... snake or sea monster and is a magnified version ofthe serpent in Genesis and also an image of Satan (Revelation 12: 3, 12: 4, 12: 7, 12: 9, 12: 13, 12: 16, 12: 17, 13 :2, 13.4, 16:13, 20 :2) . The beasts(therion) ... II Peter 2: 12) .There are deprecatory comparisons between evil humans and animals (Titus1: 12; II Peter 2: 22; Jude 10), and comparisons that show that some people“are like irrational animals, ... 10:3; John 10: 12; Matthew 7:15, 25 : 32 3), or by employing an ox and a donkey “unevenlyyoked” as a symbol of believers and unbelievers (cf. Deuteronomy 22 :10).THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE LAMB OF...