Revelation 13:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The beast was allowed to boast and claim to be God, and for forty-two months it was allowed to rule.

Cross References

Psalm 12:3

Won't you chop off all flattering tongues that boast so loudly?

Ezekiel 35:13

You even insulted me, but I heard it all.

Daniel 11:36

This king will do as he pleases. He will proudly claim to be greater than any god and will insult the only true God. Indeed, he will be successful until God is no longer angry with his people.

Daniel 12:12

God will bless everyone who patiently waits until one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days have gone by.

Daniel 7:11

I watched closely to see what would happen to this smaller horn because of the arrogant things it was saying. Then before my very eyes, the fourth beast was killed and its body destroyed by fire.

Daniel 7:20

I also wanted to know more about all ten of those horns on its head. I especially wanted to know more about the one that took the place of three of the others—the horn that had eyes and spoke with arrogance and seemed greater than the others.

Daniel 7:25

“This king will speak evil of God Most High, and he will be cruel to God's chosen ones. He will try to change God's Law and the sacred seasons. And he will be able to do this for a time, two times, and half a time.

Daniel 7:8

Just as I was thinking about these horns, a smaller horn appeared, and three of the other horns were pulled up by the roots to make room for it. This horn had the eyes of a human and a mouth that spoke with great pride.

Daniel 8:14

The other answered, “It will be two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings before the temple is dedicated and in use again.”

2 Thessalonians 2:3

But don't be fooled! People will rebel against God. Then before the Lord returns, the wicked one who is doomed to be destroyed will appear.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will boast and oppose everything that is holy or sacred. He will even sit in God's temple and claim to be God.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

Then he will appear, but the Lord Jesus will kill him simply by breathing on him. He will be completely destroyed by the Lord's glorious return.

Revelation 11:7

After the two witnesses have finished preaching God's message, the beast that lives in the deep pit will come up and fight against them. It will win the battle and kill them.

Revelation 12:14

But the woman was given two wings like those of a huge eagle, so that she could fly into the desert. There she would escape from the snake and be taken care of for a time, two times, and half a time.

Revelation 12:6

The woman ran into the desert to a place that God had prepared for her. There she would be taken care of for one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

Revelation 13:7

It was allowed to fight against God's people and defeat them. It was also given authority over the people of every tribe, nation, language, and race.