Revelation 13:11-17

The Beast out of the Earth

11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.
12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed.
13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people.
14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,
17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.

Cross References 18

  • 1. ver 1,2
  • 2. Revelation 16:13
  • 3. ver 4
  • 4. ver 14; Revelation 19:20
  • 5. ver 15; Revelation 14:9,11; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:4
  • 6. ver 3
  • 7. S Matthew 24:24
  • 8. 1 Kings 18:38; 2 Kings 1:10; Luke 9:54; Revelation 20:9
  • 9. 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10
  • 10. Revelation 12:9
  • 11. S Revelation 3:10
  • 12. ver 3,12
  • 13. S ver 12
  • 14. Daniel 3:3-6
  • 15. S Revelation 19:5
  • 16. Revelation 7:3; Revelation 14:9; Revelation 20:4
  • 17. Revelation 14:9
  • 18. ver 18; Revelation 14:11; Revelation 15:2
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