Revelation 12:11-13:7

English Standard Version

¹¹ And ^(A)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for ^(B)they loved not their lives ^(C)even unto death. ¹² Therefore, ^(D)rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But ^(E)woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because ^(F)he knows that his time is short!”

¹³ And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued ^(G)the woman who had given birth to the male child. ¹⁴ But the woman was given the two ^(H)wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent ^(I)into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished ^(J)for a time, and times, and half a time. ¹⁵ The serpent poured water ^(K)like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. ¹⁶ But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. ¹⁷ Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off ^(L)to make war on the rest of ^(M)her offspring, ^(N)on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to ^(O)the testimony of Jesus. And he stood^[a] on the sand of the sea.

The First Beast

13 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, ^(P)with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and ^(Q)blasphemous names on its heads. ² And the beast that I saw was ^(R)like a leopard; its feet were like ^(S)a bear's, and its mouth was like ^(T)a lion's mouth. And to it ^(U)the dragon gave his power and ^(V)his throne and great authority. ³ One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and ^(W)the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. ⁴ And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^(X)“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

⁵ And the beast was given ^(Y)a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for ^(Z)forty-two months. ⁶ It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,^[b] that is, those who dwell in heaven. ⁷ Also it was allowed ^(AA)to make war on the saints and to conquer them.^[c] And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation,