The Second Beast
11 Then [ver. 1, 14; ch. 16:13]I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,13:12 Or on its behalf and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ver. 3whose mortal wound was healed. 13 ch. 16:14;19:20;Deut. 13:1-3;Matt. 24:24;2 Thess. 2:9-11It performs great signs, even ch. 20:9;1 Kgs. 18:38;2 Kgs. 1:10,12;Luke 9:54making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of13:14 Or on behalf of the beast [ch. 12:9] it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ver. 3, 12that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not ch. 14:9,11;16:2;19:20;20:4worship the image of the beast [ch. 16:6]to be slain.