Revelation 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. 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.