It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.It will not be a good time on Earth for believers when the beast arrives. From how I read this, his reign over the world will likely begin with his defeating and killing the two prophets. This amazing act will apparently so galvanize the population that they will follow him without hesitation.
We've gotten a very small dose of this recently, with our current president and how some people regard him (probably our previous president, too, but with different people). When some people have a singular goal of what they want, they are willing to accept anything that comes with it as long as they get that desire. After the previous years disasters, what these people want may well be security, and the idea that one person can give it to them and has the power to overcome any obstacle (such as messengers direct from God) will lead them to accept all the tyranny and suffering of others that will result.
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