Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 11:7 When they shall have finished their testimony. The thought is, "When they shall have made their testimony complete". The beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit. The coming up of the beast out of the abyss is named here, in Revelation 13:1 17:3. The powers that come from the abyss are satanic. Compare Revelation 9:2 9:11. The beast, therefore, represents some devilish power or influence. The Greek word "therion", rendered "beast" here, in Revelation 13:1 17:3 denotes a savage wild beast of prey. The beast from the abyss should be distinguished from "the beast coming up out of the sea" (Revelation 13:1), and from "the beast coming up out of the earth" (Revelation 13:11). They are all malign powers, but the power of evil manifested in different forms. Shall . . . kill them. Whatever the beast represents, that power shall assail the witnesses, and shall slay them for a time.
Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Revelation 11:8:
Revelation 11:9
Revelation 14:9
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