Revelation 13:7-10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 13:1-10

We have here an account of the rise, figure, and progress of the first beast; and observe, 1. From what situation the apostle saw this monster. He seemed to himself to stand upon the sea-shore, though it is probable he was still in a rapture; but he took himself to be in the island Patmos, but whether in the body or out of the body he could not tell. 2. Whence this beast came?out of the sea; and yet, by the description of it, it would seem more likely to be a land-monster; but the more... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 13:1-18

13:1-18 I saw a beast coming up from the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads; and it had ten royal crowns on its horns; and on its heads I saw blasphemous names. The beast which I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's feet; its mouth was like a lion's mouth; and to it the dragon delegated its power and its throne and its great authority. I saw that one of its heads looked as if it had been wounded to death; and its deadly wound had been healed. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:7

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints ,.... The remnant of the woman's seed, Revelation 12:17 , whom God has set apart for himself, Christ has cleansed from sin by his blood, and the Holy Spirit has sanctified by his grace; and who under the influence of it live holy lives and conversations; against such Satan always bore an enmity; and it is an aggravation of the wickedness of the Romish antichrist, that he makes war with such, which he is stirred up to by Satan, with a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:8

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him ,.... The inhabitants of the Roman empire, the idolatrous part of it, the men of the world, earthly minded men; who are as they came into the world, and are of the earth, earthly, and seek only after earthly honours, pleasures, and profits; these are the admirers and adorers of the beast: whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world ; by which book is meant God's predestination of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:9

If any man have an ear, let him hear. And diligently attend to this mystical description of antichrist, as being matter of some difficulty to understand, as well as of great moment and importance, and seriously consider it, that he may know him, and his followers, and avoid them; See Gill on Revelation 1:7 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:10

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity ,.... As the devil, by whom men are led captive at his will, and the Romish antichrist, who leads multitudes of souls to hell; these shall be taken and cast into the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. The Jews F7 Pirke Abot, c. 5. sect. 9. have a saying, that "captivity comes into the world for idolatry, uncleanness, and murder;' which three things are notorious in the Romish antichrist: and in the same treatise they say... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:7

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them - " Who can make any computation," says Bishop Newton, "or even frame any conception, of the numbers of pious Christians who have fallen a sacrifice to the bigotry and cruelty of Rome? Mede upon the place hath observed, from good authorities, that in the war with the Albigenses and Waldenses there perished of these poor creatures in France alone a million. From the first institution of the Jesuits to the year 1580,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:8

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb - The earth here is the Latin world, as has been observed before in similar cases. The meaning therefore is, that all the corrupt part of mankind who are inhabitants of the Latin world shall submit to the religion of the empire, except, as Bishop Newton expresses it, "those faithful few whose names, as citizens of heaven, were enrolled in the registers of life." Slain from the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:9

If any man have an ear, let him hear - These words are evidently introduced to impress the reader with the awfulness of what has just been spoken - all shall worship him whose names are not written in the book of life, as well as to fix his attention upon the following words: - read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:10

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity - The Latin empire here spoken of must go into captivity, because it has led into captivity, by not only propagating among the various nations its abominable antichristian system, but also in compelling them to embrace it under the penalty of forfeiting the protection of the empire. He that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword - The Latin empire must be also broken to pieces by the sword, because it has killed the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 13:1-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 13:1-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 13:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:10

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