one of the heads “seemed to have a fatal wound.” But the NIV translation fails to lead readers to the connection John is making here. You could also translate this by saying “one of its heads” appeared to be “slain to death,” as it is the same word used to describe the Lamb in Revelation 5. The wild thing is the biggest copycat of all, aiming to appear as Lamb-like as possible, even faking the very act of Jesus: dying for others and coming back to life.
