lain from the
beginning of the world.

Slain from the beginning, etc... In the foreknowledge of God; and
inasmuch as all mercy and grace, from the beginning, was given in view
of his death and passion.

13:9. If any man have an ear, let him hear.

13:10. He that shall lead into captivity shall go into captivity: he
that shall kill by the sword must be killed by the sword. Here is the
patience and the faith of the saints.

13:11. 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.

Another beast... This second beast with two horns, may be understood of
the heathenish priests and magicians; the principal promoters both of
idolatry and persecution.

13:12. And he executed all the power of the former beast in his sight.
And he caused the earth and them that dwell therein to adore the first
beast, whose wound to death was healed.

13:13. And he did great signs, so that he made also fire to come down
from heaven unto the earth, in the sight of men.

13:14. And he seduced them that dwell on the earth, for the signs which
were given him to do in the sight of the beast: saying to them that
dwell on the earth that they should make the image of the beast which
had the wound by the sword and lived.

13:15. And it was given him to give life to the image of the beast: and
that the image of the beast should speak: and should cause that
whosoever will not adore the image of the beast should be slain.

13:16. And he shall make all, both little and great, rich and poor,
freemen and bondmen, to have a character in their right hand or on their
foreheads:

13:17. And that no man might buy or sell, but he that hath the
character, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

13:18. Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the
number of the beast. For it is the number of a man: and the number of
him is six hundred sixty-six.

Six hundred sixty-six... The numeral letters of his name shall make up
this number.

Apocalypse Chapter 14

Of the Lamb and of the virgins that follow him. Of the judgments that
shall fall upon the wicked.

14:1. And I beheld: and lo a Lamb stood upon mount Sion, and with him an
hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father
written on their foreheads.

14:2. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the noise of many waters and
as the voice of great thunder. And the voice which I heard was as