the beast and them that worshipped his image.” Having been defeated, “they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone: and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth, and the birds were filled with their flesh.” The harlot, the beast, and the false prophet together with all of them associated with them are now defeated. The oppressive Roman ruler and the false religion associated with him are now