BEHOLD THE BEAST       home   |                                                      MIDDLE EAST MAPS Egypt Assyria Babylon Medo-Persia Greece Roman Empire - we can skip the Roman Empire because it was the "is" beast that ruled when John was writing the prophecy. Rev 17:11  And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Rev 17:10  And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. Islamic First Jihad Rev 17:11  And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Islamic Second Jihad FULL SIZE MAPS click maps for approximate sources