And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. I STOOD. So B, Coptic; but 'Aleph (') A C, Vulgate, Syriac, 'He stood.' Standing on the sand of the sea, Satan... [ Continue Reading ]
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. LEOPARD ... BEAR ... LION. This beast unites in itself the God-opposed characteristics of the thr... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. ONE OF - `from among.' WOUNDED ... HEALED. Thrice emphatically (Revelation 13:12; Revelation 13:14): cf. Revelation 17:8; Revelation 17:11, "the beast that was, a... [ Continue Reading ]
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? WHICH GAVE. So B; but 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, Syriac, Andreas, 'because he gave.' POWER - `the authority:' its authority. WHO... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. BLASPHEMIES. So 'Aleph (') C, Andreas; B, 'blasphemy;' A, 'blasphemous things' (cf. Daniel 7:8; Daniel 7:11; Daniel 7:25). The "mouth" answers to both Antioch... [ Continue Reading ]
And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. OPENED HIS MOUTH - the formula of a set speech, or series of speeches. Revelation 13:6 expand . BLASPHEMY. So B, Andreas; but 'Aleph (') A C, 'blasphemies.' AND THEM. So... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. POWER - `authority.' ALL KINDREDS, AND TONGUES, AND NATIONS - `every tribe ... tongue ... nation.' A B C 'Aleph ('), Vulgate, Syriac, Andreas, Primasiu... [ Continue Reading ]
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. ALL THAT DWELL UPON THE EARTH - of earth earthy: in contrast to 'them that dwell in heaven.' WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT WRITTEN. So 'Aleph ('); but... [ Continue Reading ]
If any man have an ear, let him hear. Christ's monition calling solemn attention (; ).... [ Continue Reading ]
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. HE THAT LEADETH INTO CAPTIVITY. A B C, Vulgate, read, 'if anyone (be) for captivity.' SHALL GO INTO CAPTIVITY - present, 'goet... [ Continue Reading ]
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. ANOTHER BEAST - "the false prophet" (Revelation 16:13; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10). OUT OF THE EARTH - society civilized and consolidated, still, with all its culture, of e... [ Continue Reading ]
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. POWER - `authority.' BEFORE HIM - `in his presence;' as ministering to him. The non-existence of the beast () embraces th... [ Continue Reading ]
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, WONDERS - `signs.' SO THAT - so great that. MAKETH FIRE - `maketh even fire.' The very miracle which the two witnesses, and Elijah long ago, performed: this the beast from the bottomless... [ Continue Reading ]
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. DECEIVETH THEM THAT DWELL ON THE EARTH... [ Continue Reading ]
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. HE HAD POWER - `it was given to him.' TO GIVE LIFE - `breath,' 'spirit.' IMAGE. Nebuchadnezzar set up... [ Continue Reading ]
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: TO RECEIVE A MARK - `that they should give them a mark:' such as masters stamp on their slaves. Soldiers punctured their arms with marks of the general under whom... [ Continue Reading ]
And that no man might buy or sell save he that had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. AND. So A B, Vulgate; but 'Aleph (') C, Irenaeus, 316, Coptic, Syriac, omit it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. WISDOM. Spiritual wisdom is needed to solve the mystery of iniquity, and not be beguiled by it. COUNT ... FOR - implying the possibili... [ Continue Reading ]