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 beast rising out of the earth. {A difference, the huge, many headed (geopolitical, on seven hills/continents, aka global, with $ity of Babble) beast, of verse 1, rose up out of the sea. (Of humanity.) These two are prominent in late days prophecy.}

     12 It {also ends up} exercising 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 as it grew, it uprooted three of the other horns (powers, competing?) around it, Dn.7:8 and 8:9, Rev.12:14?} This one has two horns like a lamb but it {ends up?} speaking like a dragon, and will unlawfully step into the prime horn/seat of the huge many headed geopolitical beast/entity/institution? A bit after the half point of a much praised treaty/league come about after a crises(?) which will consolidate powers. But which treaty, alas, will only last seven years. And it will be broken, in the middle, against Israel, by “taking away or removing” their “perpetual sacrifices” ..of prayers, etc, oR place of? (How it seems to me.) Dn.12:11-12 w/Lk.19:41,44 and 1Cor.3:16.}

     This (smaller, second) 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/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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