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A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to continue for forty-two months was given to him.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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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(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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there was given unto him a mouth The beast is said to have a mouth before, like the mouth of a lion, ([Reference…
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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