Verses¶
Question¶
How do image, worship, and number elements connect structurally in the mark of the beast?
Rev 13:4¶
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
Rev 13:5¶
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months.
Rev 13:7¶
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
Rev 13:8¶
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Rev 13:11¶
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Rev 13:12¶
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
- καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — τὴν ὁ G3588 [T-ASF] Acc Sg F
- ἐξουσίαν (G1849) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- τοῦ (G3588) — T-GSN — Gen Sg N
- πρώτου (G4413) — A-GSN-S — Gen Sg N
- θηρίου (G2342) — N-GSN — Gen Sg N
- πᾶσαν (G3956) — A-ASF — Acc Sg F
- ποιεῖ (G4160) — V-PAI-3S — Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- ἐνώπιον (G1799) — PREP — αὐτοῦ. αὐτός G846 [P-GSN] Gen Sg N
- γῆν (G1093) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- ἐν (G1722) — PREP — αὐτῇ αὐτός G846 [P-DSF] Dat Sg F
- κατοικοῦντας (G2730) — V-PAP-APM — Pres Act Ptcp Acc Pl M
- ἵνα (G2443) — CONJ — προσκυνήσουσιν προσκυνέω G4352 [V-FAI-3P] Fut Act Ind Pl thirdPers
- οὗ (G3739) — R-GSN — Gen Sg N
- ἐθεραπεύθη (G2323) — V-API-3S — Aor Pass Ind Sg thirdPers
- πληγὴ (G4127) — N-NSF — Nom Sg F
- θανάτου (G2288) — N-GSM — Gen Sg M
- αὐτοῦ. (G846) — P-GSN — Gen Sg N
Rev 13:14¶
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
- καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — πλανᾷ πλανάω G4105 [V-PAI-3S] Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- τοὺς (G3588) — T-APM — Acc Pl M
- κατοικοῦντας (G2730) — V-PAP-APM — Pres Act Ptcp Acc Pl M
- ἐπὶ (G1909) — PREP — τῆς ὁ G3588 [T-GSF] Gen Sg F
- γῆς (G1093) — N-GSF — Gen Sg F
- διὰ (G1223) — PREP — τὰ ὁ G3588 [T-APN] Acc Pl N
- σημεῖα (G4592) — N-APN — Acc Pl N
- ἃ (G3739) — R-NPN — Nom Pl N
- ἐδόθη (G1325) — V-API-3S — Aor Pass Ind Sg thirdPers
- αὐτῷ (G846) — P-DSN — Dat Sg N
- ποιῆσαι (G4160) — V-AAN — Aor Act Inf
- ἐνώπιον (G1799) — PREP — τοῦ ὁ G3588 [T-GSN] Gen Sg N
- θηρίου, (G2342) — N-GSN — Gen Sg N
- λέγων (G3004) — V-PAP-NSM — Pres Act Ptcp Nom Sg M
- εἰκόνα (G1504) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- ἔχει (G2192) — V-PAI-3S — Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- πληγὴν (G4127) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- μαχαίρης (G3162) — N-GSF — Gen Sg F
Rev 13:15¶
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.
- καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — ἐδόθη δίδωμι G1325 [V-API-3S] Aor Pass Ind Sg thirdPers
- αὐτῷ (G846) — P-DSN — Dat Sg N
- δοῦναι (G1325) — V-2AAN — Aor Act Inf
- πνεῦμα (G4151) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
- τῇ (G3588) — T-DSF — Dat Sg F
- εἰκόνι (G1504) — N-DSF — Dat Sg F
- θηρίου, (G2342) — N-GSN — Gen Sg N
- ἵνα (G2443) — CONJ — καὶ καί G2532 [CONJ]
- λαλήσῃ (G2980) — V-AAS-3S — Aor Act Subj Sg thirdPers
- ἐὰν (G1437) — COND — μὴ μή G3361 [PRT-N]
- προσκυνήσωσιν (G4352) — V-AAS-3P — Aor Act Subj Pl thirdPers
- ἀποκτανθῶσιν. (G615) — V-APS-3P — Aor Pass Subj Pl thirdPers
Rev 13:16¶
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
- καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — ποιεῖ ποιέω G4160 [V-PAI-3S] Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- πάντας, (G3956) — A-APM — Acc Pl M
- τοὺς (G3588) — T-APM — Acc Pl M
- μικροὺς (G3398) — A-APM — Acc Pl M
- μεγάλους, (G3173) — A-APM — Acc Pl M
- πλουσίους (G4145) — A-APM — Acc Pl M
- πτωχούς, (G4434) — A-APM — Acc Pl M
- ἐλευθέρους (G1658) — A-APM — Acc Pl M
- ἵνα (G2443) — CONJ — δῶσιν δίδωμι G1325 [V-2AAS-3P] Aor Act Subj Pl thirdPers
- αὐτοῖς (G846) — P-DPM — Dat Pl M
- χάραγμα (G5480) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
- ἐπὶ (G1909) — PREP — τῆς ὁ G3588 [T-GSF] Gen Sg F
- χειρὸς (G5495) — N-GSF — Gen Sg F
- δεξιᾶς (G1188) — A-GSF — Gen Sg F
- ἢ (G2228) — PRT — ἐπὶ ἐπί G1909 [PREP]
- μέτωπον (G3359) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
Rev 13:17¶
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18¶
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.
