Revelation Chapter 13 verse 13 Holy Bible
And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men.
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And he does great signs, even making fire come down from heaven on the earth before the eyes of men.
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And it works great signs, that it should cause even fire to come down from heaven to the earth before men.
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And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
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He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.
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and it doth great signs, that fire also it may make to come down from the heaven to the earth before men,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - And he doeth great wonders. Men are apt to deceive themselves by attributing to other agencies the power to work wonders which belongs only to God himself. In St. John's time the arts of magic were used; in modern times the marvels of science often lead men to a disbelief in God. Archdeacon Lee, in his commentary, says, "We cannot doubt that there is also a reference to the wonderful power over nature which the spirit of man has attained to, and which has too often been abused to the deification of Nature and her laws, and to the disparagement of the Divine action which is ever present in creation." So that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men; that he should even make fire, etc.. as in the Revised Version. We are not to understand this literally. It is given as a kind of sample of the power possessed by the beast, being a form of miracle which would be well known to St. John's readers (cf. Elijah on Carmel, 1 Kings 18; Korah's company, Numbers 16:35, etc.; also the request of SS. James and John, Luke 9:54). The descent of fire is also frequently a sign of God's approval (cf. Genesis 15:17; Leviticus 9:24; Judges 13:19, 20; 2 Chronicles 7:1). The two witnesses possessed the power of sending forth fire (see Revelation 11:5). In this respect, therefore - in the very nature of his signs - the beast still seems to counterfeit the power of God.
