Apocalypse Revealed#596
596. 13:12 And it exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence. This symbolically means that the clergy have defended the dogmas symbolized by the dragon and accepted by the laity, and that those dogmas prevail in consequence of it.
That this is the symbolic meaning can be seen from the explanations above regarding the authority that the dragon gave to the beast that rose up from the sea (nos. 575, 579). And because this beast here, which is a false prophet, exercised that authority in the presence of the dragon, nothing else is symbolically meant than that they have caused those dogmas to prevail through their defenses of them.
Psalms第65章:6-8
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Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself with strength;
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who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
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They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.
