news Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 A major surprise for me in Rebekah Liu’s research was what she discovered about the pagan background to the image of the beast. The Greek term eikôn and its Hebrew/Aramaic equivalents were used in pagan worship to denote a cult statue or what we call an idol. Pagans knew that wood and stone weren’t gods. […] The post The Image of the Beast (Rebekah Liu Dissertation): (3) The Cultural Background of Rev 13:14-15 appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article phkrause 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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