2.
The two beasts
13:1-18
a.
The beast out of the sea — Antichrist
vv. 1-10
Rev. 13
:1
13:1
And I saw a
1abeast coming up out of the
2bsea, having
3cten horns and
dseven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads
enames of
4blasphemy.
Rev. 13
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13:2
And the beast which I saw was
1like a
aleopard, and his feet like those of a
bbear, and his mouth like the mouth of a
clion. And the
ddragon egave him his
2power and his
fthrone and great
gauthority.
Rev. 13
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13:3
And 1one of his heads was as it were slain to death, and his death stroke was healed. And the whole earth
amarveled after the beast.
Rev. 13
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13:4
And they worshipped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they
aworshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? And who can make war with him?
Rev. 13
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13:5
And there was given to him a mouth
aspeaking great things and blasphemies, and authority was given to him to act for
1bforty-two months.
Rev. 13
:6
13:6
And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His
atabernacle, which tabernacle in heaven.
Rev. 13
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13:7
And permission was given to him to make
awar with the
1saints and to overcome them; and authority was given to him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Rev. 13
:8
13:8
And all those
adwelling on the earth will worship him,
every one whose name is not
1bwritten in the
2cbook of life of the
dLamb who was slain
efrom the foundation of the world.
Rev. 13
:9
13:9
If anyone has an
aear, let him hear.
Rev. 13
:10
13:10
If anyone is for captivity, into captivity he goes; if anyone
akills with the sword, with the sword he is to be killed. Here is the
bendurance and the
cfaith of the
1saints.
b.
The beast out of the earth — the false prophet
vv. 11-18
Rev. 13
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13:11
And I saw
1aanother beast coming up out of the
2earth, and he had two horns
3like a lamb, and he spoke like a
bdragon.
Rev. 13
:12
13:12
And he exercises all the authority of the first beast
ain his sight, and he causes the earth and those who dwell in it to
bworship the first beast, whose
cdeath stroke was healed.
Rev. 13
:13
13:13
And he does great
1asigns, so that he even makes
bfire come down out of heaven to the earth before men.
Rev. 13
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13:14
And he
adeceives those who dwell on the earth on account of the signs which he was given
power to do before the beast,
1commanding those who dwell on the earth to make an
bimage to the beast, who had the
cstroke of the sword and revived.
Rev. 13
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13:15
And power was given to him to give
1breath to the image of the beast that the image of the beast might even
2aspeak and cause whoever would
bnot worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Rev. 13
:16
13:16
And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the slaves, to be given a
amark on their right hand or on their
bforehead,
Rev. 13
:17
13:17
And that no one may be able to buy or sell except him who has the mark,
that is, the name of the beast or the
anumber of his name.
Rev. 13
:18
13:18
Here is wisdom. Let him who has
1understanding calculate the
2number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred sixty-six.
