Revelation 17:3-18

3And 1he carried me away 23in the Spirit 4into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a 5scarlet beast, full of 6blasphemous names, having 7seven heads and ten horns. 4The woman 8was clothed in purple and scarlet, and 9adorned with gold and precious 10stones and pearls, having in her hand 11a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her immorality, 5and on her forehead a name was written, a 12mystery, “13BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF 14THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” 6And I saw the woman drunk with 15the blood of the 16saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered 17greatly. 7And the angel said to me, “Why 18do you wonder? I will tell you the 19mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the 20seven heads and the ten horns.

8“21The beast that you saw 22was, and is not, and is about to 23come up out of the 24abyss and 2526go to destruction. And 27those who dwell on the earth, 28whose name has not been written in the book of life 29from the foundation of the world, will 30wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. 931Here is the mind which has wisdom. The 32seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits, 10and they are seven 33kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. 11The beast which 34was and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he 35goes to destruction. 12The 36ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast 37for one hour. 13These have 38one 39purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast. 14These will wage 40war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will 41overcome them, because He is 42Lord of lords and 43King of kings, and 44those who are with Him are the 45called and chosen and faithful.”

15And he said to me, “The 46waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are 47peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues. 16And the 48ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her 49desolate and 50naked, and will 51eat her flesh and will 52burn her up with fire. 17For 53God has put it in their hearts to execute His 54purpose 55by 56having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the 57words of God will be fulfilled. 18The woman whom you saw is 58the great city, which 59reigns over the kings of the earth.”