02/09/2025
Sounds like someone we know
The beast will receive a deadly w bcound and be healed of it (Revelation 13:3). He will exert authority over the whole world and demand worship (verses 7β8). He will wage war against Godβs people, and he will prevail against them for a time (Revelation 13:7; Daniel 7:21). However, the beastβs time is short: according to Revelation 13:5 and Daniel 7:25, he will only be permitted absolute authority for forty-two months (three-and-a-half