There is a verse which makes the meanings of these "heads" appear clear as day:
Revelation 17:18 "And the woman (or whore) which thou saweth is THAT GREAT CITY, WHICH REIGNETH OVER THE KINGS of the earth."
There was indeed an empire named after that great city. There is indeed an establishment treaty, which led to a conglomeration of former Roman lands, and this all began in that city. There is also a religion named after that city. The church of this city will "ride" the political system established at this city, which happens today. What other system do we have today with that kind of set-up? What other empire appears to have been, in this way, "revived?" We begin to follow the "beast" when we begin to follow societal, political and belief changes, changes in policies and practices, that come from the leaders of this location: this European Subcontinent.
According to ancient tradition, the "torch" of Roman influence was passed on, from Babylon, all the way to its present authority. Nimrod, according to ancient sources, wore "magical" clothes. These were said to be the clothes of Adam, passed down through the generations, eventually ending up in the hands of Nimrod. Whenever Adam wore these clothes, all the wild animals around him would postrate themselves to him, in obedience. When Nimrod, as well, wore these clothes, the animals of the day would do the same things: that is probably one reason he because such a hunter, and conquored wild animals so easily. Apparently, it had the same affect on humans of the day.
We already know that Semiramis "took over the reigns" after the time that Nimrod and his empire was devastated. One day, her son, the "re-born" Nimrod, was hunting with the clothes of Adam. Jacob's brother, Esau, ambushed and killed the "reincarnated" Nimrod. Having known about the magic clothes, he stole them off of pseudo-Nimrod's body, and took them for his own. Esau was Jacob (or Israel's) twin brother, who, being exhaused from running all the way back home after his murderous act, sold Jacob his birthright for a pot of beans. This set up a sibling rivarly unlike the world had ever seen. Esau's descendents would go on to form the Edomites, which would eventually form into a major empire: the empire of Rome!
It all makes sense, when you think of this rivarly on a large scale. That's why God hated Esau. Israel and Rome will always be at odds for this very reason: their origins. Esau, probably, had control of the clothes of Adam, and passed it on through his generations. You ever wonder why Rome has such a dominating hold, or majesty, over the world? Why are so many people attracted to the influences of this city? This could be the reason. Beyond the political, religious and cultural influences that originated in Babylon, and passed on to Rome, we now have an actual "torch" of Babylon's political dominance (the clothes), first used by Nimrod, which also may had probably passed on to Rome.
What about the rest of these influences of "the days of Noah" on our world? The Kenites, as we recall from Cain, were his post-flood descendents. As we see, in the book of Deuteronomy, they were said to have slowly assimilated into the priestly duties of the children of Israel. It was the legacy of these priests, around the time of Jesus, who were responsible for corrupting the people, to have him crucified on the cross. This is what truly fulfilled the prophecy of Genesis 3:15: the seed of the serpent would bruise the heel of this seed of Eve (the religious leaders would have Jesus crucified, but he would rise again, on the third day, and bruise the head of what the serpent of their ancestors brought: death).
Others were involved in immoral and sacrilegious practices before the flood. Although the giants of the pre-flood world were eliminated from the world by Joshua, and other people, soon after the flood, we have influences on our culture that were first practiced by them, as in ancient cities such as Sodom and Gomorrah, for example.
The varieties of changes in culture and religion in our world may have been passed on through the Beasts (Chay) of the Earth, the Fowl (Owph) of the Air, the Creeping Thing (Remes) that Creepeth and the Adamites; those who collectively rebelled at the Tower of Babel, and had brought with them their own religion and influences over the world. The ways of Noah's day are truly coming back to us, into our society, in much the same ways as before, just as Jesus predicted, in many cultural, political and religious ways. There is so much more on this in my upcoming book, which takes a good, hard look at the "parallels" of these two ages. For now, however, we are told what all of these influences, today, have its origins in:
Revelation 17:5 "And upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
Now, we know the origins of the problems and tribulations that face our world, and what will be the "parallel" power to come. We know how Babylon stole the concept of Genesis 3:15 ("it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel"), which was the prophecy of Jesus' eventual coming and sacrificing himself for our sins. We know how it was replaced by Nimrod's supposed "martyr." This clearly is why the "beast" of our end-times will be called antichrist: as the word "anti" means, "close, but the opposite:" it appears to be like Christ, but is not. This is the false duplication of God's prophecy, the false views on politics, religion and culture, which look like Christ, but leave him (and God) out of it. Now, so much is talked about, such as "peace" and "safety," without including any mention of the reference to a God. These ways of thinking that had it's origins in Babylon should not be taken lightly, but ultimately exposed for what they really and truly are.
There is truly only one who fulfilled this prophecy:
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed."
Isaiah 53:5
Only one.
The answer does not lie in pointing fingers at any one group, or blaming any person, place or thing, for what they do, or how they believe, but understanding the politics, religion and culture that may have originated "in the days of Noah," and see how it compares to what is truly God. Ultimately, it helps us increase our power of discernment, and not allow it to manipulate the way we live our own unadulterated, lives today.