Revelation 13

Which worship songs are based on Revelation 13?

  1. Leviathan — Neal Morse (2010) Revelation 13:1

    The sea-emerging monster and repeated attention to its multiple heads evoke Revelation's seven-headed beast rising from the sea. The references to successive imperial rulers reinforce this apocalyptic image of oppressive power.

  2. miserabile visu {ex malo bonum} — Anberlin (2008) Revelation 13:1

    The sea-emerging figure is paired with an explicit chapter-and-verse number, unmistakably identifying Revelation's beast rising from the sea.

  3. A Witch's Invitation — Carman (2017) Revelation 13:8

    The explicit image of a person’s name being recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life comes from Revelation’s register of those who belong to the Lamb and enter the holy city.

  4. Though You Were Rich — Matt Gilman (2013) Revelation 13:8

    The description of Christ's sacrificial death as established from creation's foundation follows the traditional translation connecting that timing with the slain Lamb. Other translations connect the timing with names written in the book of life.

  5. Behold The Lamb — David Phelps (2010) Revelation 13:8

    The description of Christ’s sacrificial death in relation to the world's foundation directly reproduces this verse’s wording in the King James tradition. Other translations attach the reference to creation to the recording of names in the book of life.

  6. Time’s End — Saint (2011) Revelation 13:15-17

    The song explicitly connects public executions with refusal to worship the beast or receive its mark. This unmistakably invokes Revelation’s account of compulsory worship enforced by death and the imposition of the beast’s mark.

  7. King Jesus — KB & nobigdyl. (2022) Revelation 13:16-18

    The song explicitly invokes the beast’s mark from Revelation while criticizing attempts to identify it with the COVID-19 vaccine.

  8. No L's — Bizzle & Miles Minnick & Fatman Scoop (2023) Revelation 13:16-18

    The refusal of the beast’s sign invokes Revelation’s mark of allegiance to the beast, presenting faithfulness to God as resistance to corrupt power and material pressure.

  9. Life in the Last Days — ApologetiX (2009) Revelation 13:16-18

    The description of people accepting the deceptive power’s number points specifically to the beast’s mark and the number associated with its name.

Revelation 13 (King James Version)

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

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.

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.