'Permitted' in the Bible
They were not permitted to kill them but were to torment them for five months; their torment is like the torment caused by a scorpion when it strikes a man.
And he was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. He was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.
He deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs that he is permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image of the beast who had the sword wound and yet lived.
He was permitted to give a spirit to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
She was given fine linen to wear, bright and pure.For the fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints.