Revelation 13:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

deceiveth. he deceiveth. Compare 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11; 1 Timothy 4:1-3. For miracles of themselves are no proof of. Divine mission. The Lord's miracles were "signs" for His People to ponder. The miracles here are to impress credulous unbelievers.

by the means of. App-104.Revelation 13:2.

miracles. Same as "wonders", Revelation 13:13.

Which... power. which it was given him.

image. Greek. eikon. First of ten occurences in Rev. See Matthew 22:20. See App-197.

by. of. Genitive case. No preposition.

did live. lived (again). See App-170.

Revelation 13:14

14 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.