“1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out
of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten
crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which
I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a
bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his
power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads
as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all
the world wondered after the beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon
which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying,
Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 5 And
there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;
and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months. 6 And
he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and
his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And it was given unto
him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was
given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And all that
dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in
the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9
If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He that leadeth into captivity
shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed
with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.”
“11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had
two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth
all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and
them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound
was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come
down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them
that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had
power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the
earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound
by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the
image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and
cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be
killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free
and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the
name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him
that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the
number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.”
(Revelation 13:1-18 AV)
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