Chapter 17
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17:1 Then one of the seven angels having the seven bowls came and spoke with me saying, “Come, I will show you the verdict against the great prostitute, the one sitting upon many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed pornographic immorality, and those dwelling on the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her pornographic immorality. • 3 And the angel carried me away inside of the Spirit into a desolate wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast filled with names of slander, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with detestable things and the impurity of her pornographic immorality. 5 Upon her forehead a name was written, a mystery: “Babylon the Great, the Mother of the Prostitutes and of the Disgusting Things of the Earth.” 6 And I saw the woman drunk from the blood of the devoted ones, and from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And seeing her, I marveled with great wonder. 7 Then the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel because of this? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast carrying her, the one with seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast that you saw used to be, but is not presently, yet it is about to arise out of the abyss and go into ruin and loss. And those dwelling upon the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the laying down of the world-cosmos, will wonder as they see the beast which was, but is not, and yet will arrive. 9 Here is the mind that has wisdom [a]: The seven heads are seven mountains upon which the woman sits. 10 And there are seven kings. The five are fallen prostrate, the one is, the other has not yet come; and when he shall come, it is fitting for him to remain only a little while. 11 And the beast which was, but is not, also himself is an eighth, and is of the seven and goes into ruin and loss. 12 The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom but who receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and they will give up their own power and authority to the beast. • 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will defeat them, because He is the Lord of lords and King of kings; and those with Him are called, chosen, and faithful. 15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples and multitudes, ethnic families and languages. 16 • And the ten horns that you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will strip her desolate and naked. They will eat her flesh and will burn her inside of fire. 17 For God has put into their hearts to do His intention, to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God will be completed and fulfilled [b). 18 And the woman whom you saw is the great city, having kingship over the kings of the earth. |
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