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Revelation 13:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Revelation 13:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The First Beast
13 And I saw a beast[a] rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems upon its horns and a blasphemous name upon its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority.
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- 13.1 a beast: This symbolizes the material forces of evil, arrayed against the church.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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