The Beast (Revelation) who were victorious over the beast by not being deceived, even though they lost their lives on Earth by his authority. The Beast from the sea also bears a name, but this name is not given anywhere in the book of Revelation. However, his name corresponds to a numerical value, that of the number 666 or 616. This number is associated with that of a man. The "mark" can be identified by either the beast's written name, or the numerical value of his name. Without this identification, one could not buy or sell. The beast and the false prophet gather
Historicist interpretations of the Book of Revelation Historicist interpretations of the Book of Revelation Historicism, a method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which associates biblical prophecies with actual historical events and identifies symbolic beings with historical persons or societies, has been applied to the Book of Revelation by many writers. The Historicist view follows a straight line of continuous fulfillment of prophecy which starts in Daniel's time and goes through John's writing of the Book of Revelation all the way to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. One of the most influential rhetorical aspects of the Protestant historicist paradigm was the speculation that the Pope could be