Now you know what was SIGNnified to John by God, not METAPHORized to John by God.Yes, the beast is a man (antichrist denotes a man who has been against Christ for almost 2500 years) is what I am trying to tell you.
The beast out of the sea (humanity) is a man, the false prophet. The beast out of the land, earth, from under the earth, Satan is the other beast.
Revelation 1:1 King James Version (KJV)
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
A street sign, business sign, etc., is not a metaphor.