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Revelation 13
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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. |
 (13:1-2)
John sees a sea monster with 7 heads and 10 horns, with "blasphemy" written on on each head.
It looked like a leopard, except its feet were like a bear, and its mouth like
a lion.
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| 13:2
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.
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| 13:3
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.
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(13:3-4)
"All the world" worshiped the dragon and the beast.
 (13:5)
"Power was given unto him to continue forty and two months."
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| 13:4
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?
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| 13:5
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. |
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(Luca Signorelli, 1499-1502)
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| 13:6
And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name,
and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
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| 13:7 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.
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(13:7-8)
The beast goes to war against the "saints". He is given power (by God?) over all nations, and all
non-Christians worship him.
 (13:8)
"The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world"
God planned to kill Jesus before he created the world. (Cf. 1 Peter 1:19)
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| 13:8 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.
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If any man have an ear, let him hear. |
 Remaining Humans Doomed to Torture
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| 13:10
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.
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| 13:11
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. |
(13:11-13)
John sees another beast coming out of the earth with horns like a lamb and a
voice like a dragon. He could do "great wonders," like make fire come down from
the sky.
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| 13:12
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.
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| 13:13
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven
on the earth in the sight of men,
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| 13:14
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. |
(13:14-15)
The people make an image of the beast that can speak. Anyone who
refuses to worship the image is killed.
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| 13:15
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 many as would not worship
the image of the beast should be killed.
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| 13:16
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: |
(13:16-18)
"The number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.
John says that wisdom is knowing that the
mark of the beast is 666. Everyone will be marked on their right hand or their
forehead with this number.
(13:18) Most scholars agree that the 666
referred to the emperor Nero. Some
ancient manuscripts have 616 instead of 666. For more information see
here.
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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.
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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.
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