Ellul 1988, pp. 72–74: “The first beast comes up from the sea... It is given 'all authority and power over every tribe, every people, every tongue, and every nation' (13:7). All who dwell on earth worship it. Political power could hardly, I think, be more expressly described, for it is this power which has authority, which controls military force, and which compels adoration (i.e., absolute obedience).” ——— (1988) [Atelier de Création Libertaire], Anarchie et Christianisme [Anarchy and Christianity], translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Michigan: William B Eerdmans, pp. 71–74, ISBN9780802804952
Ellul 1988, pp. 72–74: “The first beast comes up from the sea... It is given 'all authority and power over every tribe, every people, every tongue, and every nation' (13:7). All who dwell on earth worship it. Political power could hardly, I think, be more expressly described, for it is this power which has authority, which controls military force, and which compels adoration (i.e., absolute obedience).” ——— (1988) [Atelier de Création Libertaire], Anarchie et Christianisme [Anarchy and Christianity], translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Michigan: William B Eerdmans, pp. 71–74, ISBN9780802804952
