Revelation 13:4 Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? This worship of the dragon, and of the beast, was an idolatrous and superstitious worship, which is accounted a worshipping of the devil. \ As the gentiles worshipping idols, and images, is called worshipping the devil. \ See KNOLLYS: Revelation 9:20 So the papists worshipping images, crosses, crucifixes, saints deceased, the image of the Virgin Mary, altars, etc., is worshipping the devil. Also the great adoration that the Papists give unto the Pope himself, and to his decrees, etc., is (not a dive, but) a devilish worship. The two following queries have very much idolatrous adoration in them. \ who is able to make war with the beast? All kings and emperors submitted themselves, their power, strength, and kingdoms, unto the beast, \ see the exposition thereof. See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:13 [ff] See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:14 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:15 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:16 See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:17 And they that would not, the Popes exercised their ecclesiastical power in excommunicating them, and their political power to depose them; Pope Innocentius excommunicated all the eastern churches, and deposed Arcadius. Revelation 13:4 Who is like unto the beast, who is able to make war with him? The Roman pagan power, and great authority, was ordained of God, \ etc., but the Roman papal power, and seat, and great authority is of the devil, the dragon.