- Ὧδε (G5602) — ADV — ἡ ὁ G3588 [T-NSF] Nom Sg F
- σοφία (G4678) — N-NSF — Nom Sg F
- ἐστίν. (G1510) — V-PAI-3S — Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- ὁ (G3588) — T-NSM — Nom Sg M
- ἔχων (G2192) — V-PAP-NSM — Pres Act Ptcp Nom Sg M
- νοῦν (G3563) — N-ASM — Acc Sg M
- ψηφισάτω (G5585) — V-AAM-3S — Aor Act Impv Sg thirdPers
- ἀριθμὸν (G706) — N-ASM — Acc Sg M
- θηρίου· (G2342) — N-GSN — Gen Sg N
- γὰρ (G1063) — CONJ — ἀνθρώπου ἄνθρωπος G444 [N-GSM] Gen Sg M
- καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — ὁ ὁ G3588 [T-NSM] Nom Sg M
- αὐτοῦ (G846) — P-GSN — Gen Sg N
- ἑξακόσιοι (G1812) — A-NPM — Nom Pl M
- ἑξήκοντα (G1835) — A-NUI — ἕξ. ἕξ G1803 [A-NUI]
Rev 14:1¶
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.
Rev 14:6¶
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Rev 14:7¶
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
- λέγων (G3004) — V-PAP-NSM — Pres Act Ptcp Nom Sg M
- ἐν (G1722) — PREP — φωνῇ φωνή G5456 [N-DSF] Dat Sg F
- μεγάλῃ· (G3173) — A-DSF — Dat Sg F
- Φοβήθητε (G5399) — V-AOM-2P — Aor Pass Impv Pl secondPers
- τὸν (G3588) — T-ASM — Acc Sg M
- Θεὸν (G2316) — N-ASM — Acc Sg M
- καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — δότε δίδωμι G1325 [V-2AAM-2P] Aor Act Impv Pl secondPers
- αὐτῷ (G846) — P-DSM — Dat Sg M
- δόξαν, (G1391) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- ὅτι (G3754) — CONJ — ἦλθεν ἔρχομαι G2064 [V-2AAI-3S] Aor Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- ὥρα (G5610) — N-NSF — Nom Sg F
- κρίσεως (G2920) — N-GSF — Gen Sg F
- ποιήσαντι (G4160) — V-AAP-DSM — Aor Act Ptcp Dat Sg M
- οὐρανὸν (G3772) — N-ASM — Acc Sg M
- γῆν (G1093) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- ὑδάτων. (G5204) — N-GPN — Gen Pl N
Rev 14:8¶
And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Rev 14:9¶
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
- Καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — ἄλλος ἄλλος G243 [A-NSM] Nom Sg M
- ἄγγελος (G32) — N-NSM — Nom Sg M
- τρίτος (G5154) — A-NSM — Nom Sg M
- ἠκολούθησεν (G190) — V-AAI-3S — Aor Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- αὐτοῖς (G846) — P-DPM — Dat Pl M
- λέγων (G3004) — V-PAP-NSM — Pres Act Ptcp Nom Sg M
- ἐν (G1722) — PREP — φωνῇ φωνή G5456 [N-DSF] Dat Sg F
- μεγάλῃ (G3173) — A-DSF — Dat Sg F
- Εἴ (G1487) — COND — τις τὶς G5100 [X-NSM] Nom Sg M
- προσκυνεῖ (G4352) — V-PAI-3S — Pres Act Ind Sg thirdPers
- τὸ (G3588) — T-ASN — Acc Sg N
- θηρίον (G2342) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
- εἰκόνα (G1504) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- χάραγμα (G5480) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
- ἐπὶ (G1909) — PREP — τοῦ ὁ G3588 [T-GSN] Gen Sg N
- μετώπου (G3359) — N-GSN — Gen Sg N
- ἢ (G2228) — PRT — ἐπὶ ἐπί G1909 [PREP]
- χεῖρα (G5495) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
Rev 14:10¶
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Rev 14:11¶
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Rev 14:12¶
Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Rev 7:2¶
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
Rev 7:3¶
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Rev 9:4¶
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
Rev 15:2¶
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, [and] over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
Rev 16:2¶
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which worshipped his image.
