REVELATION 13:1-18
And I stood upon the sand
of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns
ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the
dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and his great
authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded
to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and
all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the
dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped
the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with him?
8 And all that dwell upon the
earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of
the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into
captivity: he that killeth with the sword, must be killed
with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the
earth, and he had two horns like a lamb,
and he spaketh as a dragon.
16 And he causeth all, both small
and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to
receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads;
17
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that has the mark, or the
name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:
for it is the number of a man; and his number
is Six hundred threescore and six.
