Revelation 13:1-10

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

A Beast Comes From The Sea: The Dragon Gives Him Power And Authority

13 And I saw a beast coming-up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and ten diadems upon his horns, and names of ^[a] blasphemy on his heads. ² And the beast which I saw was resembling a leopard, and his feet were like ones of a bear, and his mouth was like a mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority. ³ And I saw one of his heads as-if ^[b] having been slain to^[c] death. And his wound of ^[d] death was cured. And the whole earth was caused-to-marvel [while following] after the beast. ⁴ And they gave-worship to the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast. And they gave worship to the beast saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage-war against him?” ⁵ And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and^[e] blasphemies. And authority to act for forty and two months was given to him. ⁶ And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name, and His dwelling^[f]— the^[g] ones dwelling in heaven. ⁷ And authority was given to him to make war against the saints, and to overcome^[h] them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. ⁸ And all the ones dwelling upon the earth will worship him— each whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb having been slain since^[i] the foundation of the world. ⁹ If anyone has an ear, let him hear: ¹⁰ if anyone is for^[j] captivity, he is going into captivity; if anyone is to^[k] be killed with a sword, he is to be killed with a sword. Here^[l] is the endurance and the faith^[m] of the saints.