Revelation 17:7-18

New American Standard Bible

⁷And the angel said to me, “Why ^[a]do you wonder? I will tell you the ^(A)mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the ^(B)seven heads and the ten horns.

⁸“^(C)The beast that you saw ^(D)was, and is not, and is about to ^(E)come up out of the ^(F)abyss and ^[b]^(G)go to destruction. And ^(H)those who live on the earth, ^(I)whose names have not been written in the book of life ^(J)from the foundation of the world, will ^(K)wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and will ^[c]come. ⁹^(L)Here is the mind which has wisdom. The ^(M)seven heads are seven mountains upon which the woman sits, ¹⁰and they are seven ^(N)kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. ¹¹The beast which ^(O)was, and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he ^(P)goes to destruction. ¹²The ^(Q)ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast ^(R)for one hour. ¹³These have ^(S)one ^[d]purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Victory for the Lamb

¹⁴These will wage ^(T)war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will ^(U)overcome them because He is ^(V)Lord of lords and ^(W)King of kings; and ^(X)those who are with Him are the ^(Y)called and chosen and faithful.”

¹⁵And he *said to me, “The ^(Z)waters which you saw where the prostitute sits are ^(AA)peoples and multitudes, and nations and languages. ¹⁶And the ^(AB)ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her ^(AC)desolate and ^(AD)naked, and will ^(AE)eat her flesh and will ^(AF)burn her up with fire. ¹⁷For ^(AG)God has put it in their hearts to execute His ^[e]purpose ^[f]by ^(AH)having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the ^(AI)words of God will be fulfilled. ¹⁸The woman whom you saw is ^(AJ)the great city, which ^[g]reigns over the kings of the earth.”