causeth: Revelation 13:3, Revelation 13:14-Esther :, Revelation 17:10, Revelation 17:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Reciprocal: Jeremiah 27:15 - that I Daniel 11:32 - corrupt Daniel 11:38 - a god Revelation 13:4 - and they Revelation 14:15 - harvest Revelation 17:8 - the beast that was Revelation 20:4 - and which read more
he doeth: Revelation 16:14, Revelation 19:20, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 7:22, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 8:19, Exodus 9:11, Deuteronomy 13:1-Leviticus :, Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22, Acts 8:9-1 Kings :, 2 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:10 he maketh: Revelation 11:5, Numbers 16:35, 1 Kings 18:38, 2 Kings 1:10-2 Chronicles :, Matthew 16:1, Luke 9:54-Titus :, 2 Timothy 3:8 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 13:2 - General Job 1:16 - there came Daniel 3:3 - the princes Galatians 3:1 - who... read more
deceiveth: Revelation 12:9, Revelation 18:23, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:3, Revelation 20:10, 2 Kings 22:20, *marg. Job 12:16, Isaiah 44:20, Ezekiel 14:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-2 Kings : dwell: Revelation 13:3, Revelation 13:8 they: Revelation 13:3, Revelation 13:4, Revelation 13:11, Revelation 13:12, Revelation 13:15, Revelation 14:9, Revelation 14:11, Revelation 15:2, Revelation 16:2, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:4, 2 Kings 20:7, Ezekiel 8:10, Ezekiel 16:17, Daniel 11:36, 2... read more
IV. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS, Revelation 7:1 to Revelation 20:10. Of the trumpets, the first four are mundane, or earthly; each of the four blasts draws down a judgment upon some creational point, as earth, sea, fountains and rivers; firmamental luminaries. It is the sins of men that draw down these bolts of wrath, rendering every point of creation hostile to our peace. “Cursed is the ground for thy sake,” (Genesis 3:17,) is the key-note. This sad status of humanity has existed through all past... read more
12. Exerciseth all the power of the first beast As the spiritual empire inherited all the power of the secular empire, so the clergy exerciseth all the power of the spiritual empire. To worship To bow before in religious reverence. Whose deadly wound was healed That is, the clergy require this homage to be paid, not to the empire preceding the spiritual empire, but to the spiritual empire itself; which was the restored empire after the deadly wound ing. read more
13. Doeth great wonders The Romanists to-day teach us that one of the marks of a true Church is miracles; and they claim a continual train of miracles as existing in their own Church. Chief among these is the act of transubstantiation, by which every priest is able to “create the Son of God.” But as this miracle is an invisible process, it is of no use in converting those who do not already believe. Romish books are full of transcendental marvels, narrating miraculous performances,... read more
Living image of the first beast the Popedom, Revelation 13:14-18. 14. Deceiveth All these miracles were deceptions. Power to do Either by aid of Satan or by ample means of combination and juggling machinery. In the sight of the beast For his benefit and great approval. Saying The clergy are the counsellors of submission to the spiritual empire. They should make The pope is elected, indeed, by the clergy; but the popedom, and so every pope, is created by the popular superstition... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 13:14
14 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. Ver. 14. That they should make an image ] An emperor, saith Aretius, an image of him at least, chosen indeed by the seven electors of Germany, but confirmed by the pope; who therefore is said to give life to the image of the beast,... read more