² Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The ^(A)dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain

¹⁰ Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl ^(A)on the throne of the beast, ^(B)and his kingdom became full of darkness; ^(C)and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.

² He laid hold of ^(A)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

^12 (A)“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.

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.

^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.

⁴ So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^(A)“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

¹⁵ So the serpent ^(A)spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.

The Woman Persecuted

¹³ Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted ^(A)the woman who gave birth to the male Child.

³ And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, ^(A)a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. ^4 (B)His tail drew a third ^(C)of the stars of heaven ^(D)and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood ^(E)before the woman who was ready to give birth, ^(F)to devour her Child as soon as it was born.