Revelation 13:12

13:12 He ¹  exercised all the ruling authority ²  of the first beast on his behalf, ³  and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

Revelation 20:8

20:8 and will go out to deceive ⁴  the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, ⁵  to bring them together for the battle. They are as numerous as the grains of sand in the sea. ⁶ 

[13:12]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:12]  ² tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[13:12]  ³ tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”

[20:8]  ⁴ tn Or “mislead.”

[20:8]  ⁵ sn The battle with Gog and Magog is described in the OT in Ezek 38:1-39:20.

[20:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “of whom the number of them [is] like the sand of the sea” (an allusion to Isa 10:22).