Thematic Bible




Revelation 13:1 (show verse)

Then I stood on the sand of the seashore, and I saw an animal come up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, and with ten diadems on its horns, and blasphemous titles on its heads.

Revelation 13:2 (show verse)

The animal I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave it his own power and his throne and great authority.

Revelation 13:3 (show verse)

One of its heads seemed to have received a mortal wound, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole earth followed the animal in wonder,

Revelation 13:4 (show verse)

and worshiped the dragon for having given the animal his authority, and they worshiped the animal, and said, "Who is there like the animal? Who can fight with it?"

Revelation 13:5 (show verse)

It was allowed to utter great boasts and blasphemies, and to exert authority for forty-two months.

Revelation 13:6 (show verse)

It opened its mouth in blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling-place, that is, those who live in heaven.

Revelation 13:7 (show verse)

It was allowed to make war on God's people and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

Revelation 13:8 (show verse)

All the inhabitants of the earth whose names have not from the foundation of the world been written in the slain Lamb's book of life, will worship it.

Revelation 13:9 (show verse)

Let everyone who can hear listen.

Revelation 13:10 (show verse)

Whoever is destined for captivity will go into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. On this fact rests the endurance and fidelity of God's people.

Revelation 13:11 (show verse)

Then I saw another animal come up out of the land. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.

Revelation 13:12 (show verse)

It exercises the full authority of the first animal on its behalf. It makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first animal, whose mortal wound had been healed.

Revelation 13:13 (show verse)

It performs great wonders, even making fire come down from heaven to earth before men's eyes.

Revelation 13:14 (show verse)

It leads the inhabitants of the earth astray by the wonders it is allowed to do on behalf of the animal, telling the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the animal that bears the mark of the sword-thrust and yet lives.

Revelation 13:15 (show verse)

It is also allowed to impart life to the animal's statue so that the animal's statue can speak, and to have all who do not worship the animal's statue killed.

Revelation 13:16 (show verse)

And it makes everyone, high and low, rich and poor, freemen and slaves, have a mark stamped on their right hands or on their foreheads,

Revelation 13:17 (show verse)

and permits no one to buy or sell anything unless he bears the mark, that is, the animal's name or the number corresponding to its name.

Revelation 13:18 (show verse)

There is wisdom hidden here! Let everyone of intelligence calculate the animal's number, for it indicates a certain man; its number is 666.