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Revelation 13 Bible study: Out of the sea, out of the earth

"The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority" (13:2). And of the mouth speaking great things and the authority to make war, 13:5 says each "was given to him".

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“If anyone has an ear, let him hear.”
Revelation 13:9 · World English Bible

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“In Revelation 13:1, the beast's crowns are on his horns.”

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On the sand of the sea

In the text

John says, "Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names." (13:1) (tap beast and crowns). "The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority." (13:2) (tap leopard). "One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast." (13:3) (tap wound, healed and marveled). "They worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”" (13:4). These notes identify no one and nothing in this chapter with any person, ruler, nation, empire, church, institution, technology, economy, document or event: not the beasts, their heads, horns and crowns, the fatal wound, the image, the mark, the name or the number. They apply none of it to anyone, then or now, and say no more of any of it than the chapter's own words.

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The Greek word behind it

θηρίονtherionsay thay-REE-on

Strong's: "a dangerous animal". "I saw a beast coming up out of the sea" (13:1), and "I saw another beast coming up out of the earth" (13:11): behind beast both times is this noun.

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Revelation 13 Bible study questions

  1. 1"He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name" (13:6). How would you like to speak of God's name this week?
  2. 2"the whole earth marveled at the beast" (13:3). Why do you think it can be easy to marvel at what everyone around you marvels at?
  3. 3"He deceives … because of the signs he was granted to do" (13:14). What helps you hold on to what is true?

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Last reviewed October 12, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home