The Beast from the Sea
1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw Dan. 7:2, 7a beast rising up out of the sea, Rev. 12:3having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a Dan. 7:8; 11:36; Rev. 17:3blasphemous name. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, Ex. 15:11; Is. 46:5; Rev. 18:18"Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, Gal. 6:17; Rev. 7:3; 14:9; 20:4to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or Rev. 14:9–11the name of the beast, Rev. 15:2or the number of his name.
18 Rev. 17:9Here is wisdom. Let him who has (1 Cor. 2:14)understanding calculate Rev. 15:2the number of the beast, Rev. 21:17for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.