Revelation 13:7

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints,.... The remnant of the woman's seed, Rev 12:17, whom God has set apart for himself, Christ has cleansed from sin by his blood, and the Holy…

And it was given unto him - By the same power that taught him to blaspheme God and his church. See the notes on Rev 13:2, Rev 13:5. To make war with the saints - See this fully illustrated in the…

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them - "Who can make any computation," says Bishop Newton, "or even frame any conception, of the numbers of pious Christians who…

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…

And it was given unto him … to overcome them There is considerable authority for the omission of this clause: but the omission is no doubt merely accidental it was left out in one or more very early…