1. Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature
In 1 Enoch 58:8, the author describes how the righteous will feast in heaven : "In that day shall be distributed for food [to the righteous] two monsters...Leviathan and Behemoth....these two monster are by the power of God prepared to become food, that the punishment of God may not be in vain. ... Thus, the blasphemous names on the beast's head are meant to expose his attempt to claim for himself the glory and majesty that early Christians believed belong to God alone. ...
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