I don’t have a rendition of the beast, but couldn’t the beast in
Revelation 13 also be the beast in Revelation17?
Basically. The visual representation changing from Revelation 17, back in John's day; to Revelation 12, the last 7 years before Jesus returns; to Revelation 13, the last 42 months before Jesus returns.
Here's my thinking.
The beast in Revelation 12 is red, and is said in the text to be that old serpent, called the Devil and Satan.
The beast in Revelation 17 is scarlet, another shade of red, so appears to be Satan as well.
In Revelation 17:7, there is the mystery of the beast (Satan).
8a was, is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit (not referring to Satan himself of course)
8b was, is not, yet is (again, not referring to Satan himself)
So what is the understanding of the mystery? 8a and 8b are two agents of Satan. 8a the original garden of Eden serpent who was used by Satan to tempt Adam and Eve into sin.
8b is the end times person, who the world will witness being killed, but comes back to life.
In Revelation 13, the one head that is mortally wounded but healed is the end times person of Revelation 17:8b. Upon coming back to life, that person will become possessed by the spirit of the original serpent agent of Satan, which will ascend out of the bottomless pit.
It seems to me the deadly wound is cause by those believers who have cast the mountain (head) into the sea. The deadly wound is healed for those who doubt and have unbelief.
Ezekiel 28:1-10 indicates that the person will be killed by strangers to him. Most likely, he will be assassinated.
More information in my post #20 in this thread -
the three functional roles