The first beast is a political system which must be wounded before the second beast can take power. This "deadly wound" is spoken of in Revelation 13:3, and is going to be a wound to the political beast of this end time. The second beast is Satan, the false-christ, and his wounding will take place when Jesus Christ returns at the seventh trump.
Rev 13:1 "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy."
This beast that rose out of the peoples of the world, came from all the seven continents of the world and will come from seven entities of power and those men or entities of power will rule over this one world system. This one-world system will stand against that which we know to be true Christianity from God's Word. It will be against the teaching of Jesus Christ. This blasphemy will be world wide. This particular beast that rose from this “water” is not a entity/person, but it has many heads, or agencies, that will each govern their own area. This beast is a one-world political system that is already being formed today. This political beast will take in all seven continents of this world for the sole purpose of blaspheming and leading the people away from the true God.
Rev 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority."
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"Yes we will respectfully disagree" that the beast represents a "Political System'
The beast that rises out of the sea or multitudes of people will be a literal individual human man, and is described with (Personal Pronouns) He, His, Him
Revelation 13:1-8KJV
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon
his horns ten crowns, and upon
his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and
his feet were as the feet of a bear, and
his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave
him his power, and
his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of
his heads as it were wounded to death; and
his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with
him?
5 And there was given unto
him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto
him to continue forty and two months.
6 And
he opened
his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given unto
him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given
him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship
him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.