Revelation of John 13:12-17
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, bwhose mortal wound was healed. 13 cIt performs great signs, even dmaking 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 fit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast gthat was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not hworship the image of the beast ito be slain. 16Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, ▼▼Greek bondservant
kto be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, lthe name of the beast or mthe number of its name. Revelation of John 17:1-5
The Great Prostitute and the Beast
1Then none of the seven angels who had othe seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of pthe great prostitute qwho is seated on many waters, 2 rwith whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and swith the wine of whose sexual immorality tthe dwellers on earth have become drunk.” 3And uhe carried me away in the Spirit vinto a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on wa scarlet beast that was full of xblasphemous names, and yit had seven heads and ten horns. 4The woman zwas arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned aawith gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand aba golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 5And on her forehead was written a name of acmystery: ad“Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.”Revelation of John 18:12
12cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,
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