REVELATION - 13 9-13

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BOOK OF REVELATION

9 - If anyone has an ear, let them hear. 10 If anyone into (or taking?) captivity, to captivity they go. if anyone with the sword slays (this is usually translated as, iS slain [apokteinó or apoktennó - to kill, slay] with the sword, must they {theirself} be slain. Here is a call for - the endurance and faith - of the saints/believers. {See Hebrews 11, not for the timid however.}

     11 Then I (John) saw - another (2nd) - beast rising out of the earth. {This is not the huge, many headed (geopolitical, on seven hills/continents, aka global, in league with $ity of Babble) beast, of verse 1 which rose up out of the sea. (Of humanity.) These two beasts become very prominent in late days.}

     12 It {the second littler beast} will exercise all the authority of the first beast - in its presence {the little beast, a modern, larger scope fulfillment of the “little horn” of Daniel’s prophecy which came out of a cluster of horns. And uprooted three of the other horns as it grew, Dn.7:8 and 8:9, Rev.12:14?} This one has two horns like a lamb but it will “speak like a dragon” and will unlawfully(?) step into the prime horn/seat of the huge many headed geopolitical beast/entity/institution?}

     This beast makes the earth and its inhabitants worship {be in allegiance to?} the first (larger) beast, whose mortal wound was healed. {The last days version and fulfillment, of the larger beast, like yesteryear’s, was, was not, then was again.} 13 It {a two horned office} performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven/sky, to earth in the sight of, and presence of mankind. [Enópios - before, in the presence of, in front of.] {This fiery event pinpoints/ed an office, not (yet?) an individual.}

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