13 And
I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon
his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 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 seat, and great authority. 3 And
I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound
was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 4 And
they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped
the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war
with him? 5 And
there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;
and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And
he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and
his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 7 And
it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them:
and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 8 And
all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written
in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9
If any man have an ear, let him hear. 10 He
that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with
the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith
of the saints. 11 And
I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns
like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And
he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the
earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly
wound was healed. 13 And
he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on
the earth in the sight of men, 14 And
deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which
he had power 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, which had the
wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And
he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of
the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship
the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And
he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive
a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of
the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here
is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:
for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore
and six.