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Revelation 13
Revelation 1:13-2:1 on the verso side of Papyrus 98 from the second century.
BookBook of Revelation
CategoryApocalypse
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part27

Revelation 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.[3][4]

Text

Structure

La Bête de la Mer (from the Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse in Angers, France). A medieval tapestry, this detail of which shows John, the Dragon, and the Beast of the Sea.

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

Verse 1

New King James Version

Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns,[b] and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.[5]

Verse 2

New King James Version

Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.[6]

Verse 5

New King James Version

And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.[7]

Verse 11

New King James Version

Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.[8][9]

Verse 16

New King James Version

He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,[10]

Verse 18

King James Version

Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
  2. ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
  3. ^ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque (ed.). New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
  4. ^ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans (ed.). Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
  5. ^ Revelation 13:1
  6. ^ Revelation 13:2
  7. ^ Revelation 13:5
  8. ^ Revelation 13:11
  9. ^ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 13:11
  10. ^ Revelation 13:16
  11. ^ Revelation 13:18

Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).