of the Great Controversy. Download this high-resolution digital image for your Revelation 13 sermon series, Three Angels' Messages evangelistic presentation, mark of the beast study, or Great Controversy visual library.