Just as the Beast of the Sea personified an individual, the Beast from the Earth personified another evil human being. This is a
distinction from the beast from the Abyss, which is an evil fallen angel, and who is responsible for killing the Two Witnesses
(Rev 11:7).
This individual, described as having two horns as a lamb and spoke as a dragon, presumably was a male who spoke
like Satan (Rev 13:11).
He has the authority to make the whole earth worship the Antichrist
(Rev 13:12).
With the intent to deceive, he performs miracles to encourage the worship of the Antichrist including the making
of Antichrist idols (Rev 13:14-15).
Anyone who did not worship the Antichrist or his image was killed (Rev 13:15).
In order to participate in any aspect of the economy, everyone in the whole wide world had to have the mark of
the Antichrist or his number 666 on their right hand or forehead (Rev 13:16-18).
The apostle John does not say when the Beast from the Earth arrives nor the duration of his influence. Although he was introduced
as the Beast from the Earth, the apostle later identified him as the False Prophet which described the role and relationship he had
with the Antichrist (Rev 16:13; 19:20;
20:10).