13 He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky on the earth in the sight of men.
so that he even makes fire come down to earth in the presence of men – this is an allusion to miracle of Elijah. Elijah made fire come down from heaven so that Israel would recognize the true God, rather than Baal. But the false prophet will use miracles so that people will worship the false god, the image of the beast.