Revelation 17:9

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This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

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  • Rev 13:18 : 18 This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and its number is 666.
  • Rev 17:3 : 3 Then he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
  • Matt 24:15 : 15 'So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),'
  • Rev 13:1 : 1 Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, and on its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were names of blasphemy.
  • Rev 17:7 : 7 Then the angel said to me, 'Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.'
  • Rev 17:18 : 18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.
  • Dan 12:4 : 4 But you, Daniel, close up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will go here and there, and knowledge will increase.
  • Dan 12:8-9 : 8 I heard but did not understand. So I asked, "My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?" 9 He replied, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end." 10 Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined; but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
  • Hos 14:9 : 9 Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.

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    10 They are also seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. When he does come, he must remain for only a short time.

    11 The beast that was, and is not, is an eighth, but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction.

    12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings for one hour along with the beast.

    13 These kings have one purpose, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

  • Rev 17:15-18
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    15 Then he said to me, 'The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.'

    16 The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her with fire.

    17 For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

    18 And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.

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    1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters.'

    2 With her, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.

    3 Then he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

    4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.

    5 On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.'

    6 I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I was utterly amazed.

    7 Then the angel said to me, 'Why are you amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.'

    8 The beast you saw was, and is not, and is about to ascend from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who dwell on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will marvel when they see the beast, because it was, is not, and yet is.

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    1 Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, and on its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were names of blasphemy.

    2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.

    3 One of the beast's heads appeared to have been fatally wounded, but its mortal wound was healed. The whole earth marveled and followed the beast.

    4 They worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"

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    7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.'

    8 Because of this, her plagues will come in a single day: death, mourning, and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for the mighty Lord God is the one who judges her.

    9 The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning.

  • Rev 13:17-18
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    17 so that no one can buy or sell unless they have the mark: the name of the beast or the number of its name.

    18 This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and its number is 666.

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    3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a large fiery red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on its heads.

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    9 Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke to me, saying, 'Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.'

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    6 After this, I looked, and behold, there was another beast, like a leopard. It had four wings of a bird on its back, and the beast had four heads. Dominion was given to it.

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    19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. Babylon the Great was remembered before God, and He gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of His wrath.

    20 Every island fled away, and the mountains could not be found.

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    7 When they have completed their testimony, the beast that rises from the abyss will wage war with them, conquer them, and kill them.

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    3 For all the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, the kings of the earth committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the abundance of her luxurious living.

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    19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army.

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    17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings that will rise from the earth.

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