To be able to identify the image of the beast, we need first to identify the two-horned beast that helps in the formation of the image of the beast:
"And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he has two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 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... 14 ...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. 15 And he has 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. 16 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: 17 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 " Revelation 13:11-12, 14-17.

This two-horned beast has the following identification marks:
1. This beast came to existence around the time the papacy received its deadly wound in 1798, "another beast coming up" Rev. 13:11.
2. This beast came up out of the earth, as opposed to the first beast that came up out of the sea. If 'sea' represents many people and nations, then 'earth' represents a sparsely settled region. Thus, this nation would rise to prominence in a region of few inhabitants.
3. This beast has two lamb-like horns. According to the Bible, a horn represents power. "He had horns...and there was the hiding of his power" Habakkuk 3:4. Therefore, this nation has two separate powers, distinct from each other. Also, a lamb is a symbol of Christ; hence, we can deduce that this nation was founded on pure and noble Christian principles.
4. However, this beast speaks like a dragon; a nation 'speaks' through legislative and judicial authorities. The 'lamb-like horns' and 'dragon's voice' point a striking contrast between the peaceful professions and the practices of this nation. Dear reader again, we ask, which nation fulfils these identifying marks? There is but one answer: The United States of America.

1. USA came to existence around 1798: Only one nation was rising into existence at the time of the papacy's loss of power in 1798. This prophecy points directly to the United States. The USA was organized under the Constitution as a federal republic in 1787.
2. USA arose in a sparsely populated land: The USA grew not in the Old World which was crowded with its teeming multitudes, but in the New World, with its relatively few inhabitants.
3. USA has two separate powers founded on Christian principles: The USA has a unique form of government, where church and state enjoy liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. Because of this system of government, the USA is indeed a Republic (a kingdom without king) and Protestant (church without pope), with both powers completely separated. Also, her lamb-like qualities made the USA a refuge for the persecuted and oppressed of many nations.

"The Creator seeks your worship on His holy Sabbath day, and Satan, seeking to be like the Creator, wants your worship on his Sunday. Which will you choose?"

4. USA speaks like a dragon: The fundamental law of the USA written in its constitution guarantees individual liberty of conscience. Nothing is dearer or more fundamental. However, the USA has already begun and will soon fully repudiate every principle of its Constitution. And that which gives greater significance to this movement is the fact that the principal object is the enforcement of Sunday observance.
Such action will be directly contrary to the principles of this government, to the genius of its free institutions, to the Declaration of Independence, and to the Constitution. The Constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," and that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office of public trust under the United States."
The inconsistency of such action is no greater than is represented in the symbol. It is the beast with lamblike horns - in profession pure and harmless - that speaks as a dragon. Just observing what is occurring in the news and in the recent past will confirm this biblical description.

"And I strongly support the faith-based initiative that we're proposing, because I don't believe it violates the line between the separation of church and state, and I believe it's going to make America a better place." George W. Bush, making a muddled reference to the Establishment Clause, quoted from Conrad Goeringer, AANEWS #889 (February 28, 2001) from American Atheists. This statement attacks the Constitution's Bill of Rights that forbids our government "respecting an establishment of religion."

"Our priorities is our faith."
George W. Bush, Greensboro, North Carolina, October. 10, 2000, quoted from Jacob Weinberg, "The Complete Bushisms"

"The plain message conveyed by the new administration is that George W. Bush's America is a Christian nation and that non-Christians are welcome into the tent so long as they agree to accept their status as a tolerated minority rather than as fully equal citizens." Alan M. Dershowitz, in

"Bush Starts Off by Defying the Constitution," Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2001