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"Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the doom of the great Harlot who sits upon many waters. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication." <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So he carried me away in the Spirit into a desert, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored Wild Beast which was covered with names of blasphemy and had seven heads and ten horns. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and was brilliantly attired with gold and jewels and pearls. She held in her hand a cup of gold, full of abominations, and she gave filthy indications of her fornication. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And on her forehead was a name written: "I am a symbol of great Babylon, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth." <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And I saw the woman drinking herself drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her I was filled with utter astonishment.</p> <p class="hdg">The Mystery Explained</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then the angel said to me, "Why are you so astonished? I will explain to you the secret meaning of the woman and of the seven-headed, ten-horned Wild Beast which carries her.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>"The Wild Beast which you have seen was, and is not, and yet is destined to re-ascend, before long, out of the bottomless pit and go his way into perdition. And the inhabitants of the earth will be filled with amazement—all whose names are not in the Book of Life, having been recorded there ever since the creation of the world—when they see the Wild Beast: because he was, and is not, and yet is to come. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Here is scope for the exercise of a mind that has wisdom! The seven heads are the seven hills on which the woman sits. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And they are seven kings: five of them have fallen, and the one is still reigning. The seventh has not yet come, but when he comes he must continue for a short time. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And the Wild Beast which once existed but does not now exist—he is an eighth king and yet is one of the seven and he goes his way into perdition. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>"And the ten horns which you have seen are ten kings who have not yet come to the throne, but for a single hour they are to receive authority as kings along with the Wild Beast. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>They have one common policy, and they are to give their power and authority to the Wild Beast.</p> <p class="hdg">The Victory of the Lamb</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>They will make war upon the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those who accompany Him—called, as they are, and chosen, and faithful—shall share in the victory."</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He also said to me, "The waters which you have seen, on which the Harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, nations and languages. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the ten horns that you have seen—and the Wild Beast—these will hate the Harlot, and they will cause her to be laid waste and will strip her bare. They will eat her flesh, and burn her up with fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose, and to carry out a common purpose and to give their kingdom to the Wild Beast until God's words have come to pass. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And the woman whom you have seen is the great city which has kingly power over the kings of the earth."</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Weymouth New testament<br /><br /><a href="//intbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy INT Bible<br />© 2012, Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></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="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/revelation/17-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>