The Beast from the Sea

13 And the ^[a]dragon stood on the sand of the ^[b]seashore.

Then I saw a ^(A)beast coming up out of the sea, having ^(B)ten horns and ^(C)seven heads, and on his horns were ^(D)ten diadems, and on his heads were ^(E)blasphemous names. ² And the beast which I saw was ^(F)like a leopard, and his feet were like those of ^(G)a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of ^(H)a lion. And the ^(I)dragon gave him his power and his ^(J)throne and great authority. ³ And I saw one of his heads as if it had been ^[c]slain fatally, and his ^(K)fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth ^(L)marveled and followed after the beast. ⁴ And they worshiped the ^(M)dragon because he ^(N)gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “^(O)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” ⁵ And there was given to him a mouth ^(P)speaking ^[d]great boasts and blasphemies, and authority to act for ^(Q)forty-two months was given to him. ⁶ And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, ^(R)those who ^[e]dwell in heaven.

⁷ And it was also given to him to ^(S)make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over ^(T)every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him. ⁸ And all who ^(U)dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone ^(V)whose name has not been ^[f]written ^(W)from the foundation of the world in the ^(X)book of life of ^(Y)the Lamb who has been slain. ^9 (Z)If anyone has an ear, let him hear. ^10 (AA)If anyone ^[g]is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; ^(AB)if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is ^(AC)the perseverance and the faith of the saints.

The Beast from the Earth

¹¹ Then ^(AD)I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had ^(AE)two horns like a lamb and he was speaking as a ^(AF)dragon. ¹² And he ^(AG)exercises all the authority of the first beast ^[h](AH)in his presence. And he makes ^(AI)the earth and those who dwell in it to ^(AJ)worship the first beast, whose ^(AK)fatal wound was healed. ¹³ And he ^(AL)does great signs, so that he even makes ^(AM)fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men. ¹⁴ And he ^(AN)deceives ^(AO)those who dwell on the earth because of ^(AP)the signs which were given to him to do ^[i](AQ)in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the ^(AR)wound 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 ^[j]speak and cause ^(AS)as many as do not ^(AT)worship the image of the beast to be killed. ¹⁶ And he causes all, ^(AU)the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, that they ^[k]be given a ^(AV)mark on their right hand or on their forehead, ¹⁷ and that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the ^(AW)mark, either ^(AX)the name of the beast or ^(AY)the number of his name. ^18 (AZ)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number ^(BA)of man; and his number is ^[l]666.