1. Revelation 13:1–10 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

The way in which Revelation 13:1–10 connects to what follows it

Revelation 13:1–10 (ESV)

1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

The beast arising from the sea is the first of two beasts John sees arising to assist the dragon. The dragon standing of the shore (land) also manages to conjure up a second beast from the earth (land) in the next paragraph, Revelation 13:11–18.