Reference

Revelation 13:12

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
10

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

12

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

13

And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14

And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Symbolic / Figurative Language
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

The Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13)
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

The Beast from the Earth / False Prophet
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Characteristics of the Antichrist
Semantic Discovery
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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Symbolic / Figurative Language

The verse describes actions ("exerciseth power," "causeth...to worship") and entities ("first beast," "deadly wound") as if they are literal occurrences and beings, without explicit markers within the sentence itself to indicate they are not to be taken at face value.

The Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13)

The verse refers to "the first beast" but does not explicitly describe its physical characteristics or origin as outlined in the theme definition, such as its composite nature or number of heads and horns. Therefore, one could argue it doesn't directly support the detailed description of "The Beast from the Sea."

The Beast from the Earth / False Prophet

The verse refers to "he" exercising power and causing worship, but it does not explicitly identify this "he" as the "Beast from the Earth" or "False Prophet," nor does it mention lamb-like horns, a dragon voice, creating an image, enforcing a mark, or performing deceptive miracles.

Characteristics of the Antichrist

The verse describes the actions of a "second beast" in relation to a "first beast," rather than directly detailing the characteristics of the "first beast" itself, which is often identified as the Antichrist.