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Revelation
13 (New International Version)
Revelation
13
[as
to line 1, you see the oil splilling into the Gulf, we will sea
the beast coming out of this sea]
1And
the dragon[a] stood on the shore of the sea.
The Beast out of the Sea
And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and
seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a
blasphemous name. 2The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had
feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The
dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
3One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound,
but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished
and followed the beast. 4Men worshiped the dragon because he had
given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast
and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against
him?"
5The beast was given
a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his
authority for forty-two months. 6He opened his mouth to blaspheme
God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those
who live in heaven. 7He was given power to make war against the
saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every
tribe, people, language and nation. 8All inhabitants of the earth
will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written
in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from
the creation of the world.[b]
9He who has an ear,
let him hear. 10If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity
he will go.
If anyone is to be killed[c] with the sword,with the sword he
will be killed.
This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part
of the saints.
The Beast out of the Earth
11Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two
horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 12He exercised
all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the
earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal
wound had been healed. 13And he performed great and miraculous
signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in
full view of men. 14Because of the signs he was given power to
do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of
the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the
beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15He was given
power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that
it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image
to be killed. 16He also forced everyone, small and great, rich
and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand
or on his forehead, 17so that no one could buy or sell unless
he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number
of his name.
18This calls for
wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of
the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.
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