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of chapter 13 at the close of chapter 12, and follows the critical Greek
texts by reading `and he stood upon the sand of the sea', instead of the A.V.
reading `I stood'. Before attempting to analyse the intricate details of
this chapter it will be necessary to look at it as a whole. It is divided
into two parts closely related:
1-10
speak of the beast that arises from the sea.
11-18
speak of the beast that arises from the earth.
These two parts run parallel to one another in detail:
A
1.
And I saw.
B
1.
A beast rise up out of the sea.
C
2.
Like unto a leopard, etc.
D
2.
His authority. Satanic.
E
3.
The deadly wound healed.
F
7.
War with saints.
G
9,10. a `Let him hear'.
b `Here is patience'.
A
11.
And I saw.
B
11.
Another beast arise up out of the earth.
C
11.
Like a lamb.
D
12.
His authority. The first beast.
E
12-15. The deadly wound healed; the image
worshipped.
F 15-17. Death for those who worship not.
G 18. b `Here is wisdom'.
a `Let him count'.
In this chapter we
have the `number of his name' which is given as 666. The
reader is referred
to the article entitled Numerics3 for light upon this
feature, and as an
expansion of this theme, we give a diagrammatic
illustration using
the dream of Nebuchadnezzar as our basis.