Revelation 13

(Daniel 7:1–8)

1ThenG2532 I sawG3708 a beastG2342 withG2192 tenG1176 hornsG2768 andG2532 sevenG2033 headsG2776 risingG305 out ofG1537 theG3588 seaG2281. There were tenG1176 royal crownsG1238 onG1909 itsG846 hornsG2768 andG2532 blasphemousG988 namesG3686 onG1909 itsG846 headsG2776. 2TheG3588 beastG2342 I sawG3708 wasG1510 likeG3664 a leopardG3917, with theG3588 feetG4228 ofG5613 a bearG715 andG2532 theG3588 mouthG4750 ofG5613 a lionG3023. AndG2532 theG3588 dragonG1404 gaveG1325 the beast hisG846 powerG1411 andG2532 hisG846 throneG2362 andG2532 greatG3173 authorityG1849.

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OneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 headsG2776 ofG846 the beast appearedG5613 to have been mortally woundedG4969G1519G2288. But theG3588 mortalG2288 woundG4127 was healedG2323, andG2532 theG3588 wholeG3650 worldG1093 marveledG2296 and followedG3694 theG3588 beastG2342. 4They worshipedG4352 theG3588 dragonG1404 whoG3754 had givenG1325 authorityG1849 to theG3588 beastG2342, andG2532 they worshipedG4352 theG3588 beastG2342, sayingG3004, “WhoG5101 is likeG3664 theG3588 beastG2342, andG2532 whoG5101 canG1410 wage warG4170 againstG3326 itG846?”

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The beast was givenG1325 a mouthG4750 to speakG2980 arrogantG3173 andG2532 blasphemousG988 words, andG2532 authorityG1849 to actG4160 for 42G5062G2532G1417 monthsG3376. 6AndG2532 the beast openedG455 itsG846 mouthG4750 toG1519 speak blasphemiesG988 againstG4314 GodG2316 and to slanderG987 HisG846 nameG3686 andG2532 HisG846 tabernacleG4633—those whoG3588 dwellG4637 inG1722 heavenG3772.

7ThenG2532 the beast was permittedG1325 to wage warG4160G4171 againstG3326 theG3588 saintsG40 andG2532 to conquerG3528 themG846, andG2532 itG846 was givenG1325 authorityG1849 overG1909 everyG3956 tribeG5443 andG2532 peopleG2992 andG2532 tongueG1100 andG2532 nationG1484. 8AndG2532 allG3956 whoG3588 dwellG2730 onG1909 theG3588 earthG1093 will worshipG4352 the beast—all whoseG3739 namesG3686 have not been writtenG3756G1125 fromG575 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889 inG1722 theG3588 BookG975 of LifeG2222 belonging to theG3588 LambG721 whoG3588 was slainG4969.1

9He whoG1487G5100 hasG2192 an earG3775, let him hearG191:

HereG5602 isG1510 a call for theG3588 perseveranceG5281 andG2532 faithG4102 of theG3588 saintsG40.

The Beast from the Earth

11ThenG2532 I sawG3708 anotherG243 beastG2342 risingG305 out ofG1537 theG3588 earthG1093. This beast hadG2192 twoG1417 hornsG2768 likeG3664 a lambG721, but spokeG2980 likeG5613 a dragonG1404. 12AndG2532 this beast exercisedG4160 allG3956 theG3588 authorityG1849 of theG3588 firstG4413 beastG2342G1799G846 andG2532 causedG4160 theG3588 earthG1093 andG2532 those whoG3588 dwellG2730 inG1722 itG846 toG2443 worshipG4352 theG3588 firstG4413 beastG2342, whoseG3739G846 mortalG2288 woundG4127 had been healedG2323.

13AndG2532 the second beast performedG4160 greatG3173 signsG4592, evenG2532 causingG4160 fireG4442 fromG1537 heavenG3772 to come downG2597 toG1519 earthG1093 in the presenceG1799 of the peopleG444. 14Because ofG1223 theG3588 signsG4592 itG846 was givenG1325 to performG4160 on behalfG1799 of theG3588 first beastG2342, it deceivedG4105 those whoG3588 dwellG2730 onG1909 theG3588 earthG1093, tellingG3004 them to makeG4160 an imageG1504 to theG3588 beastG2342 thatG3739 had been woundedG2192G3588G4127 by theG3588 swordG3162 and yetG2532 had livedG2198. 15The second beast was permittedG1325G846 to giveG1325 breathG4151 to theG3588 imageG1504 of theG3588 first beastG2342, so thatG2443 theG3588 imageG1504 could speakG2532G2980 andG2532 causeG4160 all whoG3745 refused to worshipG1437G3361G4352 it to be killedG615.

The Mark of the Beast

16AndG2532 the second beast requiredG4160 allG3956 people, smallG3398 andG2532 greatG3173, richG4145 andG2532 poorG4434, freeG1658 andG2532 slaveG1401, toG2443 receiveG1325 a markG5480 onG1909 theirG846 rightG1188 handG5495 orG2228 onG1909 theirG846 foreheadG3359, 17so thatG2443 noG3361 oneG5100 couldG1410 buyG59 orG2228 sellG4453 unlessG1487G3361 heG3588 hadG2192 theG3588 markG5480—theG3588 nameG3686 of theG3588 beastG2342 orG2228 theG3588 numberG706 of itsG846 nameG3686.

18HereG5602 isG1510 a call for wisdomG4678: Let theG3588 one who hasG2192 insightG3563 calculateG5585 theG3588 numberG706 of theG3588 beastG2342, forG1063 it isG1510 the numberG706 of a manG444, andG2532 that numberG706 is 666G1812G1835G1803.4