1 And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. F125
Then I saw a beast R583 coming up out of the sea, having ten R584 horns and seven R584 heads, and on his horns were ten R585 diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous R586 names. 2 And the beast which I saw was like R587 a leopard, and his feet were like those of a R588 bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a R589 lion. And the dragon R590 gave him his power and his throne R591 and great authority. 3I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, F126 and his fatal R592 wound was healed. And the whole earth was R593 amazed and followed after the beast; 4 they worshiped the dragon R594 because he gave R594 his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who R595 is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?" 5 There was given to him a mouth speaking R596 arrogant F127 words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two R597 months was given to him. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those R598 who dwell F128 in heaven.
7 It was also given to him to make R599 war with the saints F129 and to overcome them, and authority over every R600 tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him. 8 All who dwell R601 on the earth will worship him, everyone whose R602 name has not been written F130 from R603 the foundation of the world in the book R604 of life of the R605 Lamb who has been slain. 9 If R606 anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 If R607 anyone is F131 destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if R608 anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the R609 perseverance F132 and the faith of the saints. F133
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I R610 saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two R611 horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon. R61212 He exercises R613 all the authority of the first beast in R614F134 his presence. And he makes the R615 earth and those who dwell in it to worship R616 the first beast, whose fatal R617 wound was healed. 13 He performs R618 great signs, so that he even makes fire R619 come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men. 14 And he deceives R620 those R621 who dwell on the earth because of the R622 signs which it was given him to perform in R623F135 the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the wound R624 of the sword and has come to life. 15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak F136 and cause as R625 many as do not worship R626 the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And he causes all, the R627 small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to F137 be given a mark R628 on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, R629either the R630 name of the beast or the R631 number of his name. 18 Here R632 is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of R633 a man; and his number is six F138 hundred and sixty-six.
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