Revelation — Chapter 13

📖 Revelation — Chapter 13 (KJV)

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Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, ^Rand 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.

Rev 11:7; Rev 17:8

Revelation 13:2 And the beast which I saw ^Rwas 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.

Jer 5:6; Jer 13:23

Revelation 13:3 And I saw ^Rone of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

Rev 13:1-2,14; Rev 17:10

Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, ^RWho is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Rev 18:18

Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him ^Ra mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

Dan 7:8,11,25; Dan 11:36

Revelation 13:6 And ^Rhe opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

Job 3:1; Matt 12:34

Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him ^Rto make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

Rev 11:7; Rev 12:17

Revelation 13:8 And ^Rall 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.

Rev 13:3-4,14-15

Revelation 13:9 ^RIf any man have an ear, let him hear.

Rev 2:7,11,17,29

Revelation 13:10 He ^Rthat 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.

Exod 21:23-25; Isa 14:2

Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast ^Rcoming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

Rev 13:1; Rev 11:7

Revelation 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and ^Rcauseth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Rev 13:3,14-17; Rev 17:10-11

Revelation 13:13 And ^Rhe doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

Rev 16:14; Rev 19:20

Revelation 13:14 And ^Rdeceiveth 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.

Rev 12:9; Rev 18:23

Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give ^Rlife 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.

Gen 2:7; Ps 135:17

Revelation 13:16 And he causeth all, ^Rboth small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Rev 11:18; Rev 19:5,18

Revelation 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the ^Rmark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Rev 13:16

Revelation 13:18 ^RHere 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.

Rev 1:3; Rev 17:9

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 13:1–10 — The beast from the sea

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

John sees a beast empowered by the dragon, receiving worship and warring against saints, with a call for patience and faith.

Key Truth: Refuse rival worship and remain patient in faith.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 13:11–15 — The beast from the earth

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

A second beast appears with deceptive signs, directing worship toward the first beast and enforcing its image.

Key Truth: Test impressive signs rather than surrendering allegiance.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Revelation 13:16–18 — The mark and the number

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The vision describes economic coercion through the beast's mark and invites understanding of its number; it does not name a modern person.

Key Truth: Do not trade faithful allegiance for pressured advantage.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Daniel 7:7 — Daniel's beast imagery provides prophetic background for this chapter.

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What pressure might tempt you to compromise your allegiance to God?

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