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Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth.1 He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon.212
He exercised all the authority3 of the first beast on his behalf,4 and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,5 whose fatal wound had been healed.613
And he performed great and miraculous signs,7 even causing fire to come down from heaven8 to earth in full view of men.
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Because of the signs9 he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived10 the inhabitants of the earth.11 He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.1215
He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship13 the image to be killed.1416
He also forced everyone, small and great,15 rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,1617
so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark,17 which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.18
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