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Power is Permitted, Not Ultimate
Commentators emphasize the phrase "there was given to him." This shows that the beast's terrifying authority is not its own. It is permitted and limited by God. As one scholar notes, this is a source of consolation for believers, reminding them that God remains sovereign even when evil appears to be winning.
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Albert Barnes
On Revelation 13:5
18th Century
Theologian
And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things. John does not say by whom this was given; but we may suppose that it wa…
AT Robertson
On Revelation 13:5
There was given to him (εδοθη αυτω). First aorist passive indicative of διδωμ, to give, as in next line and verse 7. Perhaps a ref…
Charles Ellicott
On Revelation 13:5
19th Century
Bishop
And there was given . . .—In these verses the words and the works of the wild beast are described. The 5th verse …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Revelation 13:5
(See comments on v.1.) The period of the beast’s authority is given as “forty-two months,” the same period already referred to in 11:2–3; 12:6, 13 …
John Gill
On Revelation 13:5
17th Century
Pastor
And there was given unto him a mouth
The beast is said to have a mouth before, like the mouth of a lion, ([Reference…
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…