The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Revelation 13
1 Then I stood† 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.
2 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.
3 One of his heads looked like it had been
wounded fatally. His fatal wound was
healed, and the whole earth marveled at
the beast.
4 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?”
5 A mouth speaking great things and
blasphemy was given to him. Authority to
make war for forty-two months was given
to him.
6 He opened his mouth for blasphemy
against God, to blaspheme his name, his
dwelling, and those who dwell in heaven.
7 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.
8 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.
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
10 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.‡ Here is
the endurance and the faith of the saints.
11 I saw another beast coming up out of
the earth. He had two horns like a lamb
and it spoke like a dragon.
12 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.
13 He performs great signs, even making
fire come down out of the sky to the earth
in the sight of people.
14 He deceives my own§ 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.
15 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 ofthe
beast to be killed.
16 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;
17 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.
18 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