Rev 19:20¶
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 20:4¶
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
- Καὶ (G2532) — CONJ — εἶδον ὁράω G3708 [V-2AAI-1S] Aor Act Ind Sg firstPers
- θρόνους, (G2362) — N-APM — Acc Pl M
- ἐπ’ (G1909) — PREP — αὐτούς, αὐτός G846 [P-APM] Acc Pl M
- ἐδόθη (G1325) — V-API-3S — Aor Pass Ind Sg thirdPers
- αὐτοῖς, (G846) — P-DPM — Dat Pl M
- ψυχὰς (G5590) — N-APF — Acc Pl F
- τῶν (G3588) — T-GPM — Gen Pl M
- πεπελεκισμένων (G3990) — V-RPP-GPM — Perf Pass Ptcp Gen Pl M
- διὰ (G1223) — PREP — τὴν ὁ G3588 [T-ASF] Acc Sg F
- μαρτυρίαν (G3141) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- Ἰησοῦ (G2424) — N-GSM — Gen Sg M
- λόγον (G3056) — N-ASM — Acc Sg M
- Θεοῦ, (G2316) — N-GSM — Gen Sg M
- οὐ (G3756) — PRT-N — προσεκύνησαν προσκυνέω G4352 [V-AAI-3P] Aor Act Ind Pl thirdPers
- θηρίον (G2342) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
- οὐδὲ (G3761) — CONJ-N — τὴν ὁ G3588 [T-ASF] Acc Sg F
- εἰκόνα (G1504) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- ἔλαβον (G2983) — V-2AAI-3P — Aor Act Ind Pl thirdPers
- χάραγμα (G5480) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
- μέτωπον (G3359) — N-ASN — Acc Sg N
- χεῖρα (G5495) — N-ASF — Acc Sg F
- μετὰ (G3326) — PREP — τοῦ ὁ G3588 [T-GSM] Gen Sg M
- Χριστοῦ (G5547) — N-GSM — Gen Sg M
- χίλια (G5507) — A-APN — Acc Pl N
- ἔτη. (G2094) — N-APN — Acc Pl N
Rev 22:4¶
And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.
Rev 17:5¶
And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Rev 12:11¶
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Deut 6:6¶
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Deut 6:7¶
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deut 6:8¶
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
- וּ () — Conj.+NAN — and
- קְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם () — Verb.Qal.Perf.2ms.+3mp — tie
- אֹ֖ות () — Noun.s.Abs — sign
- יָדֶ֑ךָ () — Noun.s.Abs.+2ms — hand
- וְ () — Conj.+NAN — and
- הָי֥וּ () — Verb.Qal.Perf.3p — be
- טֹטָפֹ֖ת () — Noun.fp.Abs — appendage
- בֵּ֥ין () — Noun.ms.Cst — interval
- עֵינֶֽיךָ () — Noun.fd.Abs.+2ms — eye
Deut 11:18¶
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Exod 31:13¶
Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it [is] a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that [ye] may know that I [am] the LORD that doth sanctify you.
- וְ () — Conj.+NAN — and
- אַתָּ֞ה () — PersPron.2ms.+NAN — you
- דַּבֵּ֨ר () — Verb.Piel.Impv.2ms — speak
- בְּנֵ֤י () — Noun.mp.Cst — son
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ () — PropN.s.Abs.+NAN — Israel
- אמֹ֔ר () — Verb.Qal.InfCon.unknownunknown.Abs — say
- אַ֥ךְ () — Adv.+NAN — only
- שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י () — Noun.fp.Abs.+1us — sabbath
- תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ () — Verb.Qal.Impf.2mp — keep
- כִּי֩ () — Conj.+NAN — that
- אֹ֨ות () — Noun.s.Abs — sign
- הִ֜וא () — PersPron.3fs.+NAN — she
- בֵּינִ֤י () — Noun.ms.Abs.+1us — interval
- וּ () — Conj.+NAN — and
- בֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ () — Noun.mp.Abs.+2mp — interval
- דֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם () — Noun.mp.Abs.+2mp — generation
- דַ֕עַת () — Verb.Qal.InfCon.unknownunknown.Abs — know
- כִּ֛י () — Conj.+NAN — that
- אֲנִ֥י () — PersPron.1s.+NAN — i
- יְהוָ֖ה () — PropN.ms.Abs.+NAN — YHWH
- מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם () — Verb.Piel.Ptcp.unknownms.Abs.+2mp — be holy
Exod 31:16¶
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, [for] a perpetual covenant.
