The beast who shall ascend from the bottomless pit in Revelation 17:8 & 9:2, is the same beast who shall rise from the sea in Revelation 13:1. As such we then recognize these metaphors for something that will bring about the rise of the beast, and have the whole world worshipping the beast (Revelation 13:4).
Revelation 17:8 [FONT="]The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: 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 that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 9:[/FONT]2 [FONT="]And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace[/FONT][FONT="]; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 13:1 [/FONT][FONT="]And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?[/FONT]
Revelation 17:8 [FONT="]The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: 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 that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 9:[/FONT]2 [FONT="]And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace[/FONT][FONT="]; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 13:1 [/FONT][FONT="]And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?[/FONT]