Revelation 13:5-15

New International Version

⁵ The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies^(A) and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.^{(B) 6} It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.^{(C) 7} It was given power to wage war^(D) against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.^{(E) 8} All inhabitants of the earth^(F) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,^(G) the Lamb^(H) who was slain from the creation of the world.^[a](I)

⁹ Whoever has ears, let them hear.^(J)

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness^(L) on the part of God’s people.^(M)

The Beast out of the Earth

¹¹ Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth.^(N) It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.^{(O) 12} It exercised all the authority^(P) of the first beast on its behalf,^(Q) and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,^(R) whose fatal wound had been healed.^{(S) 13} And it performed great signs,^(T) even causing fire to come down from heaven^(U) to the earth in full view of the people. ¹⁴ Because of the signs^(V) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived^(W) the inhabitants of the earth.^(X) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.^{(Y) 15} The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship^(Z) the image to be killed.^(AA)