13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. …
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-13)Here we have the mystery of this vision explained. The apostle wonders at the sight of this woman: the angel undertakes to open this vision to him, it being the key of the former visions; and he tells the apostle what was meant by the beast on which the woman sat; but it is so explained as still to need further explanation. 1. This beast was, and is not, and yet is ; that is, it was a seat of idol…
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