In Biblical Prophesy the Beast represents a country. According to Biblical prophesy a beast will rise up with a number of heads, one hurt, with a number of crowns. It is this beast that will unite the world under one government, economy and religion.
As of today the world is changing into following one:
Government: Democracy
Economy: Capitalism
Religion: Well I'm stumped here.... maybe antarchy.
What country rules the world's Government & Economy at least?
I have an idea for you on religion (that's not going to be popular here on our forums), But the Unitarian Church (I think that's the name of it) preaches that all religions are correct, and you can believe in your own god as long as one loves another in peace. That sounds like it fits the bill to me.
As far as the US being the beast - I don't know. We are not regarded as the power we used to be. But of course I may just be stuck in the idea that the Beast is supposed to rise from the East, not the West.