1 And the dragon stood on the sea shore. Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten small crowns on his horns, and had blasphemous names on his heads. 2 The beast I saw looked like a leopard, but his feet looked like those of a bear, and his mouth looked like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 One of his heads seemed to have suffered a death-blow, but this fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder at the beast, 4 and they worshiped the dragon because he had given his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, asking “Who is like the beast? Who could defeat him?” 5 He was given the ability to make great boasts and speak blasphemies, and he was also given the authority to do this for forty-two months. 6 As soon as he opened his mouth he spoke blasphemies against God, insulting his character, his sanctuary, and those who live in heaven. 7 The beast was given power to attack believers and defeat them, and he was also given authority over every people, tribe, language, and nation. 8 Everybody living on earth will worship him, those whose names had not been written in the book of life—the book of life that belongs to the Lamb slain from the beginning of the world. 9 If you have ears, listen! 10 Anyone who has to go into captivity will go into captivity; anyone who has to die by the sword will die by the sword. This demonstrates the patient endurance and confidence in God of the believers. 11 Then I saw another beast, rising up from the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 12 He imposed the same authority as the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and those who live there worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13 He performed great miracles, even bringing fire down from heaven to earth while people watched. 14 He deceived those who live on the earth by the miracles he performed on behalf of the beast, ordering the people that they should make an image for the beast who had received the fatal sword wound but came back to life. 15 He was permitted to breathe life into the image of the beast so that it could speak, ordering anyone who did not worship it put to death. 16 He made everyone, whether weak or powerful, rich or poor, free or slave, receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads. 17 Nobody was permitted to buy or sell except those who had the mark, which was the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Wisdom is needed here. Whoever has understanding should calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.
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Referencias cruzadas (18)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Apocalipsis 12:3; Apocalipsis 17:3; Daniel 7:23–25; Apocalipsis 11:7; Daniel 7:7–8
- 2 Daniel 7:4–7; 1 Pedro 5:8; Apocalipsis 17:12; Apocalipsis 20:2; Apocalipsis 12:9
- 3 Apocalipsis 17:8; Apocalipsis 13:14; Apocalipsis 17:10; Apocalipsis 17:17; Ezequiel 30:24
- 4 Apocalipsis 13:2; Apocalipsis 18:18; Apocalipsis 13:12–13; Apocalipsis 12:3; Apocalipsis 13:15
- 5 Daniel 7:8; Daniel 7:25; Apocalipsis 12:6; Daniel 11:36; Daniel 7:11
- 6 Apocalipsis 12:12; Mateo 15:19; Hebreos 9:24; Mateo 12:34; Apocalipsis 19:1–6
- 7 Daniel 7:21; Apocalipsis 11:7; Apocalipsis 12:17; Daniel 7:25; Daniel 12:1
- 8 1 Pedro 1:19–20; Efesios 1:4; Mateo 25:34; Apocalipsis 17:8; Apocalipsis 3:5
- 9 Apocalipsis 2:7; Apocalipsis 2:17; Apocalipsis 2:11; Apocalipsis 2:29
- 10 Jeremías 15:2; Isaías 33:1; Apocalipsis 14:12; Apocalipsis 3:10; Lucas 21:19
- 11 Daniel 7:8; 2 Corintios 11:13–15; Mateo 7:15; Apocalipsis 17:6; Apocalipsis 16:13
- 12 Apocalipsis 17:10–11; Apocalipsis 14:11; Apocalipsis 14:9; Apocalipsis 19:20; Apocalipsis 13:3–4
- 13 Mateo 24:24; Apocalipsis 16:14; 2 Tesalonicenses 2:9–10; Apocalipsis 19:20; Deuteronomio 13:1–3
- 14 Apocalipsis 19:20; Apocalipsis 12:9; Apocalipsis 13:8; 2 Tesalonicenses 2:4; Apocalipsis 13:3–4
- 15 Apocalipsis 16:2; Daniel 3:3–6; Apocalipsis 19:20; Apocalipsis 20:4; Apocalipsis 17:6
- 16 Apocalipsis 20:4; Apocalipsis 19:20; Ezequiel 9:4; Deuteronomio 6:8; Apocalipsis 14:9–11
- 17 Apocalipsis 13:16; Apocalipsis 14:11; Apocalipsis 15:2; Apocalipsis 22:4; Apocalipsis 13:18
- 18 Apocalipsis 15:2; Apocalipsis 17:9; Apocalipsis 21:17; Daniel 12:10; Apocalipsis 1:3
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Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints." After this he likewise describes his armour-bearer, whom he also terms a false prophet: "He spake as a dragon, and exercised all the power of the first beast in his sight, and caused the earth, and those that dwell therein, to adore the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
"There shall give consent to him all they that have not been written in the book of life." So then without doubt they will not consent that have been written.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)