The Second Beast

¹¹ Then ^(A)I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.

A Tree and Its Fruit

^15 (A)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ^(B)ravenous wolves.

¹³ For such men are ^(A)false apostles, ^(B)deceitful workmen, ^(C)disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as ^(D)an angel of light. ¹⁵ So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as ^(E)servants of righteousness. ^(F)Their end will correspond to their deeds.

⁶ And I saw the woman, drunk ^(A)with the blood of the saints, the blood of ^(B)the martyrs of Jesus.^[a]

When I saw her, I marveled greatly.

⁸ I considered the horns, and behold, ^(A)there came up among them another horn, a little one, ^(B)before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and ^(C)a mouth speaking great things.

¹³ And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^(A)the dragon and out of the mouth of ^(B)the beast and out of the mouth of ^(C)the false prophet, three ^(D)unclean spirits like ^(E)frogs.

¹⁷ so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, ^(A)the name of the beast or ^(B)the number of its name.

⁷ And when they have finished their testimony, ^(A)the beast that rises from ^(B)the bottomless pit^{[a] (C)}will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,

¹⁸ For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^(A)their own appetites,^[a] and ^(B)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.