ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH WORSHIP THE BEAST

 

The Dragon Stood on the Edge of the Sea.

(The Sea of Humanity)

And I saw a Beast Coming Out of the Sea.

It had Ten Horns, and Seven Heads,

With Ten Crowns on its Horns,

And on Each Head a Blasphemous Name.

2 The Beast I saw Resembled a Leopard,

But had Feet like those of a Bear

And a Mouth like that of a Lion.

The Dragon Gave the Beast his Power

And his Throne and Great Authority.

3 One of the Heads of the Beast

Seemed to have a Fatal Wound,

But the Fatal Wound had been Healed.

THE WHOLE WORLD

WAS FILLED WITH WONDER

AND FOLLOWED THE BEAST.

4 PEOPLE WORSHIPED THE DRAGON

Because he had given Authority to the Beast,

AND THEY ALSO WORSHIPED THE BEAST

And Asked,

“WHO IS LIKE THE BEAST?

WHO CAN WAGE WAR AGAINST IT?”

5 The Beast was Given a Mouth

TO UTTER PROUD WORDS AND BLASPHEMIES

And to Exercise its Authority

FOR FORTY-TWO MONTHS.

6 It opened its mouth

TO BLASPHEME GOD,

AND TO SLANDER HIS NAME

AND HIS DWELLING PLACE

AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN HEAVEN.

7 It was given

POWER TO WAGE WAR

AGAINST GOD’S HOLY PEOPLE

AND TO CONQUER THEM.

And it was given

Power over Every Tribe, People,

Language and Nation.

8 ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH

WILL WORSHIP THE BEAST--

All whose Names

Have Not been written

In the Lamb’s Book of Life,

THE LAMB WHO WAS SLAIN

FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.

9 Whoever has Ears,

Let them Hear.

10 “If Anyone is to go into Captivity

Into Captivity they will Go.

If Anyone is to be Killed with the Sword

With the Sword they will be Killed.”

THIS CALLS FOR PATIENT ENDURANCE

AND FAITHFULNESS

ON THE PART OF GOD’S PEOPLE.

(Revelation 13:1-10, NIV)