The final beast is gonna be a global empire that controls the global population through the Babylonian system. Iran may be making troubles at the front line, but the scale of this beast's assault against Israel and humanity at large is far beyond Iran's capacity.
The 4th and final beast system is in place now, and people do not even know it.
The 7 headed Red Dragon represents Satan, aka the Old Serpent aka the Devil aka Leviathan. He is a spirit that works in the children of disobedience, which are the children of the flesh.
Ephesians 2:2
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that now worketh
in the children of disobedience:
The body of the beast is made up of many members, just as the body of Christ is also made up of many members. But both bodies are influenced by a single spirit. The body of Christ is influenced by God’s Holy Spirit.
The children of the flesh worship the Red Dragon and the image of the beast ( image of man) by serving sin, and they are marked by sin( mark of the beast). They are influenced by
the spirit of the Prince of this world, which is the spirit of the Devil, aka Satan, aka the Old Serpent, aka Leviathan.
Psalm 104:26
There go the ships: there is that
leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Psalm 74:14
Thou brakest
the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Revelation 12:3
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a
great red dragon, having sevenheads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish
leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay
the dragon that is in the sea.
Revelation 12:9
And
the great dragon was cast out, that oldserpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
It is
the spirit of the Devil working in the children of the flesh that has empowered many men, in many nations, who are like natural brute beasts.
Revelation 13:2
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and
the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Revelation 20:2
And he laid hold on
the dragon, that oldserpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
The problem with many a man’s interpretation, is they cannot discern
the spiritual things from the natural.
They think our battle is against flesh and blood men. But it is
the spirit of the Devil ( and spirits of devils) working
in mankind that is causing all the wickedness we see in the world today.