Friday 28 February 2014

The Beast Out Of The Sea

And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns & seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, & on each head a blasphemous name. The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear & a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power & his throne & great authority. One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished & followed the beast. Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, & they also worshiped the beast & asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?”

The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words & blasphemies & to exercise his authority for forty-two months. He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, & to slander his name & his dwelling place & those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the saints & to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language & nation. 
All Inhabitants Of The Earth Will Worship The Beast—All Whose Names Have Not Been Written In The Book Of Life Belonging To The Lamb That Was Slain From The Creation Of The World.

He who has an ear, let him hear.
If anyone is to go into captivity,
into captivity he will go.
If anyone is to be killed with the sword,
with the sword he will be killed.
This calls for patient endurance & faithfulness on the part of the saints.
Revelation 13:1b-10

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