The meaning of "believe" in the Bible is pretty straightforward, but runs deeper than what appears on the surface. When in the Old Testament people were called on to believe in Jehovah, it meant a belief that Jehovah would lead them in spiritual things, not just natural ones, that following Him would lead to spiritual life. When people believed in Jesus in the New Testament, it meant believing in Him fully, as God Himself, all-powerful. Implied in this level of belief also was belief in what He taught and the importance to follow His precepts. That's why Peter sank while walking on the water; he began to see the human element of Jesus rather than God himself. It's also why Jesus could not do miracles in his home area; people there had known Him as a boy and young man, and could not believe in Him as God.

(参考: Arcana Coelestia 6956, 6969, 6970, 7065, 8240, 8783, 10392; The Apocalypse Explained 815 [2-15])

814. Verse 11. And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

11. "And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth," signifies confirmations from the sense of the letter of the Word in favor of faith separated from life, and the consequent falsifications of the truth of the church n. 815; "and he had two horns like a lamb," signifies the power as if from the Lord of persuading that there is a conjunction with the Word of faith separate n. 816; "and he spake as a dragon," signifies with a similar affection, thought, doctrine, and preaching, as belong to those who separate faith from the life of faith, which is charity n. 817.