9And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who leads astray the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
10And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come the salvation, and the strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; because the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night. 11And they overcame him, because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life, unto the death. 12For this cause rejoice, ye heavens, and they who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea! For the Devil is come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has little time.
13And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man-child. 14And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. 16And the earth helped the woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17And the dragon was enraged at the woman; and he departed to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.
XIII. And I stood[1a] upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads names of blasphemy[1b]; 2(and the beast which I saw was like to a leopard, and his feet as of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave to him his power, and his throne, and great authority;) 3and one of his heads as it were wounded unto death. And his deadly wound was healed; and all the world wondered after the beast. 4And they worshiped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying: Who is like to the beast, and who is able to make war with him?
5And there was given to him a mouth speaking great and blasphemous things; and power was given him to work forty-two months. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, those who tabernacle in heaven. 7And it was given him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power was given him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation. 8And all who dwell upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb which is slain, from the foundation of the world.
9If any one has an ear, let him hear.
10If any one is for captivity, he goes into captivity; if any to be killed with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
11And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. 12And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13And he does great signs, so that also he causes fire to come down out of heaven on the earth, in the sight of men; 14and he leads astray those who dwell on the earth, because of the signs which it was given him to do in the presence of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived. 15And it was given him to give breath[15] to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many as worship not the image of the beast should be killed. 16And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, to receive a mark[16] on their right hand, or on their forehead; 17and that no one should be able to buy or sell, save he that has the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of his name.