Rev 13:14 | Family | STEP | An image to the beast ; a living representative of his power. According to some, this image represents the succession of Roman pontiffs; but they are rather the representatives of the second beast. Others, therefore, understand the new succession of Roman emperors, referred to in the note to verse , who were animated by the spirit of the papacy, and exerted their power in its interest.

Revelation of John 13:14

An image to the beast; a living representative of his power. According to some, this image represents the succession of Roman pontiffs; but they are rather the representatives of the second beast. Others, therefore, understand the new succession of Roman emperors, referred to in the note to verse Re 13:3, who were animated by the spirit of the papacy, and exerted their power in its interest.