The Beast Out Of The Sea
And
he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of
the sea, having ten horns, and seven heads, and on his horns ten
diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy. 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 throne, and great authority. And
I saw one of his heads as though it had been smitten unto death; and
his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the
beast; and
they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the
beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the
beast? And who is able to war with him? and
there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;
and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months. And
he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name,
and his tabernacle, even them that dwell in the heaven.
And
it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome
them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people
and tongue and nation. And
all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name
hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of
life of the Lamb that hath been slain. If any man hath an ear, let him hear. If
any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall
kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the
patience and the faith of the saints.
The Beast Out of the Earth
And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And
he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he
maketh the earth and them dwell therein to worship the first beast,
whose death-stroke was healed. And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men. And
he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which
it was given him 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 who hath
the stroke of the sword and lived. And
it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image to the
breast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as
many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
The Mark of the Beast
And
he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and
the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right
hand, or upon their forehead; and
that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the
mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here
is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the
beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and
sixty and six.
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