REVELATION CHAPTER XIII.

[A beast riseth out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns. 11 Another 
beast cometh up out of the earth, which supporteth the worship of the 
former beast.]

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 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? 
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking 
great things and blasphemies; and power was 
given unto him to continue forty and two months. 
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against 
God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, 
and them that dwell in heaven. 
7 And it was given unto him to make war with 
the saints, and to overcome them: and power was 
given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship 
him, whose names are not written in the book of life
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 spake as a dragon. 
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first 
beast before him, and causeth the earth and them 
which dwell therein to worship the first beast, 
whose deadly wound was healed. 
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he 
maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth 
in the sight of men. 
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth 
by the means of those miracles which he had power 
to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that 
dwell on the earth, that they should make an image 
to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and 
did live. 
15 And he had power to give life unto the image 
of the beast, that the image of the beast should both 
speak, and cause that as may as would not worship 
the image of the beast should be killed. 
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 had 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.