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Chapter 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. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. |
10
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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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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
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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
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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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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. |
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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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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: |
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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. |
