The First Beast in Revelation 13
In Revelation 13:1, the first beast that comes out of the “sea of humanity” is worldly wisdom.
We are warned repeatedly about worldly wisdom in 1Cor 2:12-14, Col 2:8, and in 1John 2:15-22 among many other references in the Bible.
Moral Opposites are shown side by side in Deuteronomy (Deut 30:15) and John’s Gospel (John 12:44-50) . Read about the contrast of Godly Wisdom vs Worldly Wisdom in both books in the link below.