And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
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Bede
AD 735
speak: Not only will he delude the wretched multitude by counterfeiting the spirit with fire, but he will also make it of use for teaching others. THE MARK OF THE BEAST <a
breath: That is, by making himself an image of the beast, he pretended that he gave the spirit of truth to the very people in whom the falsehood was fulfilled.
