Chapter 13 - Two Beasts
1 And I stood upon the sand (of the sea1), and saw a beast2 rise up out of the sea, having seven heads3 and ten horns4, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast5 (which I saw) was like unto a leopard, and his feet were [as] the feet of a bear6, and his mouth [as] the mouth of a lion7: 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 healed8: and all the world wondered after the beast9.
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 earth10; and he had two horns [like] a lamb11, 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 healed12).
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 sword13) 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 many as would not worship the image (of the beast) should be killed14.
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 sell15, 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.16
1 Read: Daniel 7:3
2 Note: kingdom
3 Note: 7 kings (of kings)
4 Note: 10 kings – which came out of Greece-Rome- nails of brass—read Daniel 7:19; 3rd kingdom of brass—Daniel 2:39
5 Note: Greece
6 Note: 2nd beast – read: Daniel 7
7 Note: 1st beast—read Daniel 7
8 Note:
9 Note:
10 Note:
11 Note:
12 Note: Nebuchadnezzar/Jesus/Judas - do your own research
13 Note: Nebuchadnezzar/Jesus - do your own research
14 Note: Similar what Nebuchadnezzar did in creating image in Daniel 3; This kingdom will be up again and running.
15. Note: Having a business/stock market
16. Note: 636 or 666 - do your own research