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I have high respect for this Bullinger fellow and his book A commentary on Revelation. A copy is found on this site.
here is quote from the book on this chapter.
"The Result of the "War in Heaven" as regards the Earth at large.
We have seen and considered the result of the "War in Heaven" as it concerns Israel. (W., xii. 13-17). We have now to consider its further effect as it concerns the Earth at large.
This effect is twofold, inasmuch as it results in the rise of the Two Beasts:
The one from the Sea (verses -1-10).
The other from the Earth (verses 11-18).
The description of these two — the Beast and the False Prophet — occupies the whole of chap. xiii. The chapter is divided thus:—
X. xiii. -1-18. The Twofold Result as regards the Earth at large.
X | Y | xiii. -1-10. The Beast from the Sea.
Z | xiii. 11-18. The Beast from the Earth.
Y and Z are now to be expanded. They concern the last mighty form of Satanic re-incarnation.
The one is Anti-Christ.
Another is Anti-Spirit.
The other is Anti-God.
Thus completing the Infernal Trinity.
These two (the Beast and the False Prophet) are described in seven particulars, and the two members marked Y and Z are arranged precisely in the same order. They are given in a corresponding Extended Parallelism, of which the last members of each are divided into two; these two being arranged as an Introversion — h, i; i, h.
The following is the Structure:—
X. xiii. -1-18. The Effect of the "War in Heaven."
X | Y | a | -1-. The Vision. "And I saw" (...).
b | -1-. The first Beast.
c | -1-. His origin. The Sea (...).
d | -1, 2. His Description.
e | -2. His power (...) derived from the Dragon.
f | 3-8. His deeds.
g | h | 9. The call to hear. "Let him hear."
i | 10. The lesson. "Here is patience and faith."
Z | a | 11-. The Vision. "And I saw" (...).
b | -11-. The second Beast. The false prophet (xvi. 13; xix. 20).
c | -11-. His origin. The Earth (...).
d | -11. His description.
e | 12-. His authority (...) derived from the first Beast.
f | -12-17. His deeds.
g | i | 18-. The lesson. "Here is wisdom."
h | -18. The call to count. "Let him count."
This Structure is already so minute and exhaustive, that none of its members have (or need) any expansion. It completes the effect of the "war in heaven" so far as it regards the earth at large as distinct from Israel; and concludes the fourth Vision "on Earth."
After the failure of Satan's attempt to destroy Israel (the woman's seed), John sees him standing on the sand, or shore of the sea, as though pondering over, weighing, and forming his future plans. And while thus occupied, John sees the outcome, in the Beast which rises (as though at Satan's call) out of the sea.
The Fourth Vision "On Earth" -Bullinger - Infernal Trinity
I have high respect for this Bullinger fellow and his book A commentary on Revelation. A copy is found on this site.
here is quote from the book on this chapter.
"The Result of the "War in Heaven" as regards the Earth at large.
We have seen and considered the result of the "War in Heaven" as it concerns Israel. (W., xii. 13-17). We have now to consider its further effect as it concerns the Earth at large.
This effect is twofold, inasmuch as it results in the rise of the Two Beasts:
The one from the Sea (verses -1-10).
The other from the Earth (verses 11-18).
The description of these two — the Beast and the False Prophet — occupies the whole of chap. xiii. The chapter is divided thus:—
X. xiii. -1-18. The Twofold Result as regards the Earth at large.
X | Y | xiii. -1-10. The Beast from the Sea.
Z | xiii. 11-18. The Beast from the Earth.
Y and Z are now to be expanded. They concern the last mighty form of Satanic re-incarnation.
The one is Anti-Christ.
Another is Anti-Spirit.
The other is Anti-God.
Thus completing the Infernal Trinity.
These two (the Beast and the False Prophet) are described in seven particulars, and the two members marked Y and Z are arranged precisely in the same order. They are given in a corresponding Extended Parallelism, of which the last members of each are divided into two; these two being arranged as an Introversion — h, i; i, h.
The following is the Structure:—
X. xiii. -1-18. The Effect of the "War in Heaven."
X | Y | a | -1-. The Vision. "And I saw" (...).
b | -1-. The first Beast.
c | -1-. His origin. The Sea (...).
d | -1, 2. His Description.
e | -2. His power (...) derived from the Dragon.
f | 3-8. His deeds.
g | h | 9. The call to hear. "Let him hear."
i | 10. The lesson. "Here is patience and faith."
Z | a | 11-. The Vision. "And I saw" (...).
b | -11-. The second Beast. The false prophet (xvi. 13; xix. 20).
c | -11-. His origin. The Earth (...).
d | -11. His description.
e | 12-. His authority (...) derived from the first Beast.
f | -12-17. His deeds.
g | i | 18-. The lesson. "Here is wisdom."
h | -18. The call to count. "Let him count."
This Structure is already so minute and exhaustive, that none of its members have (or need) any expansion. It completes the effect of the "war in heaven" so far as it regards the earth at large as distinct from Israel; and concludes the fourth Vision "on Earth."
After the failure of Satan's attempt to destroy Israel (the woman's seed), John sees him standing on the sand, or shore of the sea, as though pondering over, weighing, and forming his future plans. And while thus occupied, John sees the outcome, in the Beast which rises (as though at Satan's call) out of the sea.