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It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. <a href="/nlt/revelation/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon. <a href="/esv/revelation/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. <a href="/bsb/revelation/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. <a href="/blb/revelation/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I saw another beast rising out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, and it was speaking like a dragon. <a href="/kjv/revelation/13.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/13.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. <a href="/nasb/revelation/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. <a href="/lsb/revelation/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and he was speaking as a dragon. <a href="/amp/revelation/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then I saw another beast rising up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon. <a href="/csb/revelation/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb, but he sounded like a dragon. <a href="/asv/revelation/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. <a href="/cev/revelation/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I now saw another beast. This one came out of the ground. It had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. <a href="/erv/revelation/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. <a href="/gwt/revelation/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I saw another beast come from the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb. It talked like a serpent. <a href="/gnt/revelation/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then I saw another beast, which came up out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb's horns, and it spoke like a dragon. <a href="/isv/revelation/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it talked like a dragon. <a href="/msb/revelation/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. <a href="/net/revelation/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I saw another beast coming up from the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but was speaking like a dragon. <a href="/nheb/revelation/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a serpent. <a href="/wbt/revelation/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. <a href="/wey/revelation/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then I saw another Wild Beast, coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. <a href="/web/revelation/13.htm">World English Bible</a> I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, and it was speaking as a dragon, <a href="/blb/revelation/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I saw another beast rising out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, and it was speaking like a dragon. <a href="/ylt/revelation/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the land, and it had two horns, like a lamb, and it was speaking as a dragon, <a href="/slt/revelation/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns, like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I saw another beast ascending from the land. And she had two horns like the Lamb, but she was speaking like the dragon. <a href="/nabre/revelation/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb’s but spoke like a dragon. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then I saw another beast that rose out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I beheld another wild beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And I saw another Beast that ascended from the ground, and it had two horns and was like The Lamb and was speaking like The Dragon.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. <a href="/godbey/revelation/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he continued to speak as the dragon. <a href="/haweis/revelation/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And I saw another beast rising up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, though he spake as the dragon. <a href="/mace/revelation/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Then I beheld another beast coming out of the earth, it had two horns like a lamb, but it spake like a dragon. <a href="/wey/revelation/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then I saw another Wild Beast, coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. <a href="/worrell/revelation/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he was speaking as a dragon. <a href="/worsley/revelation/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I saw another beast ascending out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb; but he spake like a dragon. <a href="/parallel/revelation/13-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2670" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/13.htm">The Beast from the Earth</a> 10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints. 11<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidon (V-AIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">I saw</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allo (Adj-ANS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another</a> <a href="/greek/2342.htm" title="2342: thērion (N-ANS) -- Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal.">beast</a> <a href="/greek/305.htm" title="305: anabainon (V-PPA-ANS) -- To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.">rising</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: eichen (V-IIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">This beast had</a> <a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dyo (Adj-ANP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two.">two</a> <a href="/greek/2768.htm" title="2768: kerata (N-ANP) -- From a primary kar; a horn.">horns</a> <a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="3664: homoia (Adj-NNP) -- Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.">like</a> <a href="/greek/721.htm" title="721: arniō (N-DNS) -- (originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb. Diminutive from aren; a lambkin.">a lamb,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">but</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: elalei (V-IIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">spoke</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">like</a> <a href="/greek/1404.htm" title="1404: drakōn (N-NMS) -- A dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan. Probably from an alternate form of derkomai; a fabulous kind of serpent.">a dragon.</a> 12And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/7-8.htm">Daniel 7:8</a> While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance. <a href="/daniel/8-25.htm">Daniel 8:25</a> Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-10</a> The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a> For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a> For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1</a> Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-14</a> How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-5</a> “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. / Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you! / By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. ... <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a> “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-3</a> If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. <a href="/1_kings/22-21.htm">1 Kings 22:21-23</a> Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. / And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’ / So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.” <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2-4</a> And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. / And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through. / And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.coming.<a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a> 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.