The Beast from the Sea
(Daniel 7:1–8)

1And I saw coming up out of the sea a beast having ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads names of blasphemy.† 2And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, and its feet like a bear’s, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave to it his power and his throne and great authority.

3And one† of its heads was as having been slain to death, and its wound of death was healed. And the whole earth marveled after the beast. 4And they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to war against it?”

5And a mouth was given to it, speaking great things and blasphemies, and authority was given to it to act† forty and two months. 6And it opened its mouth for blasphemies† toward God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, those tabernacling in heaven.

7And there was given to it to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given to it over every tribe and people† and tongue and nation. 8And all dwelling on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb having been slain from the foundation of the world.†

9If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

10“If anyone is into captivity,

into captivity he goes;

If anyone is to be killed† with the sword,

with the sword it is necessary for him to be killed.Ӡ

Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

The Beast from the Earth

11And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, and it was speaking like a dragon. 12And it exercises all the authority of the first beast in the presence of it, and it causes the earth and those dwelling in it that they will worship the first beast, of whom its fatal wound was healed.

13And it does great signs, so that it should even cause fire out of heaven to come down to the earth† before men. 14And it deceives those dwelling† on the earth by the signs that were given to it to do before the beast, telling those dwelling on the earth to make an image to the beast that has the wound of the sword and lived. 15And there was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast also should speak, and should cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast would be killed.

The Mark of the Beast

16And it causes all the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the servants, that it should give them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17and that no one may be able to buy or to sell, except the one having the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.

18Here is the wisdom. The one having understanding, let him count the number of the beast, for it is a man’s number, and its number is six hundred sixty-six.†

Footnotes:

1 TH and TR a blasphemous name
3 TR And I saw that one
5 BYZ to make war
6 BYZ and TR blasphemy
7 F35 and TR do not include and people.
8 Or, from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
10 NE, WH, and BYZ if anyone kills
10 See Jeremiah 15:2.
13 BYZ to come down upon the earth
14 RP my own who dwell
18 Some manuscripts 616