Bible Cross References
it was
Revelation 13:5
The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months.
Revelation 13:7
It was allowed to fight against God's people and to defeat them, and it was given authority over every tribe, nation, language, and race.
Daniel 5:18-22
18
"The Supreme God made your father Nebuchadnezzar a great king and gave him dignity and majesty.
19
He was so great that people of all nations, races, and languages were afraid of him and trembled. If he wanted to kill someone, he did; if he wanted to keep someone alive, he did. He honored or disgraced anyone he wanted to.
20
But because he became proud, stubborn, and cruel, he was removed from his royal throne and lost his place of honor.
21
He was driven away from human society, and his mind became like that of an animal. He lived with wild donkeys, ate grass like an ox, and slept in the open air with nothing to protect him from the dew. Finally he admitted that the Supreme God controls all human kingdoms and can give them to anyone he chooses.
22
"But you, his son, have not humbled yourself, even though you knew all this.
Daniel 7:6
While I was watching, another beast appeared. It looked like a leopard, but on its back there were four wings, like the wings of a bird, and it had four heads. It had a look of authority about it.
John 19:11
Jesus answered, "You have authority over me only because it was given to you by God. So the man who handed me over to you is guilty of a worse sin."
they should not
Revelation 11:7
When they finish proclaiming their message, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will fight against them. He will defeat them and kill them,
Job 2:6
So the LORD said to Satan, "All right, he is in your power, but you are not to kill him."
they should be
Revelation 9:10
They have tails and stings like those of a scorpion, and it is with their tails that they have the power to hurt people for five months.
and their
Revelation 9:3
Locusts came down out of the smoke upon the earth, and they were given the same kind of power that scorpions have.