CHAPTER 13
Then
I saw
a beast
with
ten
horns
and
seven
heads
rising
out of
the
sea.
There were
ten
royal crowns
on
its
horns
and
blasphemous
names
on
its
heads.
The
beast
I saw
was
like
a leopard,
with
the
feet
of
a bear
and
the
mouth
of
a lion.
And
the
dragon
gave
the beast
his
power
and
throne
and
great
authority.
One
of
the
heads
of the beast
appeared
to be fatally wounded.
But
the
mortal
wound
was healed,
and
the
whole
world
was astonished
and followed
the
beast.
They worshiped
the
dragon
who
had given
authority
to the
beast,
and
they worshiped
the
beast,
saying,
“Who
is like
the
beast,
and
who
can
wage war
against
it?"
The beast
was given
a mouth
to speak
arrogant
and
blasphemous words,
and
authority
to act
for 42
months.
And
the beast opened
its
mouth
to
blaspheme
against
God
and slander
His
name
and
His
tabernacle—
those who
dwell
in
heaven.
Then
the beast
was permitted
to wage war
against
the
saints
and
to conquer
them,
and
it
was given
authority
over
every
tribe
and
people
and
tongue
and
nation.
And
all
who
dwell
on
the
earth
will worship
the beast—
all whose
names
have not been written
from
the foundation
of the world
in
the
book
of life
of the
Lamb
who
was slain.
“If
anyone
is destined for
captivity,
into
captivity
he will go;
if
anyone
is to die
by
the sword,
by
the sword
he
must
be killed.”
Here
is a call for
the
perseverance
and
faith
of the
saints.
Then
I saw
another
beast
rising
out of
the
earth.
This beast had
two
horns
like
a lamb,
but
spoke
like
a dragon.
And
this beast exercised
all
the
authority
of the
first
beast
and
caused
the
earth
and
those who
dwell
in
it
to
worship
the
first
beast,
whose
mortal
wound
had been healed.
And
the second beast performed
great
signs
to
cause
even
fire
from
heaven
to come down
to
earth
in the presence
of the people.
Because of
the
signs
it
was given
to perform
on behalf
of the first
beast,
it deceived
those who
dwell
on
the
earth,
telling
them
to make
an image
to the
beast
that
had been wounded
by the
sword
and yet
had lived.
The second beast was permitted
to give
breath
to the
image
of the
first beast,
so that
the
image
could speak
and
cause
all who
refused to worship
it
to be killed.
And
the second beast required
all
people
small
and
great,
rich
and
poor,
free
and
slave,
to
receive
a mark
on
their
right
hand
or
on
their
forehead,
so that
no
one
could
buy
or
sell
unless
he
had
the
mark—
the
name
of the
beast
or
the
number
of its
name.
Here
is a call for
wisdom:
Let the one who
has
insight
calculate
the
number
of the
beast,
for
it is
the number
of a man,
and
that
number is
666 .