So, in a man there can be two beasts: the instinct of the desire for prosperity and the instinct for following the tradition.
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
(Matthew 15:1,2)

παράδοσιν
παράδοσις
π = 80
α = 1
ρ = 100
α = 1
δ = 4
ο = 70
σ = 200
ι = 10
ς = 200
________________
παράδοσις = 666
That is, the first beast has the name Prosperity (or Welth) is the entire world civilization, from ancient Sumerians to our days. This "beast" is the bestial instinct of homo sapiens, uniting them in the empire, and ultimately uniting mankind in a single Civilization. This beast appears from the sea, that is, from the world.
The second beast appears from the earth, that is, from the flesh, from the carnal religion. It is interesting that in the entire New Testament there are only two words for which the sum of the letters is 666: ευπορια (5 + 400 + 80 + 70 + 100 +10 + 1) = 666 and παράδοσις = 666.
Obviously, this is the names of two "beasts" from the 13th chapter of Revelation. The animal instinct of the pursuit of prosperity, the pursuit of wealth, and the same animal instinct for following the common tradition (religions).
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.
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, whose deadly wound was healed.
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.
(Revelation 13:11-18)
I think you understand that the "image of the beast" is the Antichrist. It makes no difference who he is - the emperor, the Pope, or the president of the United States.
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
(Matthew 15:1,2)

παράδοσιν
παράδοσις
π = 80
α = 1
ρ = 100
α = 1
δ = 4
ο = 70
σ = 200
ι = 10
ς = 200
________________
παράδοσις = 666
That is, the first beast has the name Prosperity (or Welth) is the entire world civilization, from ancient Sumerians to our days. This "beast" is the bestial instinct of homo sapiens, uniting them in the empire, and ultimately uniting mankind in a single Civilization. This beast appears from the sea, that is, from the world.
The second beast appears from the earth, that is, from the flesh, from the carnal religion. It is interesting that in the entire New Testament there are only two words for which the sum of the letters is 666: ευπορια (5 + 400 + 80 + 70 + 100 +10 + 1) = 666 and παράδοσις = 666.
Obviously, this is the names of two "beasts" from the 13th chapter of Revelation. The animal instinct of the pursuit of prosperity, the pursuit of wealth, and the same animal instinct for following the common tradition (religions).
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.
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, whose deadly wound was healed.
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.
(Revelation 13:11-18)
I think you understand that the "image of the beast" is the Antichrist. It makes no difference who he is - the emperor, the Pope, or the president of the United States.