so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.
And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.
And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”
Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.
The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations.”
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