Revelation 13:14
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14 (A)And he deceives [a]those who dwell on the earth (B)by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword (C)and lived.
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- Revelation 13:14 M my own people
Revelation 19:20
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20 (A)Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and (B)those who worshiped his image. (C)These two were cast alive into the lake of fire (D)burning with brimstone.
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Revelation 12:9
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9 So (A)the great dragon was cast out, (B)that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, (C)who deceives the whole world; (D)he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
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Revelation 13:8
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8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, (A)whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain (B)from the foundation of the world.
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Revelation 20:10
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10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone (A)where[a] the beast and the false prophet are. And they (B)will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
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- Revelation 20:10 NU, M where also
Revelation 20:3-4
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3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and (A)set a seal on him, (B)so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years
4 And I saw (C)thrones, and they sat on them, and (D)judgment was committed to them. Then I saw (E)the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, (F)who had not worshiped the beast (G)or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they (H)lived and (I)reigned with Christ for [a]a thousand years.
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- Revelation 20:4 M the
Revelation 18:23
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23 (A)The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, (B)and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For (C)your merchants were the great men of the earth, (D)for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
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Revelation 16:2
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First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl (A)upon the earth, and a [a]foul and (B)loathsome sore came upon the men (C)who had the mark of the beast and those (D)who worshiped his image.
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- Revelation 16:2 severe and malignant, lit. bad and evil
Revelation 15:2
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2 And I saw something like (A)a sea of glass (B)mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, (C)over his image and [a]over his mark and over the (D)number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, (E)having harps of God.
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- Revelation 15:2 NU, M omit over his mark
Revelation 14:11
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11 And (A)the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
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Revelation 14:9
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9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, (A)“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his (B)mark on his forehead or on his hand,
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Revelation 13:15
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15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak (A)and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
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Revelation 13:11-12
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The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast (A)coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, (B)whose deadly wound was healed.
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Revelation 13:3-4
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3 And I saw one of his heads (A)as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And (B)all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, (C)“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
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2 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 who opposes and (A)exalts himself (B)above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits [a]as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 NU omits as God
Daniel 11:36
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36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall (A)exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.
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2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
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9 The coming of the lawless one is (A)according to the working of Satan, with all power, (B)signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among (C)those who perish, because they did not receive (D)the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And (E)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, (F)that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but (G)had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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Ezekiel 16:17
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17 You have also taken your beautiful jewelry from My gold and My silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself male images and played the harlot with them.
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Ezekiel 14:9
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9 “And if the prophet is induced to speak anything, I the Lord (A)have induced that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
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Isaiah 44:20
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20 He feeds on ashes;
(A)A deceived heart has turned him aside;
And he cannot deliver his soul,
Nor say, “Is there not a (B)lie in my right hand?”
Job 12:16
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16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
2 Kings 22:20
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20 “Surely, therefore, I will [a]gather you to your fathers, and you (A)shall [b]be gathered to your grave in peace; and your eyes shall not see all the calamity which I will bring on this place.” ’ ” So they brought back word to the king.
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- 2 Kings 22:20 Cause you to join your ancestors in death
- 2 Kings 22:20 Die a natural death
2 Kings 20:7
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7 Then (A)Isaiah said, “Take a lump of figs.” So they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
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Ezekiel 8:10
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10 So I went in and saw, and there—every (A)sort of (B)creeping thing, abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, [a]portrayed all around on the walls.
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- Ezekiel 8:10 Or carved
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