FWIW, I wouldn't mind having a fire-breathing dragon on my side when SHTF....

Revelation 13:

5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

In the spiritual interpretation of the book of Revelation everything in the book takes place in the individual Christian's soul experience. This is the unveiling of Jesus Christ, king and kingdom, in the individual Christian soul's Holy Spirit experience.

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

Blasphemeies are lies about God. The carnal Adamic mind of every Christian soul lies about the truth of Christ. The individual Christian soul learns to combat those lies with the Ephesians 6 Whole armor of God.

power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

In the spiritual interpretation of the book of Revelation 42 is a symbol of a translation period from error to perfection. Error is replaced with perfection as the individual Christian soul learns the logos of Christ and how to bring that logos into manifestation.

And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

The devil of the carnal mind of each individual Christian soul is always trying to pull the soul out of its "in heaven" perfect stand in Christ, back down to the carnal Adamic prison.

And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

The carnal mind has the power to overcome the Christian soul. The carnal mind stands in every doctrine, teaching, religion, upbringing, that the soul has ever learned in Adam. These upbringings in Adam are the kindreds, tongues and nations of every soul. Jesus Christ trains the individual Christian soul to rule over those Adamic nations of soul.

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

To worship is to submit. The Christian soul submits to God in Christ alone. Nothing of Adam is saved. Adam does not enter the book of life. Jesus Christ brings the book of life to every individual Christian soul that puts faith in the logos of the prophecy of the book of Revelation. See Revelation 1:3

If any man have an ear, let him hear.

This is the language of the overcomer of Chapters 2 and 3 for every carnal church condition.

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

The Individual Christian soul is learning about captivity in spiritual warfare. The individual Christian soul is learning the proper use of the sword of the Spirit in the spiritual warfare of the logos of the prophecy of the book of Revelation. This is the patience of every individual Christian soul in Christ.