Old Testament Allusions
¥Other allusions are more complex:
The several references to a two-edged sword coming from JesusÕ mouth are a combination:
¥Of Isa 49:2 ÔHe made my mouth like a sharpened swordÕ
¥And Isa 11:4 ÔHe will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wickedÕ
The beast of Revelation 13 is a combination:
¥Of the four beasts of Daniel 7