Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.” (11:15) The use of contrastive dualism between the beast and the Lamb is apparent in the description of the beast in Revelation 13. A first reading will likely alert most readers that the beast is the enemy of God’s people. A more careful look at the beast, however, reveals that he is presented