I was just reading over Revelation and it occured to me that in the Bible, beast can mean a government and the Woman is the Church.

So if you look at it in this way. Satan would be the next Pope, Europe is the Beast and America is the False Prophet.

Europe is the Beast that recieved the deadly wound that was healed by America. Europe was broken up into Eastern and Western Europe and this was ended after the Cold War which we fought with Russia.

Now you have the European Union or the Revived Roman Empire.

America is now building an Image to the Beast (Europe) that had the deadly wound and was healed. This is why we are on a march to socialism.

This would mean that United States will bring about the Mark. The mark of the beast (europe) socialism. America will be a Government controlled society and we will eventually be chipped.

I'm just not sure if the chip will be world wide or just in America because America covers the rich, poor, free and bond.

When America is controlled than Europe will become very strong and the next Pope will be the one that was and then is not and now is again from the Abyss.

Its possible I guess, but I still prefer that the False Prophet and Antichrist [Beast] are actual humans, based on other descriptions given in other parts of the Bible. Such as "the lawless one" in 2 Thessalonians. I'll keep this in mind though the next time I read Revelation!

The woman though is definitely Israel. There are two reasons. It gives birth to a child who, according to Revelation 12.5, is going to rule the world. That is Christ. Then, the woman, in Revelation 12.6, flees to the wilderness. This is where Christ told the Jews to flee in Matthew 24-25 when the abomination of desolation is set up.

I don't believe there is any "prophecy" in the bible. There is no truth in it either. Nor compassion, nor morality, nor peace.

It is a book written by superstitious goat herders 2000 years ago, who thought the sun revolved around the earth, the sky was a solid dome above our heads, stars at night were windows in this big dome, and when it rained, angels were pouring water down from heaven.

The only thing the bible has to teach us is intolerance and bigotry, peppered with common sense "teachings" by the fictional character "Jesus" about how to live in a big society (IE, treat others how you would want to be treated. Don't resort to violence because violence leads to more violence) etc. You know, teachings that all people would be wise to listen to, but most of us already know.

When you read between the lines the beast is obviously the nest of ants in my driveway. That's my interpretation anyway. Why can't we all agree that "The Beast" is a fairytale. But it is funny hearing how the beast is something or someone new every other week.

Just so you know. The beast is dead. I killed it with boiling water.