1 John stood by the sea. He saw a big bad beast come up from the sea. It had many heads and many horns. It had mean names on its heads. 2 The beast looked fast and strong, like wild cats, a bear, and a lion. The dragon gave it power and a big seat like a king. 3 One head looked cut, like dead. But it got well. All the world was very surprised. Many people followed the beast. ✂️➡️ 4 People bowed to the dragon and to the beast. They said, “Who can fight it?” 5 The beast said big, mean words to God. It could act for 42 months. ️⏳ 6 The beast talked bad about God, God’s home, and God’s people in Heaven. ️☁️ 7 The beast could fight God’s people and win for a time. It could rule many people in many lands. ⚔️ 8 All on earth bowed to the beast, except the ones with names in God’s life book. They belong to Jesus, the Lamb. 9 If you have ears, listen. 10 If you take people to jail, you will go to jail. If you kill with a sword, you will be killed by a sword. God’s people must wait and trust God. ⛓️⚔️⏳ 11 John saw another beast from the land. It looked soft like a lamb, but it talked like the dragon. ️ 12 This second beast used the first beast’s power. It made people bow to the first beast, the one that got better from a bad cut. 13 It did big tricks. It made fire fall from the sky to the earth. ☁️⬇️ 14 It tricked people with the big tricks. It told them to make a statue for the first beast, the one hurt by a sword but alive. ⚔️❤️ 15 It made the statue talk like it was alive. It made people who would not bow get killed. ️⚠️☠️ 16 It made all people, big and small, rich and poor, free and not free, get a mark on the right hand or on the head. ✋ 17 No one could buy or sell if they did not have the mark. The mark was the beast’s name or number. ❌ 18 Be smart and count. It is a man’s number. The number is 666. 6️⃣6️⃣6️⃣