Revelation 13:5

And there was given unto him a mouth,.... The beast is said to have a mouth before, like the mouth of a lion, Rev 13:2; but now he was moved and stirred up by the dragon, the devil, to open it, not…

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things - John does not say by whom this was given; but we may suppose that it was by the “dragon,” who is said Rev 13:2 to have given him his power,…

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…

We have here an account of the rise, figure, and progress of the first beast; and observe, 1. From what situation the apostle saw this monster. He seemed to himself to stand upon the sea-shore, though…

a mouth&c. Dan 7:8.

to continue Literally, to make or do. This may mean "to spend," so that the text will give the right sense: but perhaps rather, as in Dan 8:24; Dan 11:28; Dan 11:30; Dan 11:32,…