Revelation 13

 

The Beast Out of the Sea

 

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.

 

The Beast Out of the Earth

 

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.

 

The Mark of the Beast

 

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.