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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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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  1. Revelation 20:10 NU, M where also

(A)But the cowardly, [a]unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in (B)the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

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  1. Revelation 21:8 M adds and sinners,

14 Then (A)Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. (B)This is the second [a]death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life (C)was cast into the lake of fire.

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  1. Revelation 20:14 NU, M death, the lake of fire.

And then the lawless one will be revealed, (A)whom the Lord will consume (B)with the breath of His mouth and destroy (C)with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is (D)according to the working of Satan, with all power, (E)signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among (F)those who perish, because they did not receive (G)the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And (H)for this reason God will send them strong delusion, (I)that they should believe the lie,

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“After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, (A)a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, (B)and it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and (C)there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes (D)of a man, (E)and a mouth speaking [a]pompous words.

Vision of the Ancient of Days

“I(F) watched till thrones were [b]put in place,
And (G)the Ancient of Days was seated;
(H)His garment was white as snow,
And the hair of His head was like pure wool.
His throne was a fiery flame,
(I)Its wheels a burning fire;
10 (J)A fiery stream issued
And came forth from before Him.
(K)A thousand thousands ministered to Him;
Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
(L)The [c]court was seated,
And the books were opened.

11 “I watched then because of the sound of the [d]pompous words which the horn was speaking; (M)I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

13 “I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, (N)One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him.
14 (O)Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all (P)peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is (Q)an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed.

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  1. Daniel 7:8 Lit. great things
  2. Daniel 7:9 Or set up
  3. Daniel 7:10 Or judgment
  4. Daniel 7:11 Lit. great

10 he himself (A)shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is (B)poured out full strength into (C)the cup of His indignation. (D)He shall be tormented with (E)fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

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33 (A)For Tophet was established of old,
Yes, for the king it is prepared.
He has made it deep and large;
Its pyre is fire with much wood;
The breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone,
Kindles it.

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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.

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13 And I saw three unclean (A)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of (B)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of (C)the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, (D)performing signs, which go out to the kings [a]of the earth and of (E)the whole world, to gather them to (F)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

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  1. Revelation 16:14 NU, M omit of the earth and

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. 13 (C)He performs great signs, (D)so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 (E)And he deceives [a]those who dwell on the earth (F)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 (G)and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak (H)and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, (I)to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has [b]the mark or (J)the name of the beast, (K)or the number of his name.

18 (L)Here is wisdom. Let him who has (M)understanding calculate (N)the number of the beast, (O)for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.

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  1. Revelation 13:14 M my own people
  2. Revelation 13:17 NU, M the mark, the name

23 ‘The whole land is brimstone, (A)salt, and burning; it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, (B)like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and His wrath.’

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15 [a]But (A)outside are (B)dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.

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  1. Revelation 22:15 NU, M omit But

The Beast from the Sea

13 Then [a]I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw (A)a beast rising up out of the sea, (B)having [b]seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a (C)blasphemous name. 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 (D)dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads (E)as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And (F)all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, (G)“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

And he was given (H)a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to [c]continue for (I)forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, (J)His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him (K)to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And (L)authority was given him over every [d]tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, (M)whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain (N)from the foundation of the world.

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  1. Revelation 13:1 NU he
  2. Revelation 13:1 NU, M ten horns and seven heads
  3. Revelation 13:5 M make war
  4. Revelation 13:7 NU, M add and people

24 His power shall be mighty, (A)but not by his own power;
He shall destroy [a]fearfully,
(B)And shall prosper and thrive;
(C)He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.

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  1. Daniel 8:24 Or extraordinarily

23 “Thus he said:

‘The fourth beast shall be
(A)A fourth kingdom on earth,
Which shall be different from all other kingdoms,
And shall devour the whole earth,
Trample it and break it in pieces.
24 (B)The ten horns are ten kings
Who shall arise from this kingdom.
And another shall rise after them;
He shall be different from the first ones,
And shall subdue three kings.
25 (C)He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
Shall (D)persecute[a] the saints of the Most High,
And shall (E)intend to change times and law.
Then (F)the saints shall be given into his hand
(G)For a time and times and half a time.

26 ‘But(H) the court shall be seated,
And they shall (I)take away his dominion,
To consume and destroy it forever.

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  1. Daniel 7:25 Lit. wear out

19 “Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; 20 and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke [a]pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.

21 “I was watching; (A)and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them,

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  1. Daniel 7:20 Lit. great things

40 And (A)the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. 41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, (B)so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly [a]fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings (C)the God of heaven will set up a kingdom (D)which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; (E)it shall [b]break in pieces and [c]consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 (F)Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”

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  1. Daniel 2:42 Or brittle
  2. Daniel 2:44 Or crush
  3. Daniel 2:44 Lit. put an end to

22 And I will (A)bring him to judgment with (B)pestilence and bloodshed; (C)I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, (D)great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

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(A)Its streams shall be turned into pitch,
And its dust into brimstone;
Its land shall become burning pitch.

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Upon the wicked He will rain coals;
Fire and brimstone and a burning wind
(A)Shall be [a]the portion of their cup.

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  1. Psalm 11:6 Their allotted portion or serving

19 (A)And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.

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So he carried me away in the Spirit (A)into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting (B)on a scarlet beast which was full of (C)names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman (D)was arrayed in purple and scarlet, (E)and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, (F)having in her hand a golden cup (G)full of abominations and the filthiness of [a]her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written:

(H)MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.

I saw (I)the woman, drunk (J)with the blood of the saints and with the blood of (K)the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.

The Meaning of the Woman and the Beast

But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the [b]mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and (L)will ascend out of the bottomless pit and (M)go to [c]perdition. And those who (N)dwell on the earth (O)will marvel, (P)whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and [d]yet is.

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  1. Revelation 17:4 M the fornication of the earth
  2. Revelation 17:7 hidden truth
  3. Revelation 17:8 destruction
  4. Revelation 17:8 NU, M shall be present

45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and (A)the glorious holy mountain; (B)yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.

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