1 John 4:5-6

5 aThey are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and bthe world listens to them. 6We are from God. cWhoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know dthe Spirit of truth and ethe spirit of error.

Revelation of John 13:3-4

3One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and fthe whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, gWho is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

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