Revelation 13:5

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3 And I saw one of his heads ^aas if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And ^ball the world marveled and followed the beast.

4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^a“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

5 And he was given ^aa mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to¹ continue for ^bforty-two months.

6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, ^aHis tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

7 It was granted to him ^ato make war with the saints and to overcome them. And ^bauthority was given him over every¹ tribe, tongue, and nation.

8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, ^awhose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain ^bfrom the foundation of the world.

9 ^aIf anyone has an ear, let him hear.

10 ^aHe who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; ^bhe who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. ^cHere is the patience and the faith of the saints.

The Beast from the Earth

11 Then I saw another beast ^acoming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, ^awhose deadly wound was healed.

13 ^aHe performs great signs, ^bso that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Revelation 13:5

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things - That is, There was given to the rulers of the Latin empire, who are the mouth of the beast, (and particularly the Roman emperors of Germany), power to assume great and pompous titles, indicative of their mighty sway over many subjugated countries, (see the imperial instruments of the middle centuries in the Corps Diplomatique), and also to utter against their opponents the most terrible edicts.

And blasphemies - The system of worship supported by the beast is a system of blasphemy, as there will be occasion to show presently.

And power was given unto him to continue forty and two months - As these forty-two months are prophetic, they must mean so many years as there are days contained in them; viz., 1260, each month containing 30 days. The beast, therefore, will continue in existence at least 1260 years; but when the termination of this period will take place is difficult to say, as the beginning cannot be at present indubitably ascertained.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Revelation 13:5:

Revelation 14:9
Revelation 15:2

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