Daniel 8:25

25 aBy his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind bhe shall become great. cWithout warning he shall destroy many. And he dshall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but eby no human hand.

Daniel 11:21

21In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. fHe shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom gby flatteries.

Daniel 11:24

24 hWithout warning he shall come into ithe richest parts
Or among the richest men
of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathersfathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

9The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan kwith all power and false signs and wonders, 10and with all wicked deception for lthose who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore mGod sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe nwhat is false,

Revelation of John 13:11-14

The Second Beast

11Then oI saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,
Or on its behalf
and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, qwhose mortal wound was healed.
13 rIt performs great signs, even smaking fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of
Or on behalf of
the beast uit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast vthat was wounded by the sword and yet lived.

Revelation of John 19:20

20And the beast was captured, and with it wthe false prophet xwho in its presence
Or on its behalf
had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who zworshiped its image. These two were aathrown alive into the lake of abfire that burns with sulfur.
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