<a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">Revelation 11:7</a> 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.<a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Revelation 17:8</a> 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.and he had.<a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.<a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18</a> For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.<a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a> For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ… and he spake.<a href="/revelation/13-17.htm">Revelation 13:17</a> 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.<a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3,4,17</a> And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads… <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6</a> And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/11-12.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Dragon</a> <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/revelation/12-11.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/13-12.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/22-8.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Dragon</a> <a href="/revelation/13-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/revelation/19-3.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/revelation/14-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/revelation/13-12.htm">Wild</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 13</div>1. <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">A beast rises out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, to whom the dragon gives his power.</a> 11. <a href="/revelation/13-11.htm">Another beast comes out of the earth,</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">causes an image to be made of the former beast,</a> 15. <a href="/revelation/13-15.htm">and that men should worship it,</a> 16. <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">and receive his mark.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase introduces a second beast, distinct from the first beast that rises from the sea. The earth, in biblical symbolism, often represents stability and order, contrasting with the chaotic sea. This beast's emergence from the earth may suggest a more subtle or deceptive nature. In the context of Revelation, beasts symbolize political or religious powers. The imagery of a beast rising indicates the emergence of a new power or influence. This beast is often interpreted as the false prophet, a figure that supports the first beast and deceives humanity. The earth's mention may also imply a connection to humanity or earthly systems, contrasting with divine or heavenly origins.This beast had two horns like a lamb, The two horns like a lamb suggest a deceptive appearance. In biblical symbolism, a lamb often represents innocence, purity, and Christ Himself, as seen in <a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a> where Jesus is called the "Lamb of God." The horns, however, indicate power and authority. This beast mimics the appearance of a lamb, suggesting it may present itself as gentle or Christ-like, yet its true nature is revealed through its actions and words. The number two could symbolize a false witness or testimony, as two witnesses were required for a testimony to be considered valid in Jewish law (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>).but spoke like a dragon. Despite its lamb-like appearance, the beast's speech reveals its true nature. The dragon, identified earlier in Revelation as Satan (<a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a>), represents deceit, destruction, and opposition to God. Speaking like a dragon indicates that this beast's words are deceptive, manipulative, and aligned with satanic purposes. This contrast between appearance and speech highlights the theme of deception, warning believers to discern beyond outward appearances. The beast's speech may involve false teachings, blasphemy, or propaganda that leads people away from the truth of the Gospel. This duality emphasizes the need for spiritual discernment in recognizing false prophets and teachings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_beast_from_the_earth.htm">The Beast from the Earth</a> This is the second beast mentioned in <a href="/bsb/revelation/13.htm">Revelation 13</a>, distinct from the first beast that rises from the sea. It symbolizes a deceptive power that appears gentle but speaks with the authority and deceit of a dragon. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> The origin of the second beast, contrasting with the sea from which the first beast arises. The earth may symbolize a more stable or familiar realm, suggesting a deceptive influence that arises from within rather than from external chaos. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lamb.htm">The Lamb</a> The beast has two horns like a lamb, indicating a semblance of innocence or gentleness. The lamb is often a symbol of Christ, suggesting that this beast mimics Christ-like qualities to deceive. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_dragon.htm">The Dragon</a> Represents Satan, the source of the beast's authority and deceitful speech. The dragon is a recurring symbol in Revelation, embodying opposition to God and His people. 5. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of Revelation, who receives this vision while exiled on the island of Patmos. His role is to convey the prophetic visions to the early Christian churches.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_deception.htm">Discernment in Deception</a> Believers must be vigilant and discerning, recognizing that not all that appears Christ-like is truly from God. The beast's lamb-like appearance is a warning against superficial judgments. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a> The beast speaks like a dragon, emphasizing the power of words to deceive and lead astray. Christians are called to test the spirits and align their beliefs with Scripture. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_false_prophets.htm">The Role of False Prophets</a> This passage highlights the danger of false prophets within the church. Believers should be rooted in biblical truth to withstand deceptive teachings. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a> Understanding the nature of spiritual deception encourages believers to remain steadfast in their faith, trusting in God's ultimate victory over evil. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a> The imagery of the beast calls for constant spiritual vigilance, as deception can arise from familiar and seemingly benign sources.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 13</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_number_666_signify.htm">What does the number 666 signify?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_image_of_the_beast.htm">What is the Image of the Beast?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_'mark'_needed_for_trade.htm">Why would a literal “mark of the beast” (Revelation 13:16–17) be mandatory for economic transactions, and how has this not been definitively pinned down by modern investigations? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_unholy_trinity.htm">What is the Unholy Trinity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE APPEARANCE OF THE SECOND WILD BEAST.For the understanding of this portion of the vision we must notice the contrasts and resemblances between this and the former wild beast. They are both wild beasts: they both have horns: they both have a dragon-like inspiration (<a href="/revelation/13-11.htm" title="And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.">Revelation 13:11</a>): they both tyrannise over men; but, on the other hand, the second beast is less monstrous in appearance: we read only of two horns, and we hear nothing of seven heads. He somewhat resembles a lamb; he rises from the earth, and not from the sea; his power lies in deception (<a href="/context/revelation/13-13.htm" title="And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,">Revelation 13:13-14</a>) as well as violence; e seems to possess more supernatural power: yet the whole of his work is directed to magnifying the first beast (<a href="/revelation/13-12.htm" title="And he excercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.">Revelation 13:12</a>). Do not these features lead to the conclusion that the principles which the second wild beast supports are the same as those on which the former wild beast acted, but that he supports them with more subtlety, intelligence, and culture? But for all the deception he employs, his work, when stripped of its specious drapery and seen in its naked ugliness, is to promote the honour of the first wild beast. Because of this seductiveness, and of his efforts to support his mission with higher sanctions (<a href="/revelation/13-13.htm" title="And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,">Revelation 13:13</a>), he is called in later chapters (<a href="/revelation/16-13.htm" title="And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.">Revelation 16:13</a>; <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm" title="And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that worked 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.">Revelation 19:20</a>; <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm" title="And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.">Revelation 20:10</a>) the False Prophet; the force and appropriateness of this designation becomes more apparent when we notice that the features which are assumed bear a deceptive resemblance to those of a lamb. The advancing intelligence of the world, its increase in knowledge and wisdom, the wider diffusion of culture and thought, produce a change in the general fashion of life, but the spirit which animates. society is unchanged. The second wild beast is that change which is a change of mode, but not of spirit--a change of manners, but not of heart; there is more refinement, more civilisation, more mind, but it is still the world-power which is worshipped; it is the self-seeking adoration of pleasures, honours, occupations, influences which spring from earth and end in earth--the pursuit of powers which are worldly. Some see in this second wild beast the Pagan priesthood aiding the imperial power, the embodiment of the first wild beast; others-see in it the Papal sacerdotal power, the heir of Pagan rites; others, again, would combine the two, and view this second wild beast as the sacerdotal persecuting power, Pagan and Christian. I believe that, though there is truth in these views, they are too narrow. It is true that priesthoods--Pagan and Christian--have often devoted their influence to the upholding of the great world-power; it is true that men called to be Christian teachers forgot their function, and used their knowledge and power to bolster up the power of the beast and to make men worship the world, as though there were nothing higher for men to worship than this world could afford; it is true that they used, in later days, their powers to aggrandize the Church rather than to reform the world and regenerate men: in so far as they did this they acted like the second wild beast; but the stretch of the vision embraces more than these. All who use their knowledge, their culture, their wisdom, to teach men that there is nothing worthy of worship save what they can see, and touch, and taste, are acting the part of the second wild beast; and be they apostles of science, or apostles of culture, or apostles of logical immorality, or apostles of what is called materialism, if their teaching leads men to limit their worship to the visible and the tangible, they are making men worship the beast who is the adversary of the servants of the Lamb. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - And I beheld another beast. Compare the wording of this introduction with that of ver. 1. We shall find reason to interpret this beast as self deceit - that form of plausibility by which men persuaded themselves into a belief that they might without harm worship the former beast. (see on following verses). It has been remarked that mention is often made of the first beast without the second (cf. <a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">Revelation 11:7</a>; <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a>; <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3</a>, etc.), but never of the second without the first. This fact supports the interpretation given above. Coming up out of the earth. Perhaps in contrast with the former beast, which arose from the sea (ver. 1). In the vision of <a href="/daniel/7.htm">Daniel 7</a>. the four beasts, which rise from the sea (ver. 3), are declared in ver. 17 to typify four kings which arise from the earth. It is doubtful, therefore, whether we are justified in attaching special significance to this phrase. Some writers understand thereby, "rising up from amongst settled, ordered society of men." More likely, the writer wishes to show the universal character of the temptations with which Christians are assailed; and thus one beast seems to pertain to the sea, and the other to the earth, thus dividing the whole world between them. And he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. That is, while simulating an appearance of Christ, his words betrayed his devilish nature. The aim of this beast throughout is to assume a plausible exterior, that men may be beguiled by him (cf. vers. 13-17). Such is the nature of that self deceit which we believe this beast to typify. Many men, who were not to be tempted into a renunciation of Christ by the bitter persecution of the first beast, because coming in such a form they recognized easily its true nature, were nevertheless beguiled into such acts by specious reasoning and the deceit of their own hearts. Christians at all times are only too ready to be deceived by those who "by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple" (<a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18</a>). Whether as in ancient times it he merely to throw a few grains of incense upon the altar of some heathen deity, or as in modern times to conform to some common but unworthy requirement of society, men are apt to be led astray by arguments which look fair, but which as surely accomplish the devil's object as if it had been attained by direct persecution. (On the form of the word "lamb," ἀρνίον, see on Revelation 5:6.) <a href="/commentaries/revelation/13-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I saw εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. another ἄλλο (allo) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. beast θηρίον (thērion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal. rising ἀναβαῖνον (anabainon) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_305.htm">Strong's 305: </a> To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up. out of ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth. γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. [This beast] had εἶχεν (eichen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. two δύο (dyo) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1417.htm">Strong's 1417: </a> Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. horns κέρατα (kerata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2768.htm">Strong's 2768: </a> From a primary kar; a horn. like ὅμοια (homoia) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3664.htm">Strong's 3664: </a> Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar. a lamb, ἀρνίῳ (arniō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_721.htm">Strong's 721: </a> (originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb. Diminutive from aren; a lambkin. [but] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. spoke ἐλάλει (elalei) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a dragon. δράκων (drakōn) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1404.htm">Strong's 1404: </a> A dragon or huge serpent; met: Satan. 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