Revelation 13:13-14

The Second Beast

¹³ _k It performs great signs, even _l making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, ¹⁴ and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ₁ the beast _m it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast _n that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.

1. Cross References
   Revelation 16:14
   For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
   Revelation 19:20
   And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
   Deuteronomy 13:1 - 3
   If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder.
   Matthew 24:24
   For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
   2 Thessalonians 2:9 - 11
   The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders.
   
2. Cross References
   Revelation 20:9
   And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
   1 Kings 18:38
   Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
   2 Kings 1:10
   But Elijah answered the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
   2 Kings 1:12
   But Elijah answered them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
   Luke 9:54
   And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?
   
3. Cross References
   Revelation 12:9
   And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
   
4. Cross References
   Revelation 13:3
   One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast.
   Revelation 13:12
   It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.