Revelation 13:14

13:14 and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told ¹  those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived.

Revelation 15:2

15:2 Then ²  I saw something like a sea of glass ³  mixed with fire, and those who had conquered ⁴  the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing ⁵  by ⁶  the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. ⁷ 

Revelation 19:20

19:20 Now ⁸  the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf ⁹  – signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. ¹⁰ 

Revelation 20:4

20:4 Then ¹¹  I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. ¹²  I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These ¹³  had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They ¹⁴  came to life ¹⁵  and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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¹ tn Grk “earth, telling.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek.

sn He told followed by an infinitive (“to make an image…”) is sufficiently ambiguous in Greek that it could be taken as “he ordered” (so NIV) or “he persuaded” (so REB).

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

³ sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.

⁴ tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”

⁵ tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”

⁶ tn Or “on.” The preposition ἐπί (epi) with the accusative case could mean “on, at, by, near”; given the nature of this scene appearing in a vision, it is difficult to know precisely which the author of Revelation intended. See BDAG 363 s.v. ἐπί 1.c.γ, “At, by, near someone or someth.”

⁷ tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of an unexpected development in the account: The opposing armies do not come together in battle; rather the leader of one side is captured.

⁹ tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”

¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

¹² tn Grk “I saw thrones, and those seated on them, and judgment was given to them.” BDAG 567 s.v. κρίμα 3 says, “judging, judgment, the κρίμα ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς authority to judge was given to them Rv 20:4.”

¹³ tn Grk “God, and who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “these” as subject.

¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁵ tn On the use of the aorist ἔζησαν (ezhsan) BDAG 425 s.v. ζάω 1.a.β says, “of dead persons who return to life become alive again: of humans in general (3 Km 17:23) Mt 9:18; Ac 9:41; 20:12; Rv 20:4, 5.”