Revelation 13:15 Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he had power; that is, the beast that had his first rise out of the sea of the troubles of the Roman Empire, and his second rise out of the earth; that is, the inhabiters of the earth, who worshipped the beast, and wondered after him. To give life unto the image of the beast; that is, reviving spirit and life, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause, etc. He spake by his edicts, and caused by his coercive power, and tyranny, whereby it was prohibited to those that would not acknowledge the Popes supremacy, to keep house, or kindle a fire, etc. Durham page 561 etc. Decretum Martini in fine Consilii Constantiensis, p. 565. That as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed; See KNOLLYS: Revelation 11:7 that is, either physically martyred and murdered by shedding their blood, and destroying their lives; or else mystically, as the two witnesses were killed. \ See the exposition thereof. See KNOLLYS: Revelation 11:7 [ff] See KNOLLYS: Revelation 11:8 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 11:9 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 11:11