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The Beast from the Sea

¹ And the dragon stood on the sand of the ^(F1)seashore. Then I saw a ^(C1)beast coming up out of the sea, having ^(C2)ten horns and ^(C2)seven heads, and on his horns were ^(C3)ten diadems, and on his heads were ^(C4)blasphemous names.² And the beast which I saw was ^(C1)like a leopard, and his feet were like those of ^(C2)a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of ^(C3)a lion. And the ^(C4)dragon gave him his power and his ^(C5)throne and great authority.³ I saw one of his heads as if it had been ^(F1)slain, and his ^(C1)fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth ^(C2)was amazed and followed after the beast;⁴ they worshiped the ^(C1)dragon because he ^(C1)gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "^(C2)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?"⁵ There was given to him a mouth ^(C1)speaking ^(F1)arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for ^(C2)forty-two months was given to him.⁶ And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, ^(C1)those who ^(F1)dwell in heaven.

⁷ It was also given to him to ^(C1)make war with the ^(F1)saints and to overcome them, and authority over ^(C2)every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.⁸ All who ^(C1)dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone ^(C2)whose name has not been ^(F1)written ^(C3)from the foundation of the world in the ^(C4)book of life of ^(C5)the Lamb who has been slain.^9 (C1)If anyone has an ear, let him hear.^10 (C1)If anyone ^(F1)is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; ^(C2)if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is ^(C3)the ^(F2)perseverance and the faith of the ^(F3)saints.

The Beast from the Earth

¹¹ Then ^(C1)I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had ^(C2)two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a ^(C3)dragon.¹² He ^(C1)exercises all the authority of the first beast ^(F1)(C2)in his presence. And he makes ^(C3)the earth and those who dwell in it to ^(C4)worship the first beast, whose ^(C5)fatal wound was healed.¹³ He ^(C1)performs great signs, so that he even makes ^(C2)fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.¹⁴ And he ^(C1)deceives ^(C2)those who dwell on the earth because of ^(C3)the signs which it was given him to perform ^(F1)(C4)in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who ^(*)had the ^(C5)wound of the sword and has come to life.¹⁵ And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even ^(F1)speak and cause ^(C1)as many as do not ^(C2)worship the image of the beast to be killed.¹⁶ And he causes all, ^(C1)the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, ^(F1)to be given a ^(C2)mark on their right hand or on their forehead,¹⁷ and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the ^(C1)mark, either ^(C2)the name of the beast or ^(C3)the number of his name.^18 (C1)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that ^(C2)of a man; and his number is ^(F1)six hundred and sixty-six.