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¹Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.[ † ]Daniel 7:2-7Revelation 12:3Daniel 7:8Daniel 11:36Revelation 17:3 ²The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.[ † ]Revelation 12:3-9Revelation 13:4-12

³One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.[ † ]Revelation 13:12-14Revelation 17:8 ⁴They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”[ † ]Exodus 15:11Isaiah 46:5Revelation 18:18

⁵The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.[ † ]Daniel 7:8-11, 20, 25Daniel 11:362 Thessalonians 2:3Revelation 11:2 ⁶And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.[ † ]John 1:14Colossians 2:9

⁷Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.[ † ]Daniel 7:21Revelation 11:7Revelation 11:18 ⁸And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.[ † ]Exodus 32:32Revelation 20:12-15Matthew 25:34Revelation 17:8

⁹He who has an ear, let him hear:[ † ]Revelation 2:7

¹¹Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.[ † ]Revelation 11:7 ¹²And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.[ † ]Revelation 13:3-4

¹³And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.[ † ]Deuteronomy 13:1Matthew 24:242 Thessalonians 2:9Revelation 16:141 Kings 18:382 Kings 1:10Luke 9:54Revelation 11:5Revelation 20:9 ¹⁴Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.[ † ]Revelation 12:92 Thessalonians 2:92 Kings 20:7 ¹⁵The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.[ † ]Revelation 16:2

¹⁶And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,[ † ]Galatians 6:17Revelation 7:3Revelation 14:9Revelation 20:4 ¹⁷so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.[ † ]Revelation 14:9-11Revelation 15:2

¹⁸Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.[ † ]Revelation 17:91 Corinthians 2:14Revelation 15:2Revelation 21:17