Revelation 17

1ThenG2532 oneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 sevenG2033 angelsG32 withG2192 theG3588 sevenG2033 bowlsG5357 cameG2064 andG2532 saidG2980 toG3326 meG1473, “ComeG1204, I will showG1166 youG4771 theG3588 punishmentG2917 of theG3588 greatG3173 prostituteG4204, whoG3588 sitsG2521 onG1909 manyG4183 watersG5204. 2TheG3588 kingsG935 of theG3588 earthG1093 were immoralG4203 withG3326 her, andG2532 those whoG3588 dwellG2730 on theG3588 earthG1093 were intoxicatedG3182 withG1537 theG3588 wineG3631 ofG3588 herG846 immoralityG4202.”

3AndG2532 the angel carried me awayG667G1473 inG1722 the SpiritG4151 intoG1519 a wildernessG2048, where I sawG3708 a womanG1135 sittingG2521 onG1909 a scarletG2847 beastG2342 that was covered withG1073 blasphemousG988 namesG3686 and hadG2192 sevenG2033 headsG2776 andG2532 tenG1176 hornsG2768. 4TheG3588 womanG1135 wasG1510 dressed inG4016 purpleG4210 andG2532 scarletG2847, andG2532 adornedG5558 with goldG5553 andG2532 preciousG5093 stonesG3037 andG2532 pearlsG3135. She heldG2192 inG1722 herG846 handG5495 a goldenG5552 cupG4221 fullG1073 of abominationsG946 andG2532 theG3588 impuritiesG169 ofG3588 herG846 sexual immoralityG4202. 5AndG2532 onG1909 herG846 foreheadG3359 a mysteriousG3466 nameG3686 was writtenG1125:

BABYLONG897 THEG3588 GREATG3173,

THEG3588 MOTHERG3384 OF PROSTITUTESG4204

ANDG2532 OF THEG3588 ABOMINATIONSG946 OF THEG3588 EARTHG1093.

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The Mystery Explained

I could see thatG3708 theG3588 womanG1135 was drunkG3184 withG1537 theG3588 bloodG129 of theG3588 saintsG40 andG2532 witnessesG3144 for JesusG2424. AndG2532 I was utterly amazedG2296G3173G2295 at the sightG3708 of herG846.

7“WhyG1223G5101 are you so amazedG2296?” saidG2036 theG3588 angelG32. “IG1473 will tellG2046 youG4771 theG3588 mysteryG3466 of theG3588 womanG1135 andG2532 of theG3588 beastG2342 thatG3588 carriesG941 herG846, whichG3588 hasG2192 theG3588 sevenG2033 headsG2776 andG2532 tenG1176 hornsG2768.

8TheG3588 beastG2342 thatG3739 you sawG3708—it wasG1510, andG2532 now isG1510 no moreG3756, but is aboutG3195 to come upG305 out ofG1537 theG3588 AbyssG12 andG2532 goG5217 toG1519 its destructionG684. AndG2532 those whoG3588 dwellG2730 onG1909 theG3588 earthG1093 whoseG3739 namesG3686 were not writtenG3756G1125 inG1909 theG3588 BookG975 of LifeG2222 fromG575 the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889 will marvelG2296 when they seeG991 theG3588 beastG2342 thatG3754 wasG1510, andG2532 isG1510 notG3756, and yetG2532 will beG3918.

9This calls forG5602 a mindG3563 withG2192 wisdomG4678. TheG3588 sevenG2033 headsG2776 areG1510 sevenG2033 mountainsG3735 onG1909 whichG3699 theG3588 womanG1135 sitsG2521. 10There areG1510 alsoG2532 sevenG2033 kingsG935. FiveG4002 have fallenG4098, oneG1520 isG1510, and theG3588 otherG243 has not yetG3768 comeG2064. But whenG3752 he does comeG2064, heG846 mustG1163 remainG3306 for only a little whileG3641.

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TheG3588 beastG2342 thatG3739 wasG1510, andG2532 now isG1510 notG3756, isG1510 an eighthG3590 king, who belongs toG1510 theG3588 other sevenG2033 andG2532 is goingG5217 intoG1519 destructionG684. 12TheG3588 tenG1176 hornsG2768 you sawG3708 areG1510 tenG1176 kingsG935 whoG3748 have not yetG3768 receivedG2983 a kingdomG932, butG235 will receiveG2983 oneG1520 hourG5610 of authorityG1849 asG5613 kingsG935 along withG3326 theG3588 beastG2342. 13TheseG3778 kings haveG2192 oneG1520 purposeG1106: to yieldG1325 theirG846 powerG1411 andG2532 authorityG1849 to theG3588 beastG2342.

The Victory of the Lamb

14They will make warG4170 againstG3326 theG3588 LambG721, andG2532 theG3588 LambG721 will triumph overG3528 themG846, becauseG3754 He isG1510 LordG2962 of lordsG2962 andG2532 KingG935 of kingsG935; andG2532 He will be accompanied byG3326 HisG846 calledG2822 andG2532 chosenG1588 andG2532 faithfulG4103 ones.”

15ThenG2532 the angel saidG3004 to meG1473, “TheG3588 watersG5204 you sawG3708, whereG3757 theG3588 prostituteG4204 was seatedG2521, areG1510 peoplesG2992 andG2532 multitudesG3793 andG2532 nationsG1484 andG2532 tonguesG1100. 16AndG2532 theG3588 tenG1176 hornsG2768 andG2532 theG3588 beastG2342 thatG3739 you sawG3708 will hateG3404 theG3588 prostituteG4204. TheyG2532 will leaveG4160 herG846 desolateG2049 andG2532 nakedG1131, andG2532 they will eatG5315 herG846 fleshG4561 andG2532 burnG2618 herG846 withG1722 fireG4442. 17ForG1063 GodG2316 has put itG1325 intoG1519 theirG846 heartsG2588 to carry outG4160 HisG846 purposeG1106 byG2532 unitingG4160G1520G1106 to giveG1325 theirG846 kingdomG932 to theG3588 beastG2342, untilG891 theG3588 wordsG3056 of GodG2316 are fulfilledG5055. 18AndG2532 theG3588 womanG1135 you sawG3708 isG1510 theG3588 greatG3173 cityG4172 thatG3588 rulesG2192G932 overG1909 theG3588 kingsG935 of theG3588 earthG1093.”