I wonder if anyone, apart from the Almighty Himself who knows the identity of the Beast. Let's examine the possibilities by clicking on "Tracing the Beast."
The beast is the New World Order that will come to power under a global dictatorship. What most people dont look at, or remember, is that John said he saw a second beast (not the Dragon but a second beast) that excercises all the powers of the first beast that was before him. Now THAT, is very interesting.