Revelation 13:6

“And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, etc.] By sitting as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God; by suffering himself to be called by the name of God, God on earth, Lord God the pope, and to be worshipped as God; and by assuming infallibility, giving out that he cannot err, which only belongs to the God of truth; and by his idolatrous practices commanded by him, as the worshipping of idols of gold, silver, wood, and stone, which is in Scripture called blaspheming God, (<236507>Isaiah 65:7 <262027>Ezekiel 20:27); (see <271136>Daniel 11:36). To blaspheme his name; his authority, by arrogating to himself all power in heaven, earth, and hell; by taking upon him to…”

“opened . . . mouth--The usual formula in the case of a set speech, or series of speeches. Rev 13:6-7 expand Rev 13:5. blasphemy--So B and ANDREAS. A and C read "blasphemies." and them--So Vulgate, Coptic, ANDREAS, and PRIMASIUS read. A and C omit "and": "them that dwell (literally, 'tabernacle') in heaven," mean not only angels and the departed souls of the righteous, but believers on earth who have their citizenship in heaven, and whose true life is hidden from the Antichristian persecutor in the secret of God's tabernacle. See on Rev 12:12; Joh 3:7.”

“And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name - By his own arrogant claims; by his assumed authority in matters of conscience; by setting aside the divine authority; and by impious declarations in derogation of the divine claims. See the notes on Revelation 13:1. And his tabernacle - Literally, his “tent” - σκηνὴν skēnēn. This is the word which is commonly applied to the sacred tent or tabernacle among the Hebrews, in which the ark was kept, and which was the seat of the Jewish worship before the building of the temple. It is thus used to denote a place of worship, considered as the dwelling-place of God, and is in this sense applied to heaven, Hebrews 8:2;…”

“he opened: Job 3:1; Mat 12:34, Mat 15:19; Rom 3:13 and his: Rev 21:3; Joh 1:14 \*Gr. Col 1:19, Col 2:9; Heb 9:2, Heb 9:11, Heb 9:12, Heb 9:24 and them: Rev 4:1, Rev 4:4, Rev 5:13, Rev 7:9, Rev 11:12, Rev 12:12, Rev 18:20, Rev 19:1-6; Heb 12:22, Heb 12:23 Revelation 13:7”