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I will tell thee the mystical meaning of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the beast that thou sawest, was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, shall wonder when they behold the beast that was, and is not, but shall be. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>the meaning is very comprehensive. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>they likewise signify seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; when he comes, he will continue but a short space. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>the beast that was, and is not, is himself the eighth: he is of the seven, and shall be destroy'd. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>the ten horns which you saw, are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings for a while with the beast. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>they all agree in this, to give their power and strength to the beast.<p> <A name="15"></a><p class="hdg">The Victory of the Lamb<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>they will make war with the lamb, but the lamb, who is lord of lords, and king of kings, together with those that are called, chosen, and faithful, shall overcome them.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then he said to me, the waters which you saw, where the prostitute has her seat, are the people, the multitude, nations, and provinces. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>the ten horns which you saw upon the beast, they shall hate the whore, they shall plunder, and strip her, eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>for God hath put it in their hearts to execute his designs, in agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast, until the divine oracles shall be accomplished. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and the woman which you saw, is that great city, which reigns the empress of the kings of the earth.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Daniel Mace New Testament (1729)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../revelation/16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Revelation 16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Revelation 16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../revelation/18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Revelation 18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Revelation 18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>