And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
· The power which he exercises to draw men off from worshipping the true God to worship those who by nature are no gods. (MH)
· The beast rising from the earth is essentially a satanic prophet, who leads the world to worship the beast and the dragon. (DG)
Daniel 7:5 And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’
Leviticus 19:4 Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molded gods; I am the LORD your God.
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