But the dragon isn't a "normal" dragon, and instead it is the creation of a witch, who wants revenge for something.Īlong the way, the Princess-disguised-as-a-boy runs into Elizar (who is really the Kingdom's oldest squire), his page, Brian (who has a birthmark that could explain a lot of things), a talking bear, fox and cat and the one who created the dragon in the first place. Disguising herself as a boy, she runs off the kill the dragon herself. But even with the king offering half the kingdom, and the princess's hand in marriage to the one who kills said dragon, no one is willing to take up the job except Elizar, who is old enough to be the princess's father. Her parents are in despair, as she is not interested in anyone.Īnd then the dragon attacks the kingdom. It's the typical tale of a princess who needs to get married soon. ( AQ) That number is 666.The Dragonslayers is a both a musical and a children's book (1994) based off it (the latter written by Bruce Coville). ( AP) Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.
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( AK) 16 It also forced all people, great and small, ( AL) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, ( AM) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, ( AN) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. ( AI) 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship ( AJ) the image to be killed. ( AH) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 14 Because of the signs ( AF) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived ( AG) the inhabitants of the earth.
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( AC) 13 And it performed great signs, ( AD) even causing fire to come down from heaven ( AE) to the earth in full view of the people. ( Y) 12 It exercised all the authority ( Z) of the first beast on its behalf, ( AA) and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ( AB) whose fatal wound had been healed. ( X) It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. ( W) The Beast out of the Earthġ1 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness ( V) on the part of God’s people. With the sword they will be killed.” ( U) If anyone is to be killed with the sword, ( O) 8 All inhabitants of the earth ( P) will worship the beast-all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, ( Q) the Lamb ( R) who was slain from the creation of the world. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. ( M) 7 It was given power to wage war ( N) against God’s holy people and to conquer them. ( L) 6 It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. 4 People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like ( J) the beast? Who can wage war against it?”ĥ The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies ( K) and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. ( H) The whole world was filled with wonder ( I) and followed the beast. ( G) 3 One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. ( F) The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. ( C) 2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard, ( D) but had feet like those of a bear ( E) and a mouth like that of a lion. ( A) It had ten horns and seven heads, ( B) with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. 13 The dragon stood on the shore of the sea.