“These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.”
'They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast' - the ten kings are unified in purpose, pooling their power to serve the beast. Their voluntary submission to the beast represents the ultimate concentration of rebellious earthly power.
Church Fathers on Revelation 17:13
“And the beast which you saw is of the seven.” Since before those kings Nero reigned. “And he is the eighth.” He says only when this beast shall come, reckon it the eighth place, since in that is the completion. He added:— “And shall go into perdition.” For that ten kings received royal power when he shall move from the east, he says. He shall be sent from the city of Rome with his armies. And Daniel sets forth the ten horns and the ten diadems. And that these are…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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