1. Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature
... the intellect; The name Leviathan, he says, is derived from meaning " to or join," "to unite" with God.10 In Revelation, there is reference to two monsters: "The Great Dragon," (Revelation 12:9) who clearly represents "the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world." (Revelation 12:9) The second monster, or beast, seems to be a reference to ... political climate within which Revelation was being written.11 John writes "and I saw a beast...having ten horns, seven heads...ten diadems, and upon his head names of blasphemy...the dragon (Satan) gave his authority to the beast..." (Reve...
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