Hi Doug,
Actually, they are all crowned.
Rev. 12: 3. `a great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and seven diadems, (crowns) on his heads.`
I agree this is Satan revealing his great authority and power. The heads, (authority) are crowned symbolizing great authority.
Rev. 17: 3, 9 & 10. `scarlet beast......seven heads and ten horns...seven kings (thus crowned)...` This is Satan`s global government. The horns are crowned symbolizing Political power.
Rev. 13: 1 & 2. `beast...seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns.` Horns are crowned, symbolizing Political power. Satan`s GG.
Hi Marilyn,
But not at the same time.
They are all crowned or uncrowned depending on when that picture of the beast with the 7 heads and 10 crowns is at what place in history.
Revelation 17 beast picture is 1st century
Revelation 12 beast picture is with the full 7 years in that chapter (verses 6-17)
Revelation 13 beast picture is with only 42 months left in the 7 years
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Revelation 17 beast picture with no crowns signifies that the prophecy of the 7 kings in verse 17 is still not completely fulfilled. i.e. five fallen, one is, and the other (king 7) not yet come.
Nor are the ten horns with crowns. Nothing fulfilled in regards to them.
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Revelation 12 beast picture with crowns on the heads signifies that prophecy of the 7 kings is competely fulfilled right before entering the 7 years. Please look at the graphic below. I show "king 7" on the crown of one of the heads.
King 7 of the Julio-Claudian family bloodline will be the little horn person. No crowns on the 10 horns, because the little horn person has not yet become the beast at the beginning of the 7 years.
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Revelation 13 beast picture with crowns on the 10 horns signifies that the little horn person has become the beast. The 10 kings rule with the little horn for one hour (a figurative term ) i.e. the 42 months.
Because the little horn person king 7 is killed in the process of becoming the beast - that ends the prophecy of the 7 kings. So no crowns on the 7 heads.
On the graphic, I show all of the ten horns (with crowns) on the one head, with mouth of a lion, and the 666 number of his name, because the ten kings are associated with that one head - not the other six heads.