Translation
It exercises all the authority of the first BEAST
in its presence,
and causes the earth
and those dwelling in it
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whose fatal
wound had been healed.
Paraphrase
It exercises all the authority of the first FEROCIOUS CREATURE in total compliance to that one’s will and it causes all people everywhere, yes, all those dwelling on the earth, to worship the first FEROCIOUS CREATURE whose fatal wound had been healed.
Footnotes
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Here “the earth” means “all the inhabitants of the earth,” and “those dwelling in it” means “all the inhabitants of the earth.” Symbolism allows one to repeat himself for the sake of emphasis without sounding silly. The passage does not include the true followers of Jesus, as is made clear in Revelation 13:8 and Revelation 13:15.