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The Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle 1587

all the earth was in admiration after the beast. 15 And it was given him to give life to the im-
4 And they adored the dragon, which gave age of the beast, and that the image of the beast
power to the beast: and they adored the beast, should speak; and should cause, that whosoever
saying: Who is like to the beast? and who shall will not adore the image of the beast, should be
be able to fight with him? slain.
5 And there was given to him a mouth speak- 16 And he shall make all, both little and great,
ing great things, and blasphemies: and power rich and poor, freemen and bondmen, to have a
was given to him to do two and forty months. character in their right hand, or on their fore-
6 And he opened his mouth unto blasphemies heads.
against God, to blaspheme his name, and his 17 And that no man might buy or sell, but
tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. he that hath the character, or the name of the
7 And it was given unto him to make war with beast, or the number of his name.
the saints, and to overcome them. And power 18 Here is wisdom. He that hath understand-
was given him over every tribe, and people, and ing, let him count the number of the beast. For
tongue, and nation. it is the number of a man: and the number of
8 And all the dwell upon the earth adored him, him is six hundred sixty-six.
whose names are not written in the book of life
of the Lamb, which was slain from the beginning
of the world. Chapter 14
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that shall lead into captivity, shall go And I beheld, and lo a lamb stood upon mount
into captivity: he that shall kill by the sword, Sion, and with him an hundred forty-four thou-
must be killed by the sword. Here is the patience sand, having his name, and the name of his Fa-
and the faith of the saints. ther, written on their foreheads.
11 And I saw another beast coming up out of 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the
the earth, and he had two horns, like a lamb, noise of many waters, and as the voice of great
and he spoke as a dragon. thunder; and the voice which I heard, was as the
12 And he executed all the power of the former voice of harpers, harping on their harps.
beast in his sight; and he caused the earth, and 3 And they sung as it were a new canticle, be-
them that dwell therein, to adore the first beast, fore the throne, and before the four living crea-
whose wound to death was healed. tures, and the ancients; and no man could say
13 And he did great signs, so that he made the canticle, but those hundred forty-four thou-
also fire to come down from heaven unto the sand, who were purchased from the earth.
earth in the sight of men. 4 These are they who were not defiled with
14 And he seduced them that dwell on the women: for they are virgins. These follow the
earth, for the signs, which were given him to do Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were pur-
in the sight of the beast, saying to them that chased from among men, the firstfruits to God
dwell on the earth, that they should make the and to the Lamb:
image of the beast, which had the wound by the 5 And in their mouth there was found no lie;
sword, and lived. for they are without spot before the throne of