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Revelation 8-15 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 18:37, October 20, 2009
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|And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
|And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
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|And I saw rising out of the sea a Ravening Monster. He had seven heads and ten horns, and ten diadems on his horns, and blasphemous names on his heads.
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|The Greek '''θηριον''' (''therion'') means a murderous, ravening man-eater, of the sort often released into a Roman arena, like the Colosseum, to eat up a prisoner or to fight against a gladiator. The modern Greek word '''θηριο''' (''therio''), derived from this word, typically translates as "monster."
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|And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
|And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
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|And the ravener that I saw was like a [[leopard]], and his feet were like [[bear]]'s feet, and his mouth like a [[lion]]'s mouth. The dragon gave him his power, and his capital, and great authority.
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|And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
|And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
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|And one of his heads seemed to have a fatal wound, and the fatal wound had healed. All the earth was awe-struck at the ravener.
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|And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
|And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
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|They worshipped the dragon that had given his authority to the ravener, and they worshipped the ravener, too. They said, "Is there anyone like this guy? Who can make war against him and win?"
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|And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
|And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
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|A mouth speaking big and blasphemous words was given to him, and also the authority to continue in office for forty-two monnths.
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|And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
|And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
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|He opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to insult His Name, and His [[tabernacle]], and those living in heaven.
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|And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
|And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
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|And he was given the capability to fight a war with the saints, and beat them, and authority was given him over every clan and language and ethnic group.
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|And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
|And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
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|Everyone who lives on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written in the Book of Life of the Slain Lamb since the foundation of the world.
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|If any man have an ear, let him hear.
|If any man have an ear, let him hear.
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|Anyone willing to understand, understand this:
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|He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
|He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
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|Anyone who takes a group of captives, will go into captivity himself, and he who kills with the sword will be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the saints.
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|Or: "If anyone is going to get captured, he'll get captured, and if he's going to die from the sword, then he must die from the sword." The exact wording is unsettled and difficult to settle.
The "sword" mentioned here is a government-issue sidearm.
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|And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
|And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
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|And I saw another ravener coming up out of the land. He had two horns like lamb's horns, but he spoke like a dragon.
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|And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
|And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
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|He exercises all the authority that the first ravener had before him, and passes a law that the earth and those living in it must worship the first ravener, the one with the healed fatal wound.
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|And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
|And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
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|He makes great signs, even to making fire come down from the sky to the earth for men to see,
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|And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
|And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
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|and deceives those who live on the earth through those signs that he is given power to make within sight of the (first) ravener. He tells those who live on the earth to make a statue to the ravener, the one who had been wounded by a sword and still lived.
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|And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
|And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
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|He is capable of giving breath to the statue of the ravener, so that the statue of the ravener can speak, so that everyone who will not worship the statue of the ravener will be subject to execution.
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|And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
|And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
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|He also passes a law to give to everyone, small and great, rich and poor, lawful resident and inmate, a cattle-brand-like stamp in the right hand, or on the forehead,
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|And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
|And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
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|so that no man would be allowed to buy or sell, if he didn't have the mark. That mark is either the name of the ravener or the numerical value of his name.
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|Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
|Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
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|Here is a matter for insight. Anyone who can understand, can calculate the number of the ravener. It is a man's number, and that number is 666.
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|Literally, '''χξς''', or the letters chi, xi, and stigma, which is how a Greek would write the number 666.
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