830. Verse 15. And it was given unto him to give breath to 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 to be killed.
"And it was given unto him to give breath to the image of the beast," signifies, that by means of conjunction with the Word there was something of spiritual life therein; "that the image of the beast should both speak," signifies, that thence something in agreement flowed out of heaven into the thought nearest to speech excited and enkindled from natural love; "and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed," signifies the threats of eternal death for those who do not believe everything, generally and particularly, which is so established.