Revelation 13:13
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Cross-reference
In Revelation 13:4, the beast is worshipped — the signs in 13:13 are the means to deceive into that worship.
Revelation 19:20 identifies the false prophet who performed signs — the same figure from 13:13, now judged.
Revelation 16:14 mentions demonic spirits performing signs — parallel to the false prophet's signs in 13:13 that deceive the world.
In Revelation 11:5, the two witnesses bring true fire from God; here the beast counterfeits that divine judgment.
In Revelation 20:9, fire from God judges the wicked — contrasting with the false prophet's deceptive fire that mimics divine power.
Deuteronomy 13:1-3 warns against prophets who perform signs to lead astray — directly parallel to the beast's deceptive signs.
In 2 Timothy 3:8, Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses with counterfeit signs; similarly, the beast's signs oppose God's truth.
In 1 Kings 18:38, Elijah's fire from heaven proves God's power; the beast's fire is a counterfeit sign.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:9, the lawless one's signs and wonders mirror the beast's fire miracle — both are Satanic deceptions.
Matthew 24:24: false prophets show great signs to deceive the elect — identical warning to the beast's fire from heaven.
Mark 13:22: false Christs/prophets perform signs to seduce the elect — same warning as the beast's deceptive miracle.
In 2 Kings 1:10-14, Elijah calls authentic fire from God; the beast's fire is a false imitation.
Deuteronomy 13:13 warns of men leading others to idolatry; the beast's signs also draw people to worship the image.
Exodus 7:11 shows Egyptian magicians performing counterfeit signs — a typological parallel to the false prophet's miracles.
Exodus 8:19: magicians admit 'finger of God' after failure. This contrasts with the beast's signs leading to worship of the beast.
Exodus 8:18: magicians fail to produce lice, showing limitations. In contrast, the beast's signs succeed powerfully.
Exodus 8:7: magicians bring frogs — again a fake sign. This aligns with the beast's great signs deceiving the world.
Exodus 7:22: magicians turn water to blood — another counterfeit sign. This echoes the beast's false miracles.
Exodus 7:12: magicians turn staffs to serpents — a counterfeit sign. This parallels the beast's deceptive fire from heaven.