Michael McDonald (19 Apr 2006) http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2006/michaelm419.htm
"seven heads"I have seen a lot of theories on the 10 horns, but I was reading last night and noticed the dragon has seven heads, each with a crown? What are the seven heads? Please help.
-------------To: Michael McDonald, re: seven headsFrom: Marilyn AgeeHi:This is the way I understand it.Rev 12:3,4 says, "And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon (Satan), having seven heads (i.e., seven world empires that Satan has influenced) and ten horns (their power), and seven crowns (the leaders of the seven empires) upon his heads. And his tail (Satan himself when entered into the False Prophet) drew the third part of the stars of heaven (the fallen angels), and did cast them to the earth".Rev 17:8-14 says, "The beast (Satan) that thou sawest was (in Judas Iscariot), and is not (in man now); and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition (the son of perdition, the False Prophet): and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast (Satan) that was (in Judas, the only other son of perdition), and is not (in man now), and yet is (exists). And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains (empires), on which the woman (Mystery Religion of Babylon) sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen (the kings of Babel, Babylon II, Media-Persia, Greece, and Imperial Rome), and one is (at the time of the Rapture, Ecclesiastical Rome), and the other (the False Prophet, ruler of Babylon III) is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space (last half of the Tribulation is to be shortened). And the beast that was (Satan), and is not (in man now), even he is the eighth (the tail of the dragon, Satan, enters into the False Prophet), and is of the seven (influencing all seven world empire leaders), and goeth into perdition (the False Prophet). And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings (that will be over the 10 regions the Earth has already been divided into by those who want to bring about the One World Government), which have received no kingdom as yet (when the Rapture takes place); but receive power as kings one hour with the beast (Satan). These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb,! and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King o f kings: and they (the Bride of Christ that have just been raptured) that are with him (Christ) are called, and chosen, and faithful."Isa 9:14,15 says, "Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and TAIL, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable (head of Ecclesiastical Rome), he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the TAIL."
Agape, Marilyn Agee