Papal Notes - 1st & 2nd beast meet

 The head of the entity of the 1st beast (sea beast) of Revelation spoke to the leaders of the 2nd beast of Revelation (land beast).  Here is how the NYT reported it....
"WASHINGTON — Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, challenged Congress

and by extension the mightiest nation in the world on Thursday to break out of its cycle of paralysis and use its power to heal the “open wounds” of a planet torn by hatred, greed, poverty and pollution.Taking a rostrum never before occupied by the bishop of Rome, Francis issued a vigorous call to action to lawmakers who have spent years stalemated over major issues and even now are days away from a potential government shutdown in a dispute over the moral " boundaries of federal spending." NYT

SEA BEAST

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.

Revelation 13:1

(Later in Revelation it tells us that the water represents multitudes of people. Pagan Rome morphed into Papal Rome...the Little Horn of Daniel came up among 10 horns...the crowns represent the political powers of church & state that upheld Papal Power during the middle ages...and blasphemy is defined in Scripture as claiming 1) the power to forgive sins & 2) claiming to be God on earth. These two the Papal system claims openly.)

 LAND BEAST

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; 

and he had two horns like a lamb, 

and he spake as a dragon.

Revelation 13:11

(The land beast comes from the opposite of water---a lightly populated place to begin with...it's horns are lamblike...referring to religion...the 2 horns, without crowns, would indicate seperation of church & State as a secret to it's growth and success....but is powerful like a dragon...the U.S. only fits this role on the world stage) 

 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, 

and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast , 

Revelation 13:12