But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you (A)the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. The beast that you saw (B)was, and is not, and (C)is about to rise from (D)the bottomless pit[a] and (E)go to destruction. And (F)the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in (G)the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because (H)it was and is not and is to come. (I)This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated;

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 17:8 Greek the abyss

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