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Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die. <a href="/esv/revelation/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. <a href="/bsb/revelation/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed. <a href="/blb/revelation/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And there was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, so that image of the beast also should speak, and should cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast would be killed. <a href="/kjv/revelation/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/13.htm">New King James Version</a> He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause all who do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/nasb/revelation/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And there was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast might even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/lsb/revelation/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/amp/revelation/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he is given power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast will even [appear to] speak, and cause those who do not bow down and worship the image of the beast to be put to death. <a href="/csb/revelation/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> It was permitted to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He was permitted to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/asv/revelation/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the breast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. <a href="/cev/revelation/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It was allowed to put breath into the idol, so it could speak. Everyone who refused to worship the idol of the beast was put to death. <a href="/erv/revelation/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed. <a href="/gwt/revelation/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The second beast was allowed to put breath into the statue of the [first] beast. Then the statue of the [first] beast could talk and put to death whoever would not worship it. <a href="/gnt/revelation/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> The second beast was allowed to breathe life into the image of the first beast, so that the image could talk and put to death all those who would not worship it. <a href="/isv/revelation/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> The second beast was allowed to impart life to the image of the first beast so that the image of the beast could talk and order the execution of those who would not worship the image of the beast. <a href="/msb/revelation/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed. <a href="/net/revelation/13.htm">NET Bible</a> The second beast was empowered to give life to the image of the first beast so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/nheb/revelation/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast could both speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. <a href="/wbt/revelation/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. <a href="/wey/revelation/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And power was granted him to give breath to the statue of the Wild Beast, so that the statue of the Wild Beast could even speak and cause all who refuse to worship it to be put to death. <a href="/web/revelation/13.htm">World English Bible</a> It was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and there was given to it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, that also the image of the beast may speak, and it may cause as many as will not worship the image of the beast, that they may be killed. <a href="/blb/revelation/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And there was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, so that image of the beast also should speak, and should cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast would be killed. <a href="/ylt/revelation/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and there was given to it to give a spirit to the image of the beast, that also the image of the beast may speak, and that it may cause as many as shall not bow before the image of the beast, that they may be killed. <a href="/slt/revelation/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was given him to give spirit to the image of the wild beast, that the image of the wild beast might speak, and might make as many as should not worship the image of the wild beast that they be killed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it was given him to give life to the image of the beast, and that the image of the beast should speak; and should cause, that whosoever will not adore the image of the beast, should be slain. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And it was given to her to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would speak. And she acted so that whoever would not worship the image of the beast would be slain. <a href="/nabre/revelation/13.htm">New American Bible</a> It was then permitted to breathe life into the beast’s image, so that the beast’s image could speak and [could] have anyone who did not worship it put to death. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he had power to give life to the image of the wild beast, and to cause all those who would not worship the image of the wild beast to be killed. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And it was given to it to give spirit to The Image of The Beast and to cause that all who would not worship the image of The Beast would be murdered.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And it was granted him to give spirit to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast, to be killed. <a href="/godbey/revelation/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And it was given unto him to give spirit to the image of the beast, in order that the image of the beast may indeed speak, and he may cause so many as will not worship the image of the beast that they should be killed. <a href="/haweis/revelation/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And he is enabled to impart life to the image of the beast that even the image of the beast should speak, and cause as many as will not worship the image of the beast to be put to death. <a href="/mace/revelation/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> he had power likewise to animate the image made for the beast, so that the image was made to speak, and as many as would not worship the image were order'd to be killed. <a href="/wey/revelation/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And power was granted him to give breath to the statue of the Wild Beast, so that the statue of the Wild Beast could even speak and cause all who refuse to worship it to be put to death. <a href="/worrell/revelation/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And it was given to him to give spirit to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as worship not the image of the beast should be killed. <a href="/worsley/revelation/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he was permitted to give life to the image of the beast, that it might both speak, and cause all those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. <a href="/parallel/revelation/13-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2719" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/13.htm">The Beast from the Earth</a> …14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. 