Revelation 13:13-16 NIV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 13:15

And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed.And it was given to him to give breath to it ... Yes indeed! That little thumbnail image of a worldwide empire is very much alive, and it carries an incredible clout with every national government on earth, even our own. This is not a reference to some clown of a pagan priest pulling... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 13:16

And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead;The language of this and the following verses is that of economic sanctions and boycotts, the universality of their enforcement being indicated by'Small and great, rich and poor ... This means that all people everywhere were to be subjected to the most serious economic sanctions unless they were recognized as servants of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 13:11-18

Revelation 13:11-18. I beheld another beast, &c.— From the description of the ten horned beast, or Roman state in general, the prophet passes to that of the two horned beast, or Roman church in particular. The beast with ten crowned horns, is the Roman empire, as divided into ten kingdoms; the beast with two horns like a lamb, is the Roman hierarchy, or body of the clergy regular and secular. This beast is called the false prophet, Revelation 19:0 than which there cannot be a stronger or... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:13

13. wonders—Greek, "signs." so that—so great that. maketh fire—Greek, "maketh even fire." This is the very miracle which the two witnesses perform, and which Elijah long ago had performed; this the beast from the bottomless pit, or the false prophet, mimics. Not merely tricks, but miracles of a demoniacal kind, and by demon aid, like those of the Egyptian magicians, shall be wrought, most calculated to deceive; wrought "after the working (Greek, 'energy') of Satan." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:14

14. deceiveth them that dwell on the earth—the earthly-minded, but not the elect. Even a miracle is not enough to warrant belief in a professed revelation unless that revelation be in harmony with God's already revealed will. by the means of those miracles—rather as Greek, "on account of (because of; in consequence of) those miracles." which he had power to do—Greek, "which were given him to do." in the sight of the beast—"before him" ( :-). which—A, B, and C read, "who"; marking, perhaps, a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:15

15. he had power—Greek, "it was given to him." to give life—Greek, "breath," or "spirit." image—Nebuchadnezzar set up in Dura a golden image to be worshipped, probably of himself; for his dream had been interpreted, "Thou art this head of gold"; the three Hebrews who refused to worship the image were east into a burning furnace. All this typifies the last apostasy. PLINY, in his letter to Trajan, states that he consigned to punishment those Christians who would not worship the emperor's image... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:16

16. to receive a mark—literally, "that they should give them a mark"; such a brand as masters stamp on their slaves, and monarchs on their subjects. Soldiers voluntarily punctured their arms with marks of the general under whom they served. Votaries of idols branded themselves with the idol's cipher or symbol. Thus Antiochus Epiphanes branded the Jews with the ivy leaf, the symbol of Bacchus (2 Maccabees 6:7; 3 Maccabees 2:29). Contrast God's seal and name in the foreheads of His servants,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 13:11-18

The beast out of the earth 13:11-18Most interpreters who see the first beast as an individual also see the second beast as one. Others who see the first beast as a power or movement tend to view the second beast similarly. [Note: E.g., ibid., p. 172.] Many of the Reformers identified the second beast as the papacy or as specific popes. Many modern interpreters view the first beast as the personification of secular power in opposition to the church and the second beast as the personification of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 13:13

Like Pharaoh’s magicians, only with greater effectiveness, the second beast will have authority to perform supernatural miracles (cf. Exodus 7:11; Exodus 7:22; Exodus 8:7). These will be genuine signs and wonders, not just tricks (Revelation 16:13-14; Revelation 19:20; Matthew 24:4-5; Matthew 24:11; Matthew 24:24-25; 2 Thessalonians 2:9). [Note: See Gregory H. Harris, "Satan’s Deceptive Miracles in the Tribulation," Bibliotheca Sacra 156:623 (July-September 1999):308-24.] Like Elijah and the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 13:14

This power will make many earth-dwellers erroneously conclude that his authority is supreme. He will be able to produce some type of convincing likeness of Antichrist (cf. Revelation 13:15; Revelation 14:9; Revelation 14:11; Revelation 15:2; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:4), perhaps a statue (cf. Daniel 3:4-6) or even an android (cf. Revelation 13:15). The false prophet will be the beast’s "Minister of Propaganda." [Note: Bruce, p. 653.] The description of the first beast as... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 13:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 13:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 13:11-18

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 13:11-18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 13:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 13:14

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