I found the following interesting. In light of current events, I think there may be some credence if only in another spiritual level. I also looked up the words "worship" & "image" as relating to the beast.
According to Strong's Concordance -"Image" has a definition of resemblance. "Worship" is to lick the hand like a dog to its master. Thus, all worshiping the image of the beast are forcefully submitted to a global resemblance of a kingdom. {Beast is a kingdom, not a person. The 2nd AC is the leader of the kingdom.}
Anyway, this is an interesting find.
Several years ago, Zola Levitt interviewed an ex-Muslim and convert to Messiah, Mr. Walid Shoebat. During the conversation, Shoebat said that he was startled to see the Greek letters χξς' translated, "666" in Revelation 13:18. He said that if one draws these same letters, the χ becomes the crossed swords of Islam, ( the symbol of which is on the national flag of Saudi Arabia), and the ξς' are identical to Arabic letters that translate into English as: "in the name of Allah!"