Revelation 13:5
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Cross-reference
Revelation 13:1 introduces the beast with blasphemous names—verse 5 continues describing its blasphemous speech.
Revelation 11:2 notes that the holy city is trampled for 42 months — the same duration as the beast's authority.
Revelation 12:6 shows the woman nourished for 1,260 days — the same 42 months the beast exercises authority.
Revelation 12:14 describes the woman protected for 'time, times, half a time' — the exact 42-month period of the beast's rule.
Revelation 11:3 places the two witnesses prophesying for 1,260 days (42 months) during the same period the beast speaks blasphemies.
Daniel 7:8 describes a little horn with a mouth speaking great things, directly paralleling the beast's blasphemous words.
Daniel 7:25 also mentions speaking against God and a time, times, half a time — the same 42-month period as the beast's authority.
Daniel 8:11 depicts a power magnifying itself against the Prince of hosts — a direct parallel to the beast's self-exaltation.
Daniel 12:7 predicts a time, times, and half a time — the exact same 3.5-year period as the beast's authority in Revelation.
Ephesians 4:29 commands edifying speech, contrasting sharply with the beast's corrupt, blasphemous words.
Daniel 7:11 shows the destruction of the blasphemous horn, adding the fate that awaits the beast after its 42-month authority.
Daniel 11:36 depicts a king speaking against God and prospering, echoing the beast's haughty speech and temporary success.
2 Timothy 3:2 lists pride and blasphemy as end-times traits—the beast embodies these qualities.
James 3:5 notes how the tongue boasts of great things—parallels the beast's haughty speech.
2 Peter 2:18 describes false teachers uttering boastful words—similar to the beast's haughty speech.