Revelation 17:9-18
Read Revelation 17 in full →9“aHere is the mind which has wisdom. The bseven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits, 10and they are seven akings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. 11“And the beast which awas and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he bgoes to destruction. 12“And the aten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast bfor one hour. 13“These have aone 1purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. 14“These will wage awar against the Lamb, and the Lamb will bovercome them, because He is cLord of lords and dKing of kings, and ethose who are with Him are the fcalled and elect and faithful.”
15And he *said to me, “The awaters which you saw where the harlot sits, are bpeoples and crowds and nations and tongues. 16“And the aten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will blay waste to her and make her cnaked, and will deat her flesh and will eburn her up with fire. 17“For aGod gave it in their hearts to do His 1purpose both 2by bdoing their own common purpose and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the cwords of God will be finished. 18“And the woman whom you saw is athe great city, which has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.”