Revelation 13:12-14 KJV,ASV

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Revelation 13:1-99

Revelation 13 THERE CAN BE no doubt, we think, that the 3.5 year period, mentioned in several different ways in this passage, is the time of the great tribulation. It will be a time when the devil is excluded from heaven and consequently concentrating his wrath upon earth, and, as we shall see presently, the time when the vials of the wrath of God are poured out on the earth: a much more serious matter. It will also be the time when human lawlessness and iniquity rise to mountainous heights,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Revelation 13:11-14

The second beast: v. 11. 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. v. 12. 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. v. 13. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men v. 14. and deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Revelation 13:1-18

SPECIAL DOCTRINO-ETHICAL AND HOMILETICAL NOTES (ADDENDUM)Section EleventhEarth-picture of Antichristianity. (Revelation 12:13 to Revelation 13:18)General.—The climax manifest in the development of Antichristianity on earth, is signalized by the names: the Dragon, Antichrist, and the False Prophet, added to which, as a sort of supplement, is the dominant Antichristian congregation, with its Antichristian symbols of fellowship.At first, the Dragon has no conscious organs on earth; he does but... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Revelation 13:1-18

the Beast and His Worshipers Revelation 13:1-18 The horns symbolize power; the heads, intelligence; and the beast, an earthly kingdom. The dragon must stand for Satan, who has wrought his greatest achievements through earthly potentates and systems. It is through the world-power that the spleen and hatred of hell have been vented on the saints. What a comfort to know that the duration of such power is limited to 42 symbolic months, that is, 1,260 days (or years). If you are enduring hatred... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Revelation 13:1-18

Still reviewing the process, a beast is seen as the agent of Satan. It is the Antichrist, who is counterfeit of Christ. He appears with the signs and symbols of kingship. He is characterized by attractiveness, for the whole earth wonders after him, and is constrained to worship. It is the ultimate blasphemy of the counterfeiting of God's anointed King by Satan. Yet another beast is portrayed, and in him the deception is still carried forward further. The methods he employs are a... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Revelation 13:1-18

The War in Heaven Revelation 12:1-17 and Revelation 13:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It almost seems folly to try to speak on two chapters in Revelation, at one time. We realize we cannot do either one justice. Our purpose, however, is to present merely the mountain peaks of truth as we move along. 1. We have before us a great wonder in Heaven, John saw this wonder of a woman clothed with the sun, and upon her head a crown filled with stars. That the woman is Israel, there can be little, if any... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:12

‘And he exercises all the authority of the first wild beast in his sight. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first wild beast whose death stroke was healed.’ Initially the false prophet exalts Caligula. But the second wild beast continues to exalt the Roman beast as emperor replaces emperor, and has the authority of Rome behind him. ‘He’ is the proclaimer of the Emperor’s divinity and the religious enforcer of his worship. Later Domitian will demand to be called... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:13

‘And he performs great signs that he should even make fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the wild beast, telling those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who has the stroke of the sword and lived, and it was given to him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should speak, and he will... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 13:11-18

Revelation 13:11-Job : . The Second Beast.— This represents the spirit of paganism, and more particularly the priestly system which was organised to enforce Cæ sar-worship. Revelation 13:11 f. The second beast is regarded as inferior to, and deriving its authority from, the first. Revelation 13:12 . to worship: an allusion to Emperor-worship.— deathstroke: cf. Revelation 13:3; an allusion to Nero redivivus ( Revelation 17:8 *). Revelation 13:13 . great signs: an allusion to the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 13:12

The power of the first beast was to speak great words and blasphemies, and to make war with, and overcome the saints, Revelation 13:5,Revelation 13:7. This power also should be exercised by the papacy, (according to this prophecy), and time hath witnessed the truth of it. And as, before he arrived at the height of power, he had persuaded the latter emperors to establish idolatry and superstition; so having now the power in his own hands, and being by the first beast made head of the church, he... read more