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They worshiped the dragon because it gave its authority to the beast; they also worshiped the beast[a] and said, “Who can compare with the beast or who can fight against it?”

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Footnotes

  1. 13:4 Worshiped the beast: allusion to emperor worship, which Domitian insisted upon and ruthlessly enforced. Who can compare with the beast: perhaps a deliberate parody of the name Michael; see note on Rev 12:7.

People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like(A) the beast? Who can wage war against it?”

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