Where is the text that begins Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" from?

Question

Where is the text that begins Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" from?

Answer 1

It is from Revelation (the last book in the Bible).

Song lyrics:

"Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the

beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short...

Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the

beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and

sixty six."

Revelation 12:

(12) "For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time."

Revelation 13:

(18) Here is wisdom Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.