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

And all 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. (13:8) com1

If any man have an ear, let him hear. (13:9) com2

He that 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 (13:10)

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. (13:11) com3

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. (13:12) com4

And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, (13:13) com5

And deceiveth 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. (13:14) com6

And he had power to give life 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. (13:15) com7

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: (13:16) com8

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (13:17)

Here 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. (13:18) com10

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