Revelation 13:1-2

The First Beast

1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, o with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and p blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was q like a leopard; its feet were like r a bear's, and its mouth was like s a lion's mouth. And to it t the dragon gave his power and u his throne and great authority.

  1. Cross References
    Daniel 7:3
    And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.
    Revelation 12:3
    And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.
  2. Cross References
    Revelation 17:3
    And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.
  3. Cross References
    Daniel 7:6
    After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
  4. Cross References
    Daniel 7:5
    And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, 'Arise, devour much flesh.
  5. Cross References
    Daniel 7:4
    The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 13:4
    And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?
    Revelation 13:11
    Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
    Luke 4:6
    And said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.
  7. Cross References
    Revelation 16:10
    The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish
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