The Beast from the Sea
(Daniel 7:1–8)

1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw coming up from the sea a wild beast, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2And the wild beast which I saw was like a panther, and his feet as of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority. 3And I saw one of his heads as slaughtered to death; and his deathblow was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast. 4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power to the wild beast: and they worshipped the wild beast, saying, Who like the beast? who shall be able to war with him. 5And a mouth was given him speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given him to make war forty-two months. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tent, and them dwelling in heaven.

7And it was given him to make war with the holy, and to conquer them: and power was given him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation. 8And all they dwelling upon earth shall worship him, whose names have not been written in the book of life of the slain Lamb from the foundation of the world. 9If any have an ear, let him hear. 10If any bring together to captivity he shall proceed into captivity: if any shall kill with sword, he shall be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the holy.

The Beast from the Earth

11And I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12And all the powers of the first beast he does before him, and he makes the earth and all dwelling in it that they should worship the first wild beast, whose death-blow was healed. 13And he does great signs, that also he might make fire come down from heaven to the earth before men, 14And he deceives them dwelling upon earth by the signs which were given him to do before the wild beast; saying to them dwelling upon earth, to make an image to the wild beast, who has the blow of the sword, and he lived. 15And it was given him to give spirit to the image of the wild beast, that the image of the wild beast might speak, and might make as many as should not worship the image of the wild beast that they be killed.

The Mark of the Beast

16And he makes all, small and great, and rich and poor, and free and servants, that he should give them a stamp upon their right hand, or upon their foreheads: 17And that no one could buy or sell, except he having the stamp, or the name of the wild beast, or the number of his name. 18Here is wisdom. Let him having intelligence calculate the number of the wild beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number Six hundred and sixty-six.