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To make war with the saints and to overcome them (ποιησα πολεμον μετα των αγιων κα νικησα αυτους). This clause with two epexegetic…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And it was given to him. By the same power that taught him to blaspheme God and his church. (See Barnes on Revelation 12:2, 5).
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And it was given . . .—Better, He makes war with the saints, and conquers them. This, too, is said to be “given him.” The…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
As elsewhere in the Apocalypse, to “make war” does not mean to wage a military campaign but refers to hostility against and destruction of God’s pe…
John Gill
JohnGill
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints
The remnant of the woman's seed, (Revelation 12:17…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The apostle, standing on the shore, saw a savage beast rise out of the sea—a tyrannical, idolatrous, persecuting power, springing up out of the tro…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson