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.
02 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.
03 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.
04 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?
05 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.
06 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against
God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle,
and them that dwell in heaven.
07 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.
08 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.
09 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.
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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.
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