Morning musings: John mentions that the sixth ruler (“five have fallen, one is”) of the sea beast (gentile land/dynasty), which is also the fourth kingdom of Daniel (more powerful than the lion [babylon], bear [persia], and leopard [greece], which is also the city that sits on seven hills (Rome) which are also described as heads with blasphemous names (temple and statues to false gods) is currently ruling when he writes. The earth beast (Jewish land/dynasty) speaks like a dragon (the same power that sought to destroy the promised male child previously) and exercises the authority of the 1st beast (Rome). According to the text, Rome is over Judea when John writes this, and a #6 is over Rome. We must pay more attention to the Bible than commentators, especially misinterpreted ones.