Revelation 13:1Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
The setting
Patmos Island, Greece, ~95 AD. John stands on the shoreline receiving a terrifying vision of ultimate evil emerging...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by visions of cosmic evil while isolated on a prison island
The original word
thērion (θηρίον) — wild beast, savage animal, something that devours without conscience
Why it matters
The ten crowns represent political power; blasphemous names represent religious rebellion
Read with care
What most readers miss in Revelation 13:1
John is physically standing on sand when this vision starts—he's not in a trance but fully awake
Common misconceptionPeople debate whether this beast is a specific future leader, but John's original readers would have seen Rome's persecution of Christians. Evil empires have always blasphemed God and devoured His people.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Revelation 13:1
Bible Genome reading
Revelation 13:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Revelation 13:1 comes from the book of Revelation, written during the Apostolic period. These words are attributed to John. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include end times, evil power, prophetic vision. Notable phrases: beast coming up; ten horns; seven heads. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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