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Revelation 13:1-14 Hunt for a beast
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1. Revelation 13:1-14 Hunt for a beast
2. Revelation 13
3. Revelation 13:1-14 Hunt for a beast
The Greek word for "beast" appears many times in Revelation 13. This double usage of the same word is similar to the idea that a hunted animal might be a "deer" (noun) and saying that one is going to "deer" (verb). The Greek word for "beast" can be a play on words with the Greek word for "door".

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4. Book: A woman rides the beast
Book: A woman rides the beast
In Revelation 17, a woman rides the beast. This is the basis of the book A woman rides the beast, written by Dave Hunt. It was is available as a PDF (Portable Document Format) on the Internet. (as of 2024-10-31)
The book has a lot of interesting research and conjectures, even if some of the conclusions are not accepted.
5. Beast and door
Consider the following word comparisons. Today, these words are pronounced in modern Greek such that they sound the same. However, in ancient Greece, there must have been some distinction in the way the vowels "η" and "υ" were pronounced.

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6. The panther as an all-beast
The English word "pather" comes, through French, from the Latin word "panthere" ≈ "panther" which is from the ancient Greek word "πάνθηρ" ≈ "panther" and may be related to the Sanskrit word "पुण्डरीक" (pundanka) ≈ "tiger".

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7. Romans 11:9
Verse routeRomans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: [kjv]
Verse routeκαι δαυιδ λεγει γενηθητω η τραπεζα αυτων εις παγιδα και εις θηραν και εις σκανδαλον και εις ανταποδομα αυτοις [gnt]

A word sometimes translated as "trap" is the ancient Greek word "θήρα" ≈ "hunting" or can be the result of a hunting trip.

One trick in a hunt is to use a split group of hunters where one group attempts to herd or move the prey into a target area while the other group waits for them to move into the "trap".

The same idea is present in deceptions that cause misinterpretations.

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8. Romans 11:9
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KJV: And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
Greek: και δαβιδ δαυιδ λεγει γενηθητω η τραπεζα αυτων εις παγιδα και εις θηραν και εις σκανδαλον και εις ανταποδομα αυτοις
Latin: et David dicit fiat mensa eorum in laqueum et in captionem et in scandalum et in retributionem illis
Wycliffe: And Dauith seith, Be the boord of hem maad in to a gryn bifor hem, and in to catchyng, and in to sclaundre, and in to yeldyng to hem.
Tyndale: And David sayth: Let their table be made a snare to take them with all and an occasion to faule and a rewarde vnto them.
Luther: Und David spricht: Laß ihren Tisch zu einem Strick werden und zu einer Berückung und zum Ärgernis und ihnen zur Vergeltung.
9. Strongs - trap
10. Usage - trap
*G2339 *1 θήρα (thay'-rah) : from ther (a wild animal, as game); hunting, i.e. (figuratively) destruction:--trap.
Word usage per chapter Words: θηραν

11. Mark 1:13
Verse routeMark 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. [kjv]

12. Mark 1:13
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KJV: And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Greek: και ην εκει εν τη ερημω τεσσερακοντα ημερας τεσσαρακοντα πειραζομενος υπο του σατανα και ην μετα των θηριων και οι αγγελοι διηκονουν αυτω
13. Strongs - beast
14. Usage - beast
*G2342 *45 θηρίον (thay-ree'-on) : diminutive from the same as G2339; a dangerous animal:--(venomous, wild) beast.
Word usage per chapter Words: θηρια=2 θηριον=19 θηριου=15 θηριω=6 θηριων=3

15. Acts 28:5 Paul bitten
Verse routeActs 28:5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. [kjv]
Verse routeο μεν ουν αποτιναξας το θηριον εις το πυρ επαθεν ουδεν κακον [gnt]

On a ship voyage, where the ship sunk, Paul is bitten by a small "beast", or snake, on the shore.
16. Acts 28:5
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KJV: And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
Greek: ο μεν ουν αποτιναξας το θηριον εις το πυρ επαθεν ουδεν κακον
Latin: et ille quidem excutiens bestiam in ignem nihil mali passus est
Wycliffe: But he schoke awei the beest in to the fier, and hadde noon harm.
Tyndale: But he shouke of the vermen into the fyre and felt no harme.
Luther: Er aber schlenkerte das Tier ins Feuer, und ihm widerfuhr nichts Übles.
Spanish: Masél, sacudiendo la víbora en el fuego, ningún mal padeció.
17. Russian
The Russian word "зверь" (zver) ≈ "beast" and is cognate with the English word "bear". Some think of Gladly, the cross-eyed bear, from the hymn "Gladly the cross I would bear for Jesus".
18. Diminutive: beast
The diminutive form of beast is used in most places in Revelation. The use of the diminutive form appears to indicate that these "beasts" are not the main "beast" but representatives of the main "beast".

