As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Ver. 12. As concerning the rest of the beasts.] The four great monarchies, as was before noted, had their times and their turns - their rise and their ruin.
Yet their lives were prolonged for a season.] Such is the Lord's lenity, respiting his enemies for a time. 1Ki 21:29 The Persian and Turk are yet puissant princes. The success that the Antichristian rout yet hath in some places maketh good that which was sometimes said of dying Carthage, Morientium nempe bestiarum violentiores esse morsus, i.e., The bites of dying beasts are more violent than ordinary.