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Dragons, Sea Monsters, and Some Very Strange Creatures... the Bible Has Many Fantastic Animals! Some of the creatures on this list are simply metaphors for spiritual concepts, but others could be real.
1. The Beast
Often associated with the Antichrist, the Beast is a symbolic creature from the book of Revelation. It rises from the sea, receives its power from the dragon (the devil), and sets out to conquer the world. The Beast has seven heads, ten horns, and is a mix of a leopard, a bear, and a lion (animals symbolizing power, strength, and agility).
Revelation also speaks of a second beast that rises from the earth and serves as a false prophet, leading people to worship the first beast. These beasts represent the worship of false gods, which is ultimately worship of the devil.
The dragonstood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
- Revelation 13:1-2
2. The Locusts from the Abyss
These are other fantastic creatures from the book of Revelation, symbolizing punishment for those who live in sin. In the end times, the locusts come out of the Abyss to torment those who do not follow Jesus. They don’t kill, but they cause such suffering that people wish they could die.
In the description in Revelation, these locusts resemble warhorses, with human-like faces, long hair, and crowns on their heads. They are terrifying creatures, with lion’s teeth, tough armor, powerful wings, and tails like scorpions that sting. They have very little in common with typical locusts!
When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth.
- Revelation 9:2-3
3. Leviathan
Leviathan is a sea monster described in detail in the book of Job. Huge, untamable, and incredibly strong, this fantastic creature has scales like shields, churns the sea as it moves, and breathes fire from its mouth. No one dares to play with it!
Some translations interpret Leviathan as a crocodile, but that doesn’t quite fit the description in Job. A sea dragon? Perhaps. Whether it’s a real creature or a metaphor is widely debated. There are many fantastic sea creatures down below.
It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment. It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had white hair. Nothing on earth is its equal a creature without fear.
- Job 41:31-33
4. Behemoth
Mentioned only once in the Bible, in the book of Job, Behemoth is a large and powerful herbivorous animal that lives by the river. It is so enormous that even a strong current of the river does not bother it, but Behemoth does not typically attack other animals. Nevertheless, attacking a Behemoth is not a wise idea because it is a powerful creature.
Behemoth might be an ancient name for an animal with similar characteristics, such as a hippopotamus or an elephant. Some people speculate it could even be a dinosaur. We may never know for sure what it signifies, but it serves as yet another testament to God’s creative power, having made so many fantastic animals.
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly! Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
- Job 40:15-17
5. The Nephilim
Some translations render the Hebrew term "nephilim" as "giants," which appears in this verse from Genesis. Scholars believe this Hebrew word may mean "to fall." Thus, these valiant, strong, and powerful men were likely tall and wicked (with a fallen nature) who subjugated others with violence and tyranny.
However, there is much speculation surrounding this figure. A well-known controversy is that the Nephilim were the result of the union between the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men." Through this passage and other Jewish (non-biblical) records, some authors believe these sons of God were "fallen angels." In this mythical perspective, since they were not human, the Nephilim were seen as very different, regarded as giants or a kind of semi-god.
However, this interpretation does not have strong biblical support, as angels are not like humans (corporeal and sexual). A more plausible interpretation is that they were the offspring of the intermingling of the lineages of Seth and Cain.
In addition to the Nephilim, the Bible also mentions the Rephaites and Anakites as giants (tall, strong, and powerful men), but nowhere does it state that these were fantastic beings or the offspring of angels. This can be seen in texts such as Numbers 13:33, Joshua 11, and Deuteronomy 2:20-21, for example.
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days - and also afterward - when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 6:4
(That too was considered a land of the Rephaites, who used to live there; but the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. They were a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites. The Lord destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place.
- Deuteronomy 2:20-21
6. The Seven-Headed Dragon
In the Bible, the dragon represents Satan, resembling a serpent and possessing great destructive power. In the book of Revelation, Satan is depicted as a seven-headed, ten-horned dragon who pursues the followers of Jesus and seeks to destroy them.
There is a war in heaven, and the dragon is cast down to earth, where it seeks to cause great destruction because it knows its time is short. When Jesus returns, the dragon is bound and ultimately thrown into the lake of fire for eternity.
Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down - that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- Revelation 12:7-9
ATTENTION: The images in this article are for illustrative purposes only. Some of these beings may be purely metaphorical.
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