Bible Verses About The Beast

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

Direct Revelation passage about the beast's power and likeness.

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

Core beast description from Revelation 13.

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

Core Revelation 17 beast text

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Direct buying and selling restriction.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

Direct second beast text used in early interpretation.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Direct final judgment on the beast and false prophet.

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

Direct text about the beast's final identity and destruction.

And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

Direct beast attack on the witnesses.

And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Direct worship language tied to the beast.

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

Direct worship and mark warning passage.

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

Shows the healed wound and world-wide following of the beast.

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Direct number-of-the-beast passage.

And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

Direct false sign that leads to the image of the beast.

And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

Direct statement about the image causing death for refusal to worship.

And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

Primary Daniel background text used by early Christian interpreters.

So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.