One of the consequential TRUTHS in Revelation is in chapters 13&14. So,it should be no surprise that Satan has leveraged his creative evilness in making these verses less than the Eternal Significance they are (The Book of Daniel also talks about these things in chapter 7) .Understanding all of these verses is beyond me. But I do get the primary message that as we move closer and closer to the time that Jesus returns, the devil is going to be ramping up his efforts to increasingly deceive humankind, and rob us of knowing in TRUTH The One True God that has proven His Overwhelming Holy & Righteous Love from the Beginning of Time. Throughout history the devil has been weaving his web of deceit, creating a perpetually growing masterful ruse aimed at obstructing humankind from knowing the Truths about God and HIS Great Desires for us to know HIM as Father God. One way Satan has been doing this through the ages is with the question, ”did God really say?” This is the very first tactic the devil uses in the lives of humankind->Genesis 3:1, ”Now the serpent (the devil) was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Questioning The Word of God & chipping away at the significance of Whole Bible has been at the core of every single scheme that Satan has devised, displacing one Truth after another with one Deception after another. And this always leads to horrible effects on humankind, including persecution, victimization, tyranny, witch hunts, badgering, torment, harassment, bullying, Fascism, subjugation, etc. From Genesis to Revelation you can see Satan’s strategy growing in scope and intensity, with each one of his successes coming from another Biblical Truth being questioned, & replaced with a lie. And he always uses some kind of temptation to put a wedge between us and knowing God in Truth! In Revelation 13-14 Jesus reveals the beginning of Satan’s End Game for all of the scheming Satan has been up to for thousands of years. Satan’s core vindictiveness & narcissism has always driven him to deceive humankind away from a Holy Reverence for God, & toward a worship of false gods of any kind. When this happens persistently over time, the world stage is set for what Rev13-14:13 describe->”And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea (Satan’s persecuting power; power of a demonized state with no regard for TRUTH)...the whole earth was astonished and followed the beast...and he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God (lies about God & His Ways). All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast-all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world...And I saw another beast..and he performs great signs (deceptions)...and deceives those who dwell on earth...telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast...that the beast might even speak and cause as many who do not worship the image of the beast to be killed...And I looked and behold, the Lamb was standing in Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 (representing all the His faithful believers)...These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as the first fruits to God and to the Lamb. And no lie was found in their mouth; they are blameless.” Anything that sets itself up against TRUTH is a lie->Proverbs 1:7 says, ”The fear(awesome reverence) of the Lord is the beginning of (foundation of) knowledge (TRUTH) :fools despise wisdom and instruction.” This is why Satan sets up questioning about any part of The Bible! If he is successful in any measure, he can then begin to gnaw away at everything God has given us that proves His Great Mercy & Grace is to be trusted & nothing else...that Almighty God is the ONLY Living God, and HE desires for all humankind to be saved from sin by The Gospel of Christ! We need to seek God’s Great Gift through Christ as the Greatest Treasure ever discovered->Matthew13:44,”The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.”! If we are not seeking THIS TREASURE through CHRIST ALONE and in Gods Word, then we are susceptible to the schemes of the devil,& potentially fools for his schemes. Dear Jesus, I pray for Your help in keeping my mind/heart/life free from the webs of deceitfulness that the devil would like to use in my life...and wherever there might be some of his nasty web entangled in me...that You miraculously help me to be freed....and shored up with TRUTHS of Your awesome love...