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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Revelation 13 - Introduction

A beast riseth out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, to whom the dragon giveth his power. Another beast cometh up out of the earth; causeth an image to be made of the former beast, and that men should worship it, and receive his mark.

Anno Domini 96.

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See also Revelation 13 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. (1-10) Another beast, which has two horns like a lamb, but speaks as a dragon. (11-15) It obliges all to worship its image, and...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    CHRIST AND THE DRAGON. CHAPTER S 12-14. (Genesis 3:15) _This is the fourth parallel section, and we again return to the First Coming of Christ._ "And I will place hostility between you and the woman a...

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