Openbaring 13
BasisBijbel
Het beest uit de zee
13 Toen zag ik uit de zee een beest komen. Het had zeven koppen en tien horens. Op elke hoorn was een kroon. Op zijn koppen stonden namen die God beledigen. 2 Het beest leek op een luipaard, maar zijn poten leken op die van een beer en zijn bek leek op de bek van een leeuw. En de draak gaf aan dat beest zijn kracht, zijn troon en veel macht. 3 Ik zag dat één van zijn koppen dodelijk gewond was, maar de dodelijke wond genas. Daarom bewonderde de hele wereld het beest. 4 En ze aanbaden de draak die aan het beest zoveel macht had gegeven. En ze aanbaden het beest en zeiden: "Wie is er zó geweldig als dit beest? Wie is er machtiger dan hij?" 5 Het beest kon ook spreken. Het stond aldoor op te scheppen en zei beledigende dingen over God. Dat deed het 42 maanden lang (3½ jaar). 6 Al die tijd beledigde het beest God, Gods tempel en iedereen die in de hemel woont.
7 Ook streed het beest tegen de gelovigen. Het kreeg de macht om hen te overwinnen. Het kreeg de macht over alle volken en stammen en landen en talen. 8 En alle mensen op aarde zullen het beest aanbidden. Alleen de mensen die staan opgeschreven in het Boek van het Leven doen daar niet aan mee. Het Boek van het Leven is het boek van het Lam dat is geslacht vanaf het begin van de wereld.
9 Als je oren hebt, moet je ook goed luisteren. 10 Mensen die anderen gevangen nemen, zullen zelf gevangen genomen worden. Mensen die geweld gebruiken, zullen zelf door geweld gedood worden. Hierin worden het geloof en het geduld van de gelovigen op de proef gesteld.
Het beest uit de aarde
11 Toen zag ik uit de aarde een ander beest komen. Het had net als het Lam twee horens op zijn kop, maar het sprak als de draak. 12 Het nam alle macht van het eerste beest over. Het tweede beest zorgde ervoor dat alle mensen het eerste beest (dus het beest met de dodelijk wond die weer genezen was) gingen aanbidden. 13 En het deed grote wonderen. Het liet zelfs vuur uit de hemel komen voor de mensen. 14 Omdat het tweede beest zoveel macht had gekregen van het eerste beest en zulke wonderen kon doen, gehoorzaamden de mensen hem. Toen zei het tweede beest tegen de mensen dat ze een beeld moesten maken van het eerste beest (dus van het beest dat de dodelijke zwaardwond had gehad, maar was blijven leven). Dat deden ze en ze aanbaden dat beeld. 15 En het tweede beest kreeg de macht om dat beeld levend te maken. Daardoor kon het beeld van het beest ook spreken. En het doodde alle mensen die het beeld niet wilden aanbidden. 16 Het beest had iedereen in zijn macht: machtige en gewone mensen, rijke en arme mensen, vrije mensen en slaven. Het dwong iedereen om een merkteken op zijn rechterhand of op zijn voorhoofd te dragen.[a] 17 Alleen mensen die dat merkteken hadden, konden iets kopen of verkopen. Het merkteken was de naam van het beest, of het getal dat zijn naam voorstelt.
18 Dit is verstandig om te doen: reken het getal van het beest uit. Want met het getal wordt een mens bedoeld, en zijn getal is 666.
Footnotes
- Openbaring 13:16 Vergelijk dit met het 'stempel' dat de mensen in Openbaring 7:3 op hun voorhoofd kregen. In de geestelijke wereld is te zien wiens eigendom je bent: hoor je bij God of bij het beest. Het teken op het voorhoofd geeft aan van wie je bent. Het teken op de hand geeft aan wie je dient.
Revelation 13
American Standard Version
13 1 and [a]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. 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 throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as though it had been [b]smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast; 4 and they [c]worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they [d]worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? and who is able to war with him? 5 and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority [e]to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that [f]dwell in the heaven. 7 [g]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. 8 And all that dwell on the earth shall [h]worship him, every one whose name hath not been [i]written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain. 9 If any man hath an ear, let him hear. 10 [j]If any man [k]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 [l]patience and the faith of the saints.
11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them that dwell therein to [m]worship the first beast, whose death-stroke was healed. 13 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. 14 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. 15 And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, [n]that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not [o]worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 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; 17 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. 18 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 [p]Six hundred and sixty and six.
Footnotes
- Revelation 13:1 Some ancient authorities read I stood etc. connecting the clause with what follows.
- Revelation 13:3 Greek slain.
- Revelation 13:4 See marginal note on 3:9.
- Revelation 13:4 See marginal note on 3:9.
- Revelation 13:5 Or, to do his works during. See Dan. 11:28.
- Revelation 13:6 Greek tabernacle.
- Revelation 13:7 Some ancient authorities omit And it was given . . . overcome them.
- Revelation 13:8 See marginal note on 3:9.
- Revelation 13:8 Or, written in the book . . . slain from the foundation of the world
- Revelation 13:10 The Greek text in this verse is somewhat uncertain.
- Revelation 13:10 Or, leadeth into captivity
- Revelation 13:10 Or, stedfastness
- Revelation 13:12 See marginal note on 3:9.
- Revelation 13:15 Some ancient authorities read that even the image of the beast should speak; and he shall cause etc.
- Revelation 13:15 See marginal note on 3:9.
- Revelation 13:18 Some ancient authorities read Six hundred and sixteen.
Revelation 13
King James Version
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.
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