The beast that comes out of the sea in Revelation 13 is the fourth kingdom that Daniel in Daniel 7, also saw coming out of the sea. The ten horns that Daniel saw in Daniel 7 on that beast kingdom are the same ten horns on the beast out of the sea kingdom in Revelation 13.
The mortally wounded but healed head of the seven heads on the beast out of the sea kingdom is the little horn person as he has become the beast-king, i.e. king of the Revelation 13 beast out of the sea kingdom.
The five evolving stages of the person....
the little horn (of Daniel 7, Daniel 8)
the prince that shall come (the Revelation 6:2 rider on the white horse messiah figure)
the Antichrist (the rider on the white horse given a crown - that as the king of Israel, perceived messiah)
the revealed man of sin (2Thessalonians2:4, killed for his audacious act, then comes back to life as >>>)
the beast-king (king of the Revelation 13 beast out of the sea kingdom)
There is a bit of ambiguity about Rev 13:3 about the mortal wounding of the beast. Is it just a man? Is it a man and a kingdom? Is it just a kingdom? Is there a resurrection? Or is there a deceitfulness to him not dying? The resurrection view leads to yours and similar views about his transformation. You should read other translations of that verse and see that it is not a clear cut view that he rises from death:
Revelation 13:3
BBE And I saw one of his heads as if it had been given a death-wound; and his death-wound was made well: and all the earth was wondering at the beast.
BSB One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
EasyEnglish Someone had cut one of the strange animal’s heads. They had cut the animal so badly that it seemed to have died. But the strange animal had become well again and it was alive. This surprised all the people who were living on the earth. As a result, they thought that the strange animal was very great. They were ready to obey what it said.
ISV One of the beast’s heads looked like it had sustained a mortal wound, but its fatal wound was healed. Rapt with amazement, the whole world followed the beast.
KJV And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
NET One of the beast’s heads appeared to have been killed, but the lethal wound had been healed. And the whole world followed the beast in amazement;
NHEB One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.
WEB One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.
There is no further need to "spin" the interpretation of Daniel 7. 4 kings rise from the earth. That is the interpretation. Rising from the earth does not need further interpretation. The interpretation of the great sea is not the Mediterranean Sea. It is interpreted to mean the earth, being spelled out in the given interpretation.
There is no evolvement here. There is a reason why another king rises after him. He has been defamed and disfigured. I believe he is the same as the idle shepherd in Zechariah 11, where it says,
Zec 11:16-17 KJV 16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. 17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Notice what it says. He shall lose his RIGHT arm and his RIGHT eye shall be completely darkened. The perfection of his immortality shall be permanently disfigured. It's no wonder that Jesus said that it is better to lose your right arm or your right eye, that to retain them to be cast into the lake of fire.
Where does the 2nd beast (from the earth) require of the world to receive the mark of the beast? In your RIGHT hand or your forehead. It is a tribute and oath of allegiance to the 1st beast, who suffered such horrible fate.
I used to have uncertainties about the"death" of the 1st beast. But no more. Since I have come to understand what the 7 thunders represent, I now know [without any doubts] that this first beast comes on the scene as an immortal with the opening of the 1st Seal. He is Gog. That is his new name. I could make a strong case that he is probably Mohammed. From Eze 38 it says that Gog is the chief prince of Meschech and Tubal. You can look look this up for yourself, history bears record that the chief diety of Mecca, when Mohammed conquered that city was Hubal. And what does Hubal look like? An archer with arrows...arrows of fate! Mohammed (aka Gog) was the chief Prince of Mecca and tubal/hubal. How do Muslims like to kill their enemies? By beheading with a sword.
Also to note: From Zech 5, we see that two women (representing 2 cities) carries away the lead ephah to the land of Shinar, ala Babylon. There is one ephah, but two women. I believe the lead ephah is the Kaaba stone of Mecca, (and Medina). It will be carried away to Babylon at the time of the 2nd beast rising from the earth. It is there that the temple of God is to be built, as an enshrinement to the relocated Kaaba stone. It is there that the man of sin is revealed when he sits in the temple [of God!] shewing himself that he is God. Enough said there. But too many doctrinal roadblocks stand in the way for people to understand what the seven thunders represent.
Be Blessed anyhow,
The PuP