Exod 31:17¶
It [is] a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Exod 20:8¶
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exod 20:9¶
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exod 20:10¶
But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:
Exod 20:11¶
For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Exod 13:9¶
And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
Exod 13:16¶
And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.
Ezek 20:12¶
Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] the LORD that sanctify them.
Ezek 20:20¶
And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I [am] the LORD your God.
Ezek 9:4¶
And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
Ezek 9:6¶
Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house.
Ezek 8:16¶
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, [were] about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
2 Cor 1:22¶
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Eph 1:13¶
In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Eph 4:30¶
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Rom 4:11¶
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
Heb 1:3¶
Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Acts 17:29¶
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Col 1:15¶
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
2 Thess 2:3¶
Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thess 2:4¶
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
2 Thess 2:9¶
[Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2 Thess 2:10¶
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2 Thess 2:11¶
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 Thess 2:12¶
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Dan 3:1¶
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Dan 3:5¶
[That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
Dan 3:6¶
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Dan 7:8¶
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Dan 7:25¶
And he shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Gen 1:26¶
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Gen 1:27¶
So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Gal 6:17¶
From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Lev 19:28¶
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I [am] the LORD.
Isa 8:16¶
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
Gen 4:15¶
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Rev 4:10¶
The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Rev 5:14¶
And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
Rev 7:11¶
And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
Rev 11:16¶
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
Rev 15:4¶
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Rev 19:4¶
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
Rev 19:10¶
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Rev 22:9¶
Then saith he unto me, See [thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Rev 18:3¶
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Rev 18:17¶
For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
Rev 5:1¶
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Rev 5:2¶
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Dan 3:14¶
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
Dan 3:18¶
But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
OT foundation for hand/forehead allegiance pattern: words in heart FIRST (v.6),¶
Deuteronomy 6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
Notes: OT foundation for hand/forehead allegiance pattern: words in heart FIRST (v.6), then bind for sign on hand and frontlets between eyes — the sequence (internal conviction then external sign) explains God's forehead-only seal (conviction first) vs. beast's forehead-or-hand (external compliance accepted)
Fourth commandment containing three seal elements: name (the LORD thy God), titl¶
Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Exodus 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: Exodus 20:11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Notes: Fourth commandment containing three seal elements: name (the LORD thy God), title (who made/created), domain (heaven, earth, sea, and all that in them is) — the only Decalogue commandment identifying the Lawgiver with all three; Rev 14:7 directly echoes this vocabulary
Nebuchadnezzar's image and worship command — five-element structural parallel wi¶
Daniel 3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Daniel 3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Daniel 3:3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Daniel 3:4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, Daniel 3:5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: Daniel 3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Notes: Nebuchadnezzar's image and worship command — five-element structural parallel with Rev 13: state-mandated image, universal worship command, death penalty, faithful remnant refusal, divine vindication; establishes the Babylon-to-beast continuity
Man of sin sits in God's temple showing himself that he is God — the tripartite¶
Notes: Man of sin sits in God's temple showing himself that he is God — the tripartite verbal chain (Dan 7:25, 2 Thess 2:3-4, Rev 13:5-7) distributes the same prophetic profile across three texts; the mark is the fruit of this self-deifying system
Signs and lying wonders + judicial delusion pattern: truth offered then rejected¶
Notes: Signs and lying wonders + judicial delusion pattern: truth offered then rejected, God sends strong delusion, they believe the lie — establishes that mark reception follows truth rejection, not ignorance; the deception is judicial
Humanity created in God's eikon (LXX) — the original image theology that Rev 13:¶
Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Notes: Humanity created in God's eikon (LXX) — the original image theology that Rev 13:14 inverts; the beast's image is a counterfeit restoration of the image-of-God concept, replacing divine authority with beast authority