Revelation 17:7-18 - The Meaning Of The Woman And Of The Beast

⁷ And the angel said to me, Wherefore wast thou astonished? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast which carries her, having the seven heads and ten horns. ⁸ The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and go into perdition: and those dwelling upon the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished, seeing the beast, because he was, and is not, and will be.

⁹ Here is a mind having wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, where the woman sits upon them, ¹⁰ and there are seven kings; five have fallen, one is, and another is not yet come; and when he may come it behooves him to remain a little while. ¹¹ The beast which was, and is not, and the same is the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going into perdition. ¹² And the ten horns which you saw, are ten kings, who live not yet received a kingdom; but they receive authority as kings one hour with the beast. ¹³ These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast. ¹⁴ These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall conquer them, because he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings: and with him are the called, and the elect, and the faithful.

¹⁵ And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. ¹⁶ And the ten horns which you saw and the beast, these will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked, and eat her flesh, and burn her up with fire; ¹⁷ for God has given it into their hearts to do his mind, and to have one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. ¹⁸ And the woman whom you saw is the great city, the one having dominion over the kings of the earth.