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# dragon
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This was a large, fierce reptile, like a lizard. For Jewish people, it was a symbol of evil and chaos. The dragon is also identified as "the devil or Satan." See how you translated this in [Revelation 12:3](../12/03.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-symlanguage]])
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# he had given his authority to the beast
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"he had caused the beast to have as much authority as he had"
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# Who is like the beast?
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This question shows how amazed they were about the beast. Alternate translation: "No one is as powerful as the beast!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# Who can fight against it?
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This question shows how much the people feared the power of the beast. Alternate translation: "No one could ever fight against the beast and win!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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