Revelation 13:5-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁵ A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies.^(A) He was also given authority to act^[a][b] for 42 months.^{(B) 6} He began to speak^[c] blasphemies against God: to blaspheme His name and His dwelling—those who dwell in heaven. ⁷ And he was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. He was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.^(C)