- The Woman in the Wilderness
- The Remnant of Her Seed
- The Wilderness Beast
- It Speaks Like a Dragon
- The Woman in Distress
- Earthquake – The Big One
- John Saw America Divide
- Zechariah Saw North and South
- Ezekiel Saw Brother Fight Brother
- Three Unclean Spirits
- Where is New Jerusalem?
- The Earthquake in Revelation 12
- The Earthquake in Ezekiel 37
- The Earthquake in Revelation 16
- The Beast that Was
- The Beast with No Crowns
- Related Reading
The ten kings which though sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet.
Revelation 17:12
There is a beast in Revelation that appears three times. It has seven heads and ten horns. In chapter 12 it has crowns on its heads, in chapter 13 it has crowns on its horns but in chapter 17 it has no crowns at all. The distinction is subtle but it speaks volumes.
Remember, there are only seven beasts in the apocalypse. These three almost identical seven headed beasts represent the fourth, fifth and seventh (the eighth). They are Rome in three successive eras … the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire and the present revived Holy Roman Empire, the E.C.
The crowns on the seven heads of the fourth beast (Ch. 12) represent the imperial power of the Caesars. The crowns on the ten horns of the fifth beast (Ch. 13) under the little horn represent the Papal rule over the ten kings of Europe during the Holy Roman Empire. The eighth beast (Ch. 17) has no crowns on its thirteen horns, for in our age the monarchies of Europe have ended and America is a republic.
The French Revolution began a long process in which the kings of Europe were overthrown. It began dramatically with the beheading of the King and Queen of France. The Illuminati, Masonic pit beast seeks to overthrow all kings. This subterranean power continued to stir up discontent until 
another upheaval shook Europe in 1848.
But the earthquake that brought the end of the kingdoms in Europe was the first World War. The Kings of Prussia, Austria-Hungary and Russia were murdered or driven into exile. And the Ottoman Empire, long known as “the weak man of the East” finally came to an end.
The final blow to monarchy came in 1992 when the Queen of England gave up her sovereignty and became a mere citizen of Europe. The age of kings quietly ended and the age of socialism and the rule of the people arrived. But the hidden hand of an invisible government continued to shape events with world empire their goal.
The eighth beast is the sea, pit and land beast ….three beasts in one. The sea beast has ten horns and a little horn, the land beast has two horns but the pit beast has no horns. Unlike all the previous beasts, the pit beast has no visible head or sovereign.
A legion of writers have attempted to expose the shadowy figures that engineered the French Revolution. Conspiracy theories grew exponentially after 1992. Everyone seemed to know that the visible heads of government were mere puppets. And everyone had a different idea who was pulling the strings. It was a mystery…Mystery Babylon. The New World Order revived the Holy Roman Empire with its blue gold starred flag. The ten horns of the sea beast had now lost their crowns, but they agreed to give their power to the pit beast “one hour”. (Rev 17:12, 13)
The decline of kings didn’t begin with the French Revolution. This was just the final chapter of the story of the gentile world kingdoms from Daniel’s vision in Babylon. Nebuchadrezzar was an absolute monarch. But, the Persian kings had limitations. They could not rescind a law once written as Daniel discovered in the lions pit. The Greeks introduced a form of democracy with their city-states.
Rome had its Senate and the Holy Roman Empire was loosely governed by the church. The United States introduced republican government. The Illuminati, Masonic beast however has neither monarch nor a visible head. The people “rule” but they are subtly controlled by unseen masters of propaganda, deceit and financial intrigue.
Gold, silver, brass, iron and clay are the symbols of the empires which successively reigned since the fall of Jerusalem in 604 B.C. Each metal is less valuable than the one before. Babylon was the golden empire, Persia merely silver. The Bourbon dynasty was the “gilded” age. But the royal houses of Europe at the brink of World War I were said to be merely tinsel. They sparkled but had little worth.
The same metals that decline in splendor increase in strength. This final beast is the strongest but has the least sparkle. It will wage war against the remnant of the woman’s seed. (Rev17:14) But it will be destroyed by another object of less value and greater strength…a stone. That will usher in an eternal kingdom where even the streets will be of gold.