Rev_13:12. The second beast is expressly designated as standing in the relation of servitude to the first: the entire
ἐξουσία
given, he puts in operation, and that, too,
ἐνωπίον
αὐτοῦ
, i. e., beneath the eyes of the first beast, as its lord.[3358]
ΠΟΙΕῚ
ἹΝΑ
ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΉΣΟΥΣΙ
. Cf. Rev_3:9.
Οὖ
ἘΘΕΡΑΠ
.,
Κ
.
Τ
.
Λ
. This was indicated already (Rev_13:4) as the cause of the astonishing adoration.
[3358] Cf. Rev_13:14; Rev_8:2; 1Ki_10:8; Num_3:6. De Wette, Hengstenb.