1AND I SAW OUT OF THE SEA A BEAST RISING, HAVING HORNS TEN AND HEADS SEVEN AND ON THE HORNS OF IT TEN ROYAL CROWNS AND UPON THE HEADS OF IT NAMES OF BLASPHEMY. The Beast from the Sea (Daniel 7:1–8) 1Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
2AND THE BEAST THAT I SAW WAS LIKE AS A LEOPARD AND THE FEET OF IT LIKE A BEAR’S AND THE MOUTH OF IT LIKE [THE] MOUTH OF A LION. AND GAVE TO IT THE DRAGON THE POWER OF HIM AND THE THRONE OF HIM AND AUTHORITY GREAT. 2The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
3AND I SAW ONE OF THE HEADS OF IT [WAS] AS SLAIN TO DEATH, AND THE WOUND THE OF DEATH OF IT WAS HEALED, AND MARVELED IN ALL [ON] THE EARTH AFTER THE BEAST. 3One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
4AND THEY WORSHIPED THE DRAGON THAT GAVE <THE> AUTHORITY TO THE BEAST AND THEY WORSHIPED THE BEAST SAYING; WHO [IS] LIKE AS THE BEAST AND WHO IS ABLE TO MAKE WAR AGAINST IT? 4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it? ”
5AND WAS GIVEN TO IT A MOUTH SPEAKING GREAT THINGS AND BLASPHEMIES AND WAS GIVEN TO IT AUTHORITY WAR TO ACT MONTHS FORTY AND TWO. 5The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
6AND IT OPENED THE MOUTH OF IT UNTO BLASPHEMIES AGAINST <THE> GOD TO BLASPHEME THE NAME OF HIM AND THE TABERNACLE OF HIM, AND THOSE IN <THE> HEAVEN DWELLING. 6And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle— those who dwell in heaven.
7AND THERE WAS GIVEN TO IT TO MAKE WAR WITH THE SAINTS AND TO OVERCOME THEM AND WAS GIVEN TO IT AUTHORITY OVER EVERY TRIBE AND PEOPLE AND TONGUE AND NATION. 7Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
8AND WILL WORSHIP IT ALL THOSE DWELLING ON THE EARTH, EACH OF WHOM NOT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN THE NAME OF HIM IN THE BOOK <THE> OF LIFE OF THE LAMB WHICH SLAIN FROM [THE] FOUNDING OF [THE] WORLD. 8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast— all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.*NoteCloseOr written in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.
10IF ANYONE INTO CAPTIVITY GATHERS INTO CAPTIVITY HE GOES, IF ANYONE WITH [THE] SWORD IS TO BE KILLED, IT IS NECESSARY FOR HIM BY [THE] SWORD [IS] TO BE KILLED; HERE IS THE ENDURANCE AND THE FAITH OF THE SAINTS. 10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die*NoteCloseNE, WH, and BYZ if anyone kills by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.”*NoteCloseSee Jeremiah 15:2. Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
11AND I SAW ANOTHER BEAST RISING OUT OF THE EARTH, AND IT HAD HORNS TWO LIKE AS A LAMB AND IT WAS SPEAKING LIKE A DRAGON. The Beast from the Earth 11Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
12AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE FIRST BEAST ALL IT EXERCISES ON BEHALF OF IT AND MAKES THE EARTH AND THOSE IN IT DWELLING THAT THEY WILL WORSHIP THE BEAST <THE> FIRST, OF WHOM WAS HEALED THE WOUND THE FATAL OF IT. 12And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
13AND IT WORKS SIGNS GREAT SO THAT EVEN FIRE IT MAY CAUSE OUT OF <THE> HEAVEN TO COME DOWN TO THE EARTH IN THE PRESENCE <THE> OF MEN. 13And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
14AND IT DECEIVES THOSE MINE WHO DWELLING ON THE EARTH THROUGH THE SIGNS THAT WERE GIVEN TO IT TO PERFORM BEFORE THE BEAST TELLING TO THOSE DWELLING ON THE EARTH TO MAKE AN IMAGE TO THE BEAST THAT HAS THE WOUND FROM OF THE SWORD AND HAS LIVED. 14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
15AND THERE WAS GIVEN TO IT TO GIVE BREATH TO THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST SO THAT ALSO MAY SPEAK THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST, AND MAY CAUSE THAT AS MANY AS MIGHT NOT SHALL WORSHIP THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST SHALL BE KILLED. 15The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.
16AND IT CAUSES ALL THE SMALL AND THE GREAT AND THE RICH AND THE POOR AND THE FREE AND THE SERVANTS, THAT IT MAY GIVE TO THEM A MARK ON THE HAND OF THEM <THE> RIGHT OR ON THE FOREHEAD OF THEM, The Mark of the Beast 16And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
17AND THAT NO ONE MAY BE ABLE TO BUY OR TO SELL ONLY EXCEPT THE [ONE] HAVING THE MARK — OR THE NAME OF THE BEAST OR THE NUMBER OF THE NAME OF IT. 17so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark— the name of the beast or the number of its name.
18HERE THE WISDOM IS. THE [ONE] HAVING <THE> UNDERSTANDING HE SHOULD COUNT THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST, NUMBER FOR A MAN’S IT IS, AND THE NUMBER OF IT IS SIX HUNDRED SIXTY SIX. 18Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666..*NoteCloseSome manuscripts 616