On this web-site we have put up the audio for a previous work concerning what we call the "Unholy Trinity" and they are recommended listening for this essay. Also, please see the essay: "Third and Fifth Trumpets" for a background on the topic of the fallen angels. On those radio programs myself and Brooke Stant made it clear that the unholy trinity is made up of Satan, Apollo and Artemus. It is relevant because the "beast" described in various verses in Revelation IS actually Apollo, also known as Lucifer. Apollo is Lucifer. Satan is not Lucifer as most commentaries seem to indicate. Apollo is the beast that is being described in Revelation 13:1-2. Apollo is actually the beast not Satan.
Upon close scrutiny it would seem the Dragon (Satan) is never associated as being the "beast". In Revelation 12:3 we see the dragon as having Seven Heads and Ten Horns and it is assumed to be the same as the Beast with Seven Heads and Ten Horns in Rev. 13:1-2. But I do not think this is the case. In Rev 12:3 the Dragon has Seven Heads and Ten horns with seven crowns upon the heads. In Rev. 13:1 we see a beast that has Seven Heads and ten horns, but no indication of having Crowns on the heads. Instead this beast has Crowns that are upon the Horns and the Heads now have the "name of Blasphemy"!
From Revelation 12:9 we know for sure that the Dragon IS Satan. So there is a bit of a mystery going on with the subtle yet significant difference between Heads and Horns and Dragon and Beast as compared in Revelation 12:3 and 13:1. Of further note is that in Rev. 17:12 we see that the ten horns have "received no kingdom as yet". This would give the impression that these ten horns/kings have NO crowns. Is this a reference to the Dragon in Rev. 12:3? This is very complicated and takes time to unravel. Nonetheless if one looks closely, the Beast is never positively associated as being the Dragon. Another piece of evidence to underscore this fact is seen in Rev. 13:2 wherein the dragon is specifically seen as giving "HIS power, and his seat, and great authority" TO the seven head ten horned beast! A clear indication here that the Dragon and the beast are separate entities. It would appear that BOTH have some sort of "Seven Head Ten Horn" characteristic. So in Revelation 13:1-2 we see what appears to be some sort of power transfer going on from Dragon to Beast. This could be what Daniel refers to as "a diverse fourth kingdom" in chapter 7 of that book.
Apollo is also the beast in Revelation 17:8. Wherein is stated that the beast "was, and is not and is" and goeth into perdition. The Greek name for perdition is apoleia. In Rev. 9:11 the Greek for Apollyon is "destroyer" and the Greek word apoleia not only means perdition but also destruction as seen in Mathew 17:3. These are two interesting etymological references pointing to the identity of Apollo as the beast. Apollo seen as the eighth would be another topic; he being associated with the sun could indicate a period of seven or eight "suns". Considering that Apollo is the beast we can also make an association that the beast out of the bottomless pit that kills the two witnesses in Revelation 11:7 is also Apollo. Keep in mind that the King over the bottomless pit in Rev. 9:11 is Apollyon and he is called a Beast out of the bottomless pit in Revelation 11:7! Thus we start to see how this all makes sense and fits so well into other scriptures in seeing the beast as Apollo and not the Dragon.
Brooke Stant and I reference Artemis as being the "brother" of Apollo. Artemis IS the WHORE that rides the beast in Rev. 17:7! What I am describing here is that Artemis rides Apollo. So there is some sort of dysfunctional relationship between Apollo and Artemis to say the least! No wonder, as they are all fallen angels. This is most certainly not a Godly brotherly love! Consider also the following: The Ten Horned Apollo Beast carries the whore. Yet later we see in Revelation 17:16 that the 10 Kings (horns), which we now know are a construct of the Apollo Beast, HATE the whore and burn her with Fire. So in the end even these fallen angels turn on each other.
Artemis, Apollo, and Satan make up the fallen angel Unholy Trinity. It would appear they seem to be the "top" three of that dung heap as far as the fallen angel hierarchy goes. They are the top leaders of 144,000 fallen angels by this author’s reckoning. 144,000 fallen angels WHO HAVE BEEN REPLACED by a chosen group of 144,000 saints of the Most High God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. See various passages in Revelation for reference to the 144,000 saints of the most high God. THAT is where you should get your information on the 144,000 saints.
With this understanding of the Unholy Trinity and the identity of the beast we may now come to some groundbreaking conclusions. First, we have further evidence for this Unholy Trinity in Revelation 16:13 wherein it is stated: "And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet". This is very telling in light of our new understanding. Here we have the description of the Unholy Trinity! The Dragon, the beast and the False Prophet. The Dragon of course being Satan, the beast being Apollo and by simple process of elimination the False prophet being Artemis.
We are not saying that THE False Prophet that rises up will be the actuall entity Artemis. It is a bit unclear how this will play out. If there is a man (and I think there will be) who is the False Prophet then he would simply be filled totally with the spirit of Artemis. The same for the Anti-Christ, but this spirit here would be Apollo. I believe that eventually the Anti-Christ and False Prophet will be individual men, but what is MOST important for understanding is actually who is behind the whole thing. This really makes the rest of the puzzle fall into place. By this aforementioned process of elimination, in Rev. 16 we now see that Artemus is the spirit behind false prophets. We can see that this FEMALE TYPE Entity is the spirit behind all false churches! Hence, for example, MARY in the Catholic Church IS ARTEMIS. The spirit behind the mainstream Christian Churches is Artemis! It is this "female" entity that appears to be the driving spirit behind false doctrine; false doctrine such as an erroneous belief in the identity of the seven heads in Rev. 13:1. Satan and Artemis working closely together, to bring about the desired deception in the churches. The fallen angel Artemis is NOT necessarily a "woman". In other words the goddess deity is probably a "male" angel, but of course their fall has brought about all sorts of disgusting perversion. Artemis may simply now be some sort of ultimate "drag queen" as in the "queen of heaven" spoken of in Jeremiah chapters 7 and 44. Or Artemis could be in the submissive role to Satan and Apollo hence seen as a "woman/sister" to Apollo.
Artemis as THE goddess of the world is shown with absolute certainty in Acts 19:24-35 where Diana of Ephesus is ARTEMIS! The strong’s word here is number 735 and it is Artemis. The apostle is actually talking about this entity. Notice in these passages it is stated that the whole world whorships her. So "she" as a goddess type false prophet was working on a global scale back then!
In Revelation 13:11 we see another beast that comes up out of the earth having two horns. This would then be Artemis. Most see these verses as a description of the False Prophet. In the Old Testament there is an association with the goddess Ashteroth having two horns. This can be found in Genesis 14:5 where we read: "And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim". Here the phrase "Ashteroth Karnaim" is strong’s number 6255 and means Ashteroth of the double horns. In addition, in the audio we show that Ashteroth is also Artemis. So the goddess Artemis is seen as having two horns. Notice this beast in Revelation 13:11 has all the power of the first beast and is seen as working with the first beast. Again this is the Artemis, Apollo relationship.
As further evidence we go back to Acts 19 where we read that Artemis is worshipped by the whole world. Note here that the entire world did not simply call her Diana, they all have different names for the SAME goddess. Mary would be another common one by today’s vernacular. Artemis is also associated with the Crescent moon. Here we see the association of the goddess and false prophets in major religions of the world represented by the Crescent moon in one form or another. So we can conclude that when we read about these beasts in Revelation 13 that we are looking at Apollo and a second beast Artemis. The second beast works closely with the first beast. Obviously there are several other references to beasts in Revelation that are not associated with rebellious entities such as the beasts with the 24 elders and the beasts seen in Revelation 6.