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.
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Gill's Exposition
And he had power to give life unto the image of the
beast,.... Or "breath"; he breathed into it, and animated it; he gave this new religion a sanction, he confirmed and established it, and obliged…
Barnes' Notes
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles - Nothing could possibly be more descriptive of the papacy than this. It has been kept up by deception and delusion, and its…
Adam Clarke
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 - The image of the beast must designate a person who represents in…
Those who think the first beast signifies Rome pagan by this second beast would understand Rome papal, which promotes idolatry and tyranny, but in a more soft and lamb-like manner: those that…
Cambridge Bible
deceiveth Rev 19:20. There is still a reminiscence of St Mat 24:24.
an image We cannot tell how, or how literally, this prophecy will be fulfilled in the last days: but it is certainly relevant to…
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