The term translated here as “marvelled” appears frequently in the Gospels to describe the public’s reaction to Jesus’ mighty works (e.g., Mark 5:20; Matthew 8:27; Matthew 9:33; Matthew 21:20), which prompted many to follow him. This beast seeks to imitate Jesus and succeeds in doing so.
3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast.