The Revelation of St. John the Divine

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- Chapter 13 -

(Daniel 7:1–8)

Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns, and on each of its heads was a blasphemous name.

This beast I saw was like a leopard. Its feet were like a bear’s feet, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave his power to it, and his throne, and his great authority to rule.

One of the beast’s heads appeared to have been killed, but its fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast.

They also worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast. They worshiped the beast, too, and kept saying, “Who is like the beast?” and “Who can fight against it?”

The beast was given a mouth that could speak proud words and blasphemies. It was permitted to exercise authority for forty-two months.

So the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God: blaspheming his name, the place where he lives, and those who live in heaven.

The beast was permitted to wage war with the believers and to conquer them. Also, authority was given to it over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

All who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name was not written, since the creation of the world, in The Book of Life, which belongs to the Lamb, who had been slaughtered.

If anyone has an ear, let him listen.

If anyone is to be taken into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with a sword, with a sword he will be killed. Here is a call for patient endurance and faith for those who are holy.

The Beast from the Earth

Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, and it spoke like a dragon.

It exercised all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and it made the earth and those who live on it worship the first beast-the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

It performed mighty miracles. It even made fire come down on the earth from heaven in front of people.

By the signs it was permitted to do, it deceived those who lived on the earth. It told them to make an image in honor of the beast that had the sword wound but lived.

It was permitted to give breath to the beast’s image so that the image would even speak and cause all who refused to worship the beast to be killed.

The Mark of the Beast

It also forced everyone, unimportant and mighty, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on the right hand or on the forehead.

It was impossible for anyone to buy or sell unless he had the mark of the beast, that is, the number representing its name.

This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast. For it is the number of a human being. Its number is 666.

(Daniel 7:1–8)

Then I stood

(a)

on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.

The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.

They worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.

He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, his dwelling, and those who dwell in heaven.

It was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed.(b) Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

The Beast from the Earth

I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.

He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.

He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.

He deceives my own(c) people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.

It was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed.

The Mark of the Beast

He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands or on their foreheads;

and that no one would be able to buy or to sell unless he has that mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.

Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.

Footnotes

(a)13:1 NU reads he stood

(b)13:10 TR reads “If anyone leads into captivity, into captivity he goes. If anyone will kill with the sword, he must be killed with a sword.” instead of “If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed.”