15<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edothē (V-AIP-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">The second beast was permitted</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dounai (V-ANA) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">to give</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneuma (N-ANS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">breath</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/1504.htm" title="1504: eikoni (N-DFS) -- An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.">image</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2342.htm" title="2342: thēriou (N-GNS) -- Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal.">first beast,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1504.htm" title="1504: eikōn (N-NFS) -- An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.">image</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2342.htm" title="2342: thēriou (N-GNS) -- Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalēsē (V-ASA-3S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">could speak</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsē (V-ASA-3S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">cause</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that."></a> <a href="/greek/3745.htm" title="3745: hosoi (RelPro-NMP) -- How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.">all who</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/4352.htm" title="4352: proskynēsōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.">refused to worship</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1504.htm" title="1504: eikoni (N-DFS) -- An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2342.htm" title="2342: thēriou (N-GNS) -- Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal.">it</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apoktanthōsin (V-ASP-3P) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">to be killed.</a> 16And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Daniel 3:5-6</a> As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. / And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.” <a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Daniel 3:15</a> Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?” <a href="/daniel/3-18.htm">Daniel 3:18</a> But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.” <a href="/daniel/7-8.htm">Daniel 7:8</a> While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance. <a href="/daniel/7-11.htm">Daniel 7:11</a> Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. <a href="/daniel/7-21.htm">Daniel 7:21</a> As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them, <a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a> He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Daniel 8:24</a> His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people. <a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Daniel 11:36</a> Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a> He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-12</a> The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ... <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a> For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. <a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. <a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Acts 7:57-58</a> At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. / They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. <a href="/romans/1-25.htm">Romans 1:25</a> They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.life.<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.<a href="/psalms/135-17.htm">Psalm 135:17</a> They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.<a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14</a> Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.speak.<a href="/psalms/115-5.htm">Psalm 115:5</a> They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:<a href="/psalms/135-16.htm">Psalm 135:16</a> They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;<a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Jeremiah 10:5</a> They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.cause.<a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Revelation 13:14</a> 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.<a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2,5</a> And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image… <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Revelation 17:6,14,17</a> And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/revelation/13-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">First</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Image</a> <a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Life</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Power</a> <a href="/revelation/11-9.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Statue</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Words</a> <a href="/revelation/13-12.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/13-17.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/revelation/13-17.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/14-7.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/genesis/21-7.htm">Breast</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">First</a> <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/revelation/14-11.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/revelation/14-9.htm">Image</a> <a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Life</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Power</a> <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/14-9.htm">Statue</a> <a href="/revelation/13-17.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Words</a> <a href="/revelation/14-7.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 13</div>1. <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">A beast rises out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, to whom the dragon gives his power.</a> 11. <a href="/revelation/13-11.htm">Another beast comes out of the earth,</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">causes an image to be made of the former beast,</a> 15. <a href="/revelation/13-15.htm">and that men should worship it,</a> 16. <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">and receive his mark.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "breath" given to the image signifies a counterfeit form of life, reminiscent of God's breath of life in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>. This act of animating the image is a deceptive miracle, echoing the false signs and wonders warned about in <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a>. The image of the first beast represents idolatry and blasphemy, drawing parallels to the golden image in <a href="/daniel/3.htm">Daniel 3</a>, which demanded worship under threat of death.so that the image could speak The speaking image is a further deception, designed to mimic divine communication. In biblical times, idols were mute and powerless (<a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-7</a>), but this image's ability to speak is a perversion of true prophecy and divine revelation. This act is a direct challenge to the authority of God, as it seeks to establish the beast's image as an object of worship, similar to the way God spoke through His prophets.and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed This phrase highlights the coercive power and persecution faced by those who remain faithful to God. The demand for worship under penalty of death mirrors the trials faced by early Christians under Roman rule, where emperor worship was enforced. It also reflects the trials of Daniel's companions in Babylon, who refused to bow to Nebuchadnezzar's image (<a href="/daniel/3-16.htm">Daniel 3:16-18</a>). This persecution is a test of faith and allegiance, emphasizing the call for believers to endure and remain steadfast, as seen in <a href="/revelation/14-12.htm">Revelation 14:12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_second_beast.htm">The Second Beast</a> Often interpreted as the false prophet, this entity works alongside the first beast, performing signs and deceiving the inhabitants of the earth. