Rendering Homage
The False Prophet uses every means necessary to coax or coerce men to give their allegiance to the Beast from the sea . The “ false prophet ” uses “ signs and wonders ” and its control of commerce to cause the “ inhabitants of the earth ” to render homage to the “ Beast .” Whether he employs force or persuasion, the goal is the same. Anyone who refuses to submit is excluded from the economic life of the Empire.