Talk:Biblical Studies/New Testament Commentaries/Revelation/Chapter 13

Chapter 13 introduces one of the most talked about characters in the Book of Revelation, the beast. Throughout history religious scholars have tried to uncover who the beast is. Some scholars believe that John was referring to Nero. This seems logical because of the fact that John would not have been the only early Christian that called Nero the antichrist. A few other Christian writers in this time had made the same notion about Nero.

A few people have been seen as the antichrist during their lifetime, one of the more recent being Hitler. After Hitler’s death this claim started to diminish. This raises the question of whether the Beast is a certain individual that will come at the end of time or is it rather a broad description of people who do evil/anti-Christian things. This is up for your own interpretation, but please feel free to comment on the issue.