Revelation Chapter 13
13:1 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.
13:2 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.
13:3 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.
13:4 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?
13:5 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.
13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name,
and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
13:7 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.
13:8 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.
13:9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
13:10 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.
13:11 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.
13:12 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.
13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven
on the earth in the sight of men,
13:14 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.
13:15 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.
13:16 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:
13:17 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.
13:18 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.