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Revelation 13:6

4 They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”

5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.

And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

7 Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
KJV
And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
WEB
He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, his dwelling, and those who dwell in heaven.
ASV
And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, [even] them that dwell in the heaven.
DARBY
And it opened its mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and those who have their tabernacle in the heaven.
BLB
And it opened its mouth for blasphemies toward God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, those tabernacling in heaven.
ÅB
Og det åpnet sin munn til spott mot Gud, til å spotte hans navn og hans bolig, dem som bor i himmelen.
OTB
Det åpnet sin munn for å spotte Gud, for å sverte hans navn og hans bolig, og de som bor i himmelen.
B1930
Og det åpnet sin munn til spott mot Gud, til å spotte hans navn og hans bolig, dem som bor i himmelen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 12:12

    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

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  • Matthew 15:19

    For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

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  • Hebrews 9:24

    For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

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  • Matthew 12:34

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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  • Revelation 19:1–6

    After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

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  • Hebrews 12:22–23

    Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

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  • Revelation 21:3

    And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

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  • Revelation 5:13

    And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”

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