Revelation 13

The Beast from the Sea

13And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. ^xHe ^yhad 10 horns and seven heads. On his horns were 10 diadems, ^zand on his heads were blasphemous names. ^ab2The beast I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like a bear’s, and his mouth was like a lion’s mouth. ^cThe dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. ³One of his heads appeared to be fatally wounded, ^dbut his fatal wound was healed. The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast. ^ef4They worshiped the dragon ^gbecause he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? ^hWho is able to wage war against him?”

⁵A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies. ⁱHe was also given authority to act ^jkfor 42 months. ^l6He began to speak ^mblasphemies against God: to blaspheme His name and His dwelling—those who dwell in heaven. ⁷And he was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. ⁿHe was also given authority ^oover every tribe, people, language, and nation. ^p8All those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book ^qof life ^rof the Lamb who was slaughtered. ^st

⁹If anyone has an ear, he should listen: ^u

¹⁰If anyone is destined for captivity,

into captivity he goes.

If anyone is to be killed ^vwith a sword,

with a sword he will be killed. ^w

This demands the perseverance ^xand faith of the saints. ^y

The Beast from the Earth

¹¹Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb, ^zabut he sounded like a dragon. ¹²He exercises all the authority of the first beast on his behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. ¹³He also performs great signs, ^beven causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people. ^c14He deceives those who live on the earth ^dbecause of the signs that he is permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, ^etelling those who live on the earth to make an image ^fof the beast who had the sword wound and yet lived. ¹⁵He was permitted to give a spirit ^gto the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. ^h16And he requires everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark ⁱon his right hand or on his forehead, ^j17so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of his name.

¹⁸Here is wisdom: ^klThe one who has understanding must calculate ^mthe number of the beast, because it is the number of a man. ⁿHis number is 666. ^o