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_image_of_the_first_beast.htm">The Image of the First Beast</a> A representation or idol of the first beast, which is given life and the ability to speak, symbolizing the deceptive power and influence of the beast. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_first_beast.htm">The First Beast</a> Generally understood as a symbol of political power or a specific empire, often associated with oppressive regimes throughout history. 4. <a href="/topical/w/worship_and_persecution.htm">Worship and Persecution</a> The act of worshiping the image is enforced, and those who refuse are threatened with death, highlighting the theme of persecution for faithfulness to God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_inhabitants_of_the_earth.htm">The Inhabitants of the Earth</a> Refers to those who dwell on the earth and are subject to the deception and coercion of the beast.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_deception.htm">Discernment in Deception</a> Believers must cultivate spiritual discernment to recognize and resist false teachings and deceptive practices that lead away from true worship of God. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_under_persecution.htm">Faithfulness Under Persecution</a> The passage challenges Christians to remain steadfast in their faith, even when faced with severe persecution or the threat of death. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_idolatry.htm">The Power of Idolatry</a> The image of the beast symbolizes the seductive power of idolatry, which can manifest in various forms, including political, cultural, or personal idols. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_false_prophets.htm">The Role of False Prophets</a> Understanding the influence of false prophets helps believers to guard against teachings that contradict the gospel of Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a> Despite the apparent power of the beast, God remains sovereign, and His ultimate victory is assured, providing hope and assurance to believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 13</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_image_of_the_beast.htm">What is the Image of the Beast?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_revelation_echo_past_apocalypses.htm">Why does the Book of Revelation use imagery and symbols that closely resemble earlier apocalyptic writings rather than unique divine revelation?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_apocalypticism.htm">What defines apocalypticism?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_un_and_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the UN and end times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) And he had power . . .--Better, And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the wild beast, that the image of the wild beast should both speak, and cause that as many as do not worship the image of the wild beast shall be slain. The image to the wild beast is an image also of the wild beast: and the image of the monster is endued with apparent vitality. Wisdom can give a semblance of life to the most doomed cause; and the bulk of mankind read only with their eyes, and not at all with their thoughts. The image of the Roman emperor was, in ancient days, made an object of worship. Christians suffered rather than by such an act of worship prove disloyal to Christ: like their spiritual ancestors, they refused to worship the image which the world-power had set up; they were willing to render to Caesar the things that were Caesar's, but the homage which belonged to God they refused to any but their God. These are but types of those who have refused, though tempted by specious eloquence and sagacious subtlety, to offer homage to any mere world-power; for the golden image is ever set up upon the plains of this world: its glitter and its vitality survive the storm and the conflict of the ages: it speaks, and men hear and adore, for they walk by sight, not by faith; and it needs no imperial or papal edict to doom to social death and failure those who refuse to shape their conduct by considerations of self-interest, and who are sure to be treated as fanatics because they follow right and conscience and Christ.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed; and it was given to him to give breath, etc. א and a number of cursives lead the indicative future, ποιήσει, that is," he [the beast] shall cause," etc. The symbolism is most probably derived from the heathen oracles. This beast is permitted to give life, to impart spirit to the image; that is, he gives it an appearance of reality which a mere image could not possess. This is the dangerous power of self deceit. If men would face the naked truth, stripped of plausible arguments and specious resemblances, they would see that there was no reality in the ideal which they place before their minds, and their worship of which is prompted by love of the world, and the denial of God's power. Together with the attempt to deceive men into worshipping the image, is offered the alternative of death, or, should we not say, apparent death? It is only self deceit which makes men imagine that the alternative to an acceptance of the sovereignty of Satan and the world; is death. No doubt many Christians in St. John's time were thus beguiled. They deceived themselves by imagining that they must either conform to the heathen practices required of them, or suffer death; those with clearer mental vision saw that the threatened death was in reality life. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/13-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[The second beast] was permitted ἐδόθη (edothē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. to give δοῦναι (dounai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. breath πνεῦμα (pneuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. to the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. image εἰκόνι (eikoni) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1504.htm">Strong's 1504: </a> An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [first] beast, θηρίου (thēriou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. image εἰκὼν (eikōn) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1504.htm">Strong's 1504: </a> An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance. could speak λαλήσῃ (lalēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. cause ποιήσῃ (poiēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. all who ὅσοι (hosoi) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3745.htm">Strong's 3745: </a> How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As. refused to worship προσκυνήσωσιν (proskynēsōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4352.htm">Strong's 4352: </a> From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage. [it] θηρίου (thēriou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal. to be killed. ἀποκτανθῶσιν (apoktanthōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. 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