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19. Revelation 13:1-2 Beast from the sea
Verse routeRevelation 13:1 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. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι εσταθη επι την αμμον της θαλασσης και ειδον εκ της θαλασσης θηριον αναβαινον εχον κερατα δεκα και κεφαλας επτα και επι των κερατων αυτου δεκα διαδηματα και επι τας κεφαλας αυτου ονοματα βλασφημιας [gnt]
Verse route13:2 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. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι το θηριον ο ειδον ην ομοιον παρδαλει και οι ποδες αυτου ως αρκου και το στομα αυτου ως στομα λεοντος και εδωκεν αυτω ο δρακων την δυναμιν αυτου και τον θρονον αυτου και εξουσιαν μεγαλην [gnt]

The Greek word for "beast" appears 30 times in Revelation, in 10 verses in chapter 13, which ends with the number of the beast, 666.

The word "beast" appears to refer to a person and not a wild animal. The details are not important here.
20. Revelation 13:1
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KJV: 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.
Greek: και εσταθην εσταθη επι την αμμον της θαλασσης και ειδον εκ της θαλασσης θηριον αναβαινον εχον κεφαλας επτα και κερατα δεκα και κεφαλας επτα και επι των κερατων αυτου δεκα διαδηματα και επι τας κεφαλας αυτου ονομα ονοματα βλασφημιας
21. Revelation 13:2
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KJV: 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.
Greek: και το θηριον ο ειδον ην ομοιον παρδαλει και οι ποδες αυτου ως αρκτου αρκου και το στομα αυτου ως στομα λεοντος και εδωκεν αυτω ο δρακων την δυναμιν αυτου και τον θρονον αυτου και εξουσιαν μεγαλην
Latin: et bestiam quam vidi similis erat pardo et pedes eius sicut ursi et os eius sicut os leonis et dedit illi draco virtutem suam et potestatem magnam
Wycliffe: And the beeste, whom Y sai, was lijk a pard, and hise feet as the feet of a beere, and his mouth as the mouth of a lioun; and the dragoun yaf his vertu and greet power to hym.
Tyndale: And the beast which I sawe was lyke a catt of the mountayne and his fete were as the fete of a bear and his mouth as the mouthe of a lyon. And the dragon gave him his power and his seate and grett auctorite:
Luther: Und das Tier, das ich sah, war gleich einem Pardel und seine Füße als Bärenfüße und sein Mund eines Löwen Mund. Und der Drache gab ihm seine Kraft und seinen Stuhl und große Macht.
Slavonic: Зверь, егоже видех, бе подобен рыси, и нозе ему яко медведи, и уста его яко уста львова: и даде ему змий силу свою и престол свой и область великую.
Russian: Зверь, которого я видел, был подобен барсу; ноги у него-как у медведя, а пасть у него-как пасть у льва; и дал ему дракон силу свою и престол свой и великую власть.
Spanish: Y la bestia que vi, era semejante a un leopardo, y sus pies como de oso, y su boca como boca de león. Y el dragón le dio su poder y su trono, y grande autoridad.
22. Latin
Verse routeRevelation 13:2 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. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι το θηριον ο ειδον ην ομοιον παρδαλει και οι ποδες αυτου ως αρκου και το στομα αυτου ως στομα λεοντος και εδωκεν αυτω ο δρακων την δυναμιν αυτου και τον θρονον αυτου και εξουσιαν μεγαλην [gnt]
Verse route… bestiam … ursi … [v]

23. Revelation 13:3-4
Verse routeRevelation 13:3 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. [kjv]
Verse route13:4 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? [kjv]

24. Revelation 13:3
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KJV: 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.
Greek: και ειδον μιαν εκ των κεφαλων αυτου ως εσφαγμενην εις θανατον και η πληγη του θανατου αυτου εθεραπευθη και εθαυμασθη εν ολη τη η γη οπισω του θηριου
25. Revelation 13:4
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KJV: 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?
Greek: και προσεκυνησαν τον δρακοντα ος τω δρακοντι οτι εδωκεν την εξουσιαν τω θηριω και προσεκυνησαν το θηριον τω θηριω λεγοντες τις ομοιος τω θηριω και τις δυναται πολεμησαι μετ αυτου
26. Revelation 13:5
Verse routeRevelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. [kjv]

27. Revelation 13:5
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KJV: And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Greek: και εδοθη αυτω στομα λαλουν μεγαλα και βλασφημιας και εδοθη αυτω εξουσια ποιησαι μηνας τεσσαρακοντα τεσσερακοντα και δυο
28. Revelation 13:6
Verse routeRevelation 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. [kjv]

29. Revelation 13:6
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KJV: And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Greek: και ηνοιξεν το στομα αυτου εις βλασφημιαν βλασφημιας προς τον θεον βλασφημησαι το ονομα αυτου και την σκηνην αυτου και τους εν τω ουρανω σκηνουντας
30. Revelation 13:7
Verse routeRevelation 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. [kjv]

31. Revelation 13:7
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KJV: And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Greek: και και εδοθη αυτω πολεμον ποιησαι πολεμον μετα των αγιων και νικησαι αυτους και εδοθη αυτω εξουσια επι πασαν φυλην και λαον και γλωσσαν και εθνος
32. Revelation 13:8
Verse routeRevelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. [kjv]

