1 And I saw a beast ascending from the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns were ten diadems, and upon its heads were names of blasphemy.
2 And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard, and its feet were like the feet of a bear, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave his own power and great authority to it.
3 And I saw that one of its heads seemed to be slain unto death, but his deadly wound was healed. And the entire world was in wonder following the beast.
4 And they worshiped the dragon, who gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying: “Who is like the beast? And who would be able to fight with it?”
5 And there was given to it a mouth, speaking great things and blasphemies. And authority was given to him to act for forty-two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and those who dwell in heaven.
7 And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and people and language and nation.
8 And all who inhabit the earth worshiped the beast, those whose names have not been written, from the origin of the world, in the Book of Life of the Lamb who was slain.
9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
10 Whoever will be led into captivity, into captivity he goes. Whoever will kill with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the patient endurance and faith of the Saints.
11 And I saw another beast ascending from the land. And she had two horns like the Lamb, but she was speaking like the dragon.
12 And she acted with all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And she caused the earth, and those dwelling in it, to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And she accomplished great signs, even so that she would cause fire to descend from the sky to the earth in the sight of men.
14 And she seduced those living on the earth, by means of the signs that were given to her to perform in the sight of the beast, saying to those dwelling on the earth that they should make an image of the beast who had a wound of the sword and yet lived.
15 And it was given to her to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would speak. And she acted so that whoever would not worship the image of the beast would be slain.
16 And she will cause everyone, small and great, wealthy and poor, free and servant, to have a character on their right hand or on their foreheads,
17 so that no one may buy or sell, unless he has the character, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Whoever has intelligence, let him determine the number of the beast. For it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
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Revelation 13 describes John's view of two beasts that emerge from the earth and the sea and symbolize political and religious powers that will pursue the followers of Christ. To find verses related to this chapter, we can seek references on political and religious powers that pursue the faithful and the beast as a symbol of evil.
Daniel 7:7: "After that, I kept looking, and here is the fourth animal, terrible and amazing, and very strong, which had large iron teeth; he devoured and did in pieces, and stepped on his feet ; it was different from all the animals that appeared before him, and had ten horns. " This verse talks about Daniel's vision about a terrible and strong fourth animal with ten horns, which devoured and destroyed. This animal is interpreted as a powerful and oppressive kingdom that will rise in the future.
Daniel 7:25: "He shall utter words against the Most High, and consume the Holy Saints; he will take care of changing the times and the law; the saints will be handed over to him for a while, and times, and half a time." In this verse, Daniel describes the behavior of the oppressive kingdom, who will utter words against God and persecute the faithful, taking care of changing law and time. This verse has similarities to the beasts of Revelation 13 who pursue the followers of Christ.
Matthew 24:24: "For false Christs and false prophets will be raised, and will make great signs and wonders; in such a way that if possible, they would even deceive the chosen ones." In this verse, Jesus warns his disciples about false Christs and false prophets who will deceive even the chosen ones. This warning can be applied to the Beast of Revelation 13, which also deceives the Earth's inhabitants with their signs and wonders.
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4: "No one in any way deceives you, because it will not be like that before the apostasy and manifest the man of sin, the son of perdition, who opposes and rises against everything that It is called God, or worships; so that it will be based, like God, in the temple of God, wanting to seem God. " These verses talk about the man of sin who will manifest himself as an opposite figure to God, sitting in the temple of God and wanting to look God. This figure resembles the beast of Revelation 13, which is worshiped as a God and has a false prophet who deceives people.
1 Peter 5:8: "Sober thirst, watch, because the devil, your adversary, walks in melting, bustling like a lion, seeking to those who can swallow." In this verse Peter warns Christians about the devil, who seeks to devour people as a lion. This warning can be applied to the Beast of Revelation 13, which is described as a devouring and persecuting beast of the followers of Christ.
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