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A Wound with Two Meanings
Scholars are divided on the identity of the beast's 'wounded head.' One view sees it as a historical event, such as the fall of the Roman Empire's imperial government which was 'healed' by the rise of the Papacy, or the death of a specific emperor like Nero. A second view interprets it theologically: the wound is the fatal blow Christ dealt to Satan at the cross, which only appears to 'heal' as evil power deceptively revives to continue its war against the saints.
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Albert Barnes
On Revelation 13:3
18th Century
Theologian
And I saw one of his heads, as it were wounded to death. The phrase "wounded to death" properly means that it received a mortal wound; tha…
AT Robertson
On Revelation 13:3
And I saw (κα). No verb (ειδον) in the old MSS., but clearly understood from verse 2.As though it had been smitten
Charles Ellicott
On Revelation 13:3
19th Century
Bishop
And I saw . . .—Translate, And (I saw) one from among his heads as if having been slain [The expression is the same as th…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Revelation 13:3
The beast has a fatal wound, but the wound is healed. This results in great, worldwide influence, acceptance, and worship of both the beast and the…
John Gill
On Revelation 13:3
17th Century
Pastor
And I saw one of his heads
Not the Capitoline mountain, or the Capitol, the temple of Jupiter, built on that hill, w…
Matthew Henry
On Revelation 13:1–10
17th Century
Minister
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 t…