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Revelation 17:7-9
New Testament for Everyone
Revelation 17:7-9
New Testament for Everyone
7 “Why are you so astonished?” asked the angel. “I will explain to you the secret of the woman, and of the monster that is carrying her, the one which has the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 The monster you saw was, and is not, and is due to come up from the Abyss and go to destruction. All the inhabitants of the earth will be amazed—all, that is, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world—when they see the monster that was and is not and is to come.
The monster and the whore
9 “This is a moment for a wise and discerning mind. The seven heads are seven hills, on which the woman sits. And there are seven kings:
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Revelation 17:7-9
New International Version
Revelation 17:7-9
New International Version
7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery(A) of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.(B) 8 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss(C) and go to its destruction.(D) The inhabitants of the earth(E) whose names have not been written in the book of life(F) from the creation of the world will be astonished(G) when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.
9 “This calls for a mind with wisdom.(H) The seven heads(I) are seven hills on which the woman sits.
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