33. Revelation 13:8
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KJV: And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Greek: και προσκυνησουσιν αυτω αυτον παντες οι κατοικουντες επι της γης ων ου ου γεγραπται τα ονοματα το ονομα αυτου εν τη βιβλω τω βιβλιω της ζωης του αρνιου του εσφαγμενου απο καταβολης κοσμου
34. Revelation 13:9
Verse routeRevelation 13:9 If any man have an ear, let him hear. [kjv]
Verse routeει τις εχει ους ακουσατω [gnt]

35. Revelation 13:9
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KJV: If any man have an ear, let him hear.
Greek: ει τις εχει ους ακουσατω
36. Revelation 13:10
Verse routeRevelation 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. [kjv]

37. Revelation 13:10
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KJV: He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Greek: ει τις εις αιχμαλωσιαν συναγει εις αιχμαλωσιαν υπαγει ει τις εν μαχαιρα μαχαιρη αποκτενει δει αυτον εν μαχαιρα μαχαιρη αποκτανθηναι ωδε εστιν η υπομονη και η πιστις των αγιων
38. Revelation 13:11-13
Verse routeRevelation 13:11 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. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι ειδον αλλο θηριον αναβαινον εκ της γης και ειχεν κερατα δυο ομοια αρνιω και ελαλει ως δρακων [gnt]
Verse route13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι την εξουσιαν του πρωτου θηριου πασαν ποιει ενωπιον αυτου και ποιει την γην και τους εν αυτη κατοικουντας ινα προσκυνησουσιν το θηριον το πρωτον ου εθεραπευθη η πληγη του θανατου αυτου [gnt]
Verse route13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, [kjv]

39. Revelation 13:11
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KJV: 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.
Greek: και ειδον αλλο θηριον αναβαινον εκ της γης και ειχεν κερατα δυο ομοια αρνιω και ελαλει ως δρακων
40. Revelation 13:12
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KJV: And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Greek: και την εξουσιαν του πρωτου θηριου πασαν ποιει ενωπιον αυτου και ποιει την γην και τους κατοικουντας εν αυτη κατοικουντας ινα προσκυνησωσιν προσκυνησουσιν το θηριον το πρωτον ου εθεραπευθη η πληγη του θανατου αυτου
41. Revelation 13:13
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KJV: And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Greek: και ποιει σημεια μεγαλα ινα και πυρ ποιη καταβαινειν εκ του ουρανου καταβαινειν εις την γην ενωπιον των ανθρωπων
42. Revelation 13:14-15 ChatGPT and giving life to the image of the beast
Logo: OpenAIIn early 2023, the software-based system called ChatGPT developed by a company called OpenAI.
We’ve trained a model called ChatGPT which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer followup questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests. ChatGPT is a sibling model to InstructGPT, which is trained to follow an instruction in a prompt and provide a detailed response. From their web site at https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt (as of 2023-01-27).

The "GBT" stands for GPT = Generative Pretrained Transformer.

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43. Revelation 13:17 Mark of the beast
Verse routeRevelation 13:17 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. [kjv]
Verse routeκαι ινα μη τις δυνηται αγορασαι η πωλησαι ει μη ο εχων το χαραγμα το ονομα του θηριου η τον αριθμον του ονοματος αυτου [gnt]
Verse route… caracter … [v]

What does it mean to buy or to sell?

The modern Greek word "χάραγμα" (HA-ra-gma) ≈ "mark, inscribe" appears to go back to the same PIE (Proto Indo-European) root as the above words. This Greek word is featured prominently in Revelation as the "Mark of the Beast". This says the "mark of the beast" or "the number of his name".

It does not say a unique number for each person, though that is not precluded.

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44. Revelation 13:18 Number of the beast
Verse routeRevelation 13:18 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. [kjv]
Verse routeωδε η σοφια εστιν ο εχων νουν ψηφισατω τον αριθμον του θηριου αριθμος γαρ ανθρωπου εστιν και ο αριθμος αυτου εξακοσιοι εξηκονταεξ [gnt]

The verse after the "mark" of the "beast" contains the well-known "number" of the "beast". Many who have not read nor studied the Bible have heard of the number "666" and the "mark" of the "beast".
45. Revelation 13:18 Number of the beast
Verse routeRevelation 13:18 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. [kjv]
Verse routeωδε η σοφια εστιν ο εχων νουν ψηφισατω τον αριθμον του θηριου αριθμος γαρ ανθρωπου εστιν και ο αριθμος αυτου εξακοσιοι εξηκονταεξ [gnt]

The word used for "count" often used for "vote" using a "pebble". It is not common and can be a play on words. The Greek word translated as "number" is that of "reckoning" as in "accounting".

English: ... count the number ...
Greek: ... ψηφισατω τον αριθμον ...
Greek: ... ψηφι σατω τον αριθμον ... (play on words)
English: ... vote sato- tan ... (play on words)
English: ... vote Satan ... (play on words)

Jesus uses similar play on words with Satan in other places.

Future topic Details are left as a future topic.



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