Revelation 17:9
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9 “This calls for a mind that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; also, they are seven kings,(A)
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Revelation 13:18
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18 This calls for wisdom: let anyone with understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number for a person. Its number is six hundred sixty-six.[a](A)
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- 13.18 Other ancient authorities read six hundred sixteen
Matthew 24:15
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The Desolating Sacrilege
15 “So when you see the desolating sacrilege, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),(A)
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Revelation 17:18
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18 The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”(A)
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Revelation 17:7
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7 But the angel said to me, “Why are you so amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
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Revelation 17:3
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3 So he carried me away in the spirit[a] into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.(A)
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- 17.3 Or in the Spirit
Revelation 13:1
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Matthew 13:11
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11 He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets[a] of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.(A)
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- 13.11 Or mysteries
Hosea 14:9
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9 Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.(A)
Daniel 12:8-10
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8 I heard but could not understand, so I said, “My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” 9 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are to remain secret and sealed until the time of the end. 10 Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.(A)
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Daniel 12:4
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4 But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth,[a] and evil[b] shall increase.”(A)
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