Revelation 13:1-4:
13:1And I saw a wild-animal ascending out-from the sea having ten horns,
and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems, and on its heads names of
blasphemy; .2and the wild-animal which I saw used-to-be like a
leopard, and its feet as a bear, and its mouth as a mouth of a lion; and the
dragon gave to it his ability and his throne and great authority; .3and
one from its heads as having been slaughtered2 into death and the
stroke of its death was attended-to; and the whole earth was marveled behind
the wild-animal, .4and they worshipped the dragon because he gave
the authority to the wild-animal, and they worshipped the wild-animal saying,
"Who (is) like the wild-animal and who is able to war with
it?"
And I (John)
perceived (knew with my mind)...
· a wild-animal (a savage
beast of prey which is not tamed by mankind; this is the same "beast"
referred to in Revelation 11:7, 17:8 and 11)
o ascending (mounting,
going or coming up)
§ out from the sea
(specifically it comes out from the abyss below the observed sea)
· having (it holds in its
possession the combination of all the power, attributes, etc, of the following
individual parts)
· ten horns (each one of
the 10 connoting a radiance of strength and power to overcome plus courage in
the face of attack; as the great fiery-red dragon in Revelation 12:3, also
refer to Revelation 17:7 and 12),
· and seven heads
(figuratively referring to its having 7 positions or functions of being the
chief or principal part from which to enforce its instruction and directive; as
the great fiery-red dragon in Revelation 12:3, also refer to Revelation
17:7-10),
o and on its horns ten
diadems (10 bands or badges worn to display the position of dignity, royalty,
and earthly dominion as kings or rulers; these diadems are worn on its horns
instead of on its heads),
o and down on its heads
names of blasphemy (to designate and describe its distinguishing and
distinctive constitution, character, quality, workings, etc [some Greek texts
have the singular word "name" as it being the same name on each of the
heads] – these names relate to their intention and mark the point to be reached
by these heads, they consist-of and therefore communicate blasphemy,
calumniation, evil speech, the action of treating God and others with lack of
Godly reverential-respect);
...and the
wild-animal which I saw used to be (it was continuing to exist during a past
time, historically) similar to...
· a leopard (refer to
Daniel 7:6 representing the empire of Greece),
· and its feet as a bear
(refer to Daniel 7:5 representing the empire of Medo-Persia),
· and its mouth as a mouth
of a lion (refer to Daniel 7:4 representing the empire of Babylon);
...and the
dragon gave to it (the old snake, the devil, satan; refer to Revelation 12:9;
also refer to Daniel 7:24 – the dragon willingly presented or yielded the
following from himself to the wild-animal so that it would also have)...
· his ability (able-power,
capability)
· and his throne (the high
seat which the devil/satan took for himself designating himself to be the king
including all the regal authority associated with that position so as to pour
out his directives)
· and great authority
(large authoritative-power, permitted-right);
...and one from
its heads (the 7th head) was in comparison to one that...
· was slaughtered (killed,
slain) and evidence of slaughter was still there
o into death (with a view
to, directed to, resulting in being dead)
· and the stroke of its
death (the blow, strike, stripe as being hit by a lash which was the cause of
death)
o was attended-to (was
treated therapeutically, taken care of as necessary by the dragon);
...and the whole
earth (people living in areas covering the entire earth)...
· was marveled (caused to
be astonished, they looked on with wonder and amazement)
o behind (backwards, after)
the wild-animal,
· and they worshipped the
dragon (the people paid homage to the dragon, they were obeisant towards the
devil/satan)
o because the dragon gave
the authority to the wild-animal (as verse 2 above),
· and they worshipped the
wild-animal saying,
o "Who is similar to
the wild-animal
o and who is able to war
with it (what person or spirit has the ability, able-power, capability to
battle against it)?"
Even though these questions are uttered as a form of honor and worship by those who worship the wild-animal and will not war against it – the true answer is provided in Revelation 17:7-14 and 19:11-21.
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