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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 13:12

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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13:12-15 The second beast derives its power from the first beast, which in turn answers to the dragon (13:4). 13:12 he required . . . people to worship the first beast: Imperial Rome demanded worship of the emperor Domitian. • whose fatal wound had been healed: This description might refer to Domitian, who was viewed as the reincarnation of Nero (see study note on 13:3). The image is a picture of the constant reemergence of evil, particularly in the latter days (see study note on 17:8).
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