It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to
overcome them. And authority was given
him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
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Here, the main instrument of that persecution is
revealed: the government of the beast will persecute and kill all those who do
not bow in worship to the beast. (DG)
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Overcome does not mean that the beast can
overcome the faith of the saints, but that he can destroy their physical lives,
and by all appearances defeat the cause of God’s people on this earth. (DG)
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