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It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
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Victory Through Martyrdom
Commentators are unanimous that when the beast “overcomes” the saints, it refers to physical persecution and martyrdom, not the destruction of their faith. Scholars explain that this apparent earthly defeat is actually a spiritual victory. While the beast can harm the body, it cannot conquer the soul of a true believer who remains faithful to Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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).
To make war with the saints and to overcome them (ποιησα πολεμον μετα των αγιων κα νικησα αυτους). This clause with two epexegetic…
19th Century
Anglican
And it was given . . .—Better, He makes war with the saints, and conquers them. This, too, is said to be “given him.” The…
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints The remnant of the woman's seed, (Revelation 12:17…
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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