I have mentioned this elsewhere, but I would like to reiterate it. We have a head that has been wounded. This means that it is a nation, not a person. The wound is done by the sword or by war, and the mortal wound is healed. The only nation that fits this description is East/West Germany. The wound is mentioned three times: 13:3, 13:12, and 13:14. Twice when talking about the beast from the earth. This suggests that there is a close tie between the Antichrist and Germany. One of the names of the Antichrist is The Assyrian. The people who try to trace the movement of the nations through linguistics place Assyria in Germany. This nation must be one of the nine nations of Daniel 7's first three beasts. The sudden and miraculous reunification of Germany fills these scriptures.