Russell could not have correctly understood the meaning of the symbolic scarlet - colored wild beast mentioned at Revelation 17: 9 - 11, since the organizations that the beast represents, namely, the League of Nations and the United Nations, did not even exist until after his death.
Russell tidak dapat memahami dengan tepat makna binatang buas simbolis berwarna merah marak yang disebutkan di Penyingkapan 17: ​ 9 - ​ 11, karena organisasi yang dilambangkannya, yakni, Liga Bangsa - Bangsa dan Perserikatan Bangsa - Bangsa, baru terbentuk setelah Russell meninggal.