Unpacking Revelation 13:11-18 – The Beast from the Earth

In Revelation 13:11-18, John describes a second beast rising from the earth. It has two lamb-like horns but speaks with a dragon’s voice. This beast wields the first creature’s authority and compels people to worship it. Through miraculous signs, including calling down fire from heaven, the beast deceives the inhabitants. It orders an image of the wounded first beast to be set up and grants it life. Anyone refusing to worship this image faces death. To control commerce and loyalty, it forces everyone—rich or poor, free or slave—to receive a mark on their right hand or forehead. Without this mark, no one can buy or sell. The passage concludes by urging wisdom to calculate the beast’s number, famously known as 666.

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