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And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his--dwelling that is, those who dwell in heaven.* And the beast was allowed to wage war against God's holy people and to conquer them.
And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation. And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made--the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.*
Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand. Anyone who is destined for prison will be taken to prison. Anyone destined to die by the sword will die by the sword.
This means that God's holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.