The beast was given a mouth so it could brag about itself and say insulting things about God. The beast was allowed to use its authority for 42 months.
The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle so she could fly away to the place prepared for her in the desert. There she would be taken care of for three and a half years, and she’d be out of the serpent’s reach.
He’ll oppose everything that’s called God or is worshiped, and he’ll give himself power over everything. He’ll set himself up in God’s temple and announce that he’s God himself.
Don’t let anyone trick you in any way. That day won’t come until people rise up against God and the man of sin appears. He’s a marked man, headed for ruin.
Then the man of sin will be revealed. But the Lord Jesus will overthrow him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him with the glorious brightness of his coming.