Revelation 13:12

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Cross-reference

In Revelation 13:3, the first beast's healed wound causes worldwide amazement — the basis for the worship the second beast enforces.

In Revelation 13:14-17, the making of an image, breath, and mark expand on how worship of the first beast is enforced.

Revelation 13:4 shows the worship of the first beast that the second beast in 13:12 enforces — a direct internal link.

Revelation 20:4 describes those who refused to worship the beast — contrasting with the second beast's mission to compel worship.

Revelation 17:8 describes the beast's mysterious reappearance — parallel to the healed fatal wound in 13:12 that prompts worship.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:4, the man of lawlessness exalts himself above God — paralleling the false prophet's promotion of beast-worship.

Jeremiah 27:15 condemns false prophets speaking in God's name — similar to the second beast's deceptive role in causing worship.

Daniel 11:32 describes a ruler using flattery to corrupt covenant breakers — parallel to the second beast's deceptive tactics.

Daniel 11:38 depicts a king honoring a foreign god — parallel to the second beast compelling worship of the first beast.