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Revelation 13 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 13:10, which are words from the Old Testament.
Special concepts in this chapter
A lethal wound
Many scholars believe this is a prophecy about the death of the antichrist. They believe the antichrist will mimic or counterfeit the resurrection of Jesus. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/antichrist and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/resurrection)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
The beast
Many scholar believe this is a metaphorical way to refer to the antichrist. This is very significant for proper understanding of this passage. This is used in contrast to the lamb, which is a reference to Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-apocalypticwriting)
Another beast
Many scholars believe this second beast is a prophet or priest of the antichrist. He is capable of performing many wondrous miracles and gets many people to worship the antichrist.
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
Unknown animals
This chapter uses a great number of unknown animals. Many of these animals are used in a symbolic way but their meaning is imprecise. This will cause great difficulties for translators. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)