Reference

Revelation 13:9

If any man have an ear, let him hear.
7

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

8

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

9

If any man have an ear, let him hear.

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.

Counter-Arguments

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

Symbolic / Figurative Language

The verse is a direct imperative, instructing the reader to pay attention, and contains no symbolic imagery, metaphors, or figurative language within its own statement. It is a literal call to listen, not a symbolic expression.