This second beast is identified as the false prophet in Revelation 16:13; Revelation 19:20. He comes up out of the earth, which had swallowed up the flood the dragon cast out of his mouth. (Revelation 12:16) Like many false prophets, this one appeared to b a lamb, but spoke like the devil. (Matthew 7:15-20; 2 Corinthians 11:14-15) Through the use of the powers of the first beast, the second beast causes the world to worship the first. This may be a description of Emperor worship. This pagan priest thereby caused the head of the Roman Empire to be worshiped.

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