Revelation 17

The Doom of Babylon

11ThenG2532 oneG1520 of the 2sevenG2033 angelsG32 who hadG2192 the 3sevenG2033 bowlsG5357 cameG2064 and spokeG2980 with me, sayingG3004, “ComeG1204 hereG1204, I will showG1166 you 4the judgmentG2917 of the 5greatG3173 prostituteG4204 who 6sitsG2521 on manyG4183 watersG5204, 2with whomG3739 7the kingsG935 of the earthG1093 committedG4203 acts of sexualG4203 immoralityG4203, and 8thoseG3588 who liveG2730 on the earthG1093 9becameG3184 drunkG3184 with the wineG3631 of her sexualG4202 immoralityG4202.” 3And 10he carriedG667 me awayG667 1112in the SpiritG4151 13into a wildernessG2048; and I sawG3708 a womanG1135 sittingG2521 on a 14scarletG2847 beastG2342, fullG1073 of 15blasphemousG988 namesG3686, havingG2192 16sevenG2033 headsG2776 and tenG1176 hornsG2768. 4The womanG1135 17was clothedG4016 in purpleG4210 and scarletG2847, and 18adornedG5558 with goldG5553, preciousG5093 19stonesG3037, and pearlsG3135, holdingG2192 in her handG5495 20a goldG5552 cupG4221 fullG1073 of abominationsG946 and of the uncleanG169 thingsG169 of her sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, 5and on her foreheadG3359 a nameG3686 was writtenG1125, 21a 22mysteryG3466: “23BABYLONG897 THE GREATG3173, THE MOTHERG3384 OF PROSTITUTESG4204 AND OF 24THE ABOMINATIONSG946 OF THE EARTHG1093.” 6And I sawG3708 the womanG1135 drunkG3184 with 25the bloodG129 of the 26saintsG40, and with the bloodG129 of the witnessesG3144 of JesusG2424. When I sawG3708 her, I wonderedG2296 27greatlyG2295G3173. 7And the angelG32 saidG3004 to me, “WhyG1223G5101 28do you wonderG2296? I will tellG3004 you the 29mysteryG3466 of the womanG1135 and of the beastG2342 that carriesG941 her, which hasG2192 the 30sevenG2033 headsG2776 and the tenG1176 hornsG2768.

8“31The beastG2342 that you sawG3708 32was, and is not, and isG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 33comeG305 upG305 out of the 34abyssG12 and 3536goG5217 to destructionG684. And 37thoseG3588 who liveG2730 on the earthG1093, 38whoseG3739 namesG3686 have not been writtenG1125 in the bookG975 of lifeG2222 39from the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, will 40wonderG2296 when they seeG991 the beastG2342, that he was, and is not, and will 41comeG3918. 942HereG5602 is the mindG3563 which hasG2192 wisdomG4678. The 43sevenG2033 headsG2776 are sevenG2033 mountainsG3735 upon whichG3699 the womanG1135 sitsG2521, 10and they are sevenG2033 44kingsG935; fiveG4002 have fallenG4098, oneG1520 is, the otherG243 has not yetG3768 comeG2064; and whenG3752 he comesG2064, he mustG1163 remainG3306 a littleG3641 whileG3641. 11The beastG2342 whichG3739 45was, and is not, is himselfG846 alsoG2532 an eighthG3590 and is one of the sevenG2033, and he 46goesG5217 to destructionG684. 12The 47tenG1176 hornsG2768 whichG3739 you sawG3708 are tenG1176 kingsG935 whoG3748 have not yetG3768 receivedG2983 a kingdomG932, but they receiveG2983 authorityG1849 as kingsG935 with the beastG2342 48for oneG1520 hourG5610. 13TheseG3778 haveG2192 49oneG1520 50purposeG1106, and they giveG1325 their powerG1411 and authorityG1849 to the beastG2342.

Victory for the Lamb

14TheseG3778 will wageG4170 51warG4170 againstG3326 the LambG721, and the LambG721 will 52overcomeG3528 them becauseG3754 He is 53LordG2962 of lordsG2962 and 54KingG935 of kingsG935; and 55thoseG3588 whoG3588 are with Him are the 56calledG2822 and chosenG1588 and faithfulG4103.”

15And he saidG3004 to me, “The 57watersG5204 whichG3739 you sawG3708 whereG3757 the prostituteG4204 sitsG2521 are 58peoplesG2992 and multitudesG3793, and nationsG1484 and languagesG1100. 16And the 59tenG1176 hornsG2768 whichG3739 you sawG3708, and the beastG2342, theseG3778 will hateG3404 the prostituteG4204 and will makeG4160 her 60desolateG2049 and 61nakedG1131, and will 62eatG2068 her fleshG4561 and will 63burnG2618 her upG2618 with fireG4442. 17For 64GodG2316 has putG1325 it in their heartsG2588 to executeG4160 His 65purposeG1106 66by 67havingG4160 a commonG1520 purposeG1106, and by givingG1325 their kingdomG932 to the beastG2342, untilG891 the 68wordsG3056 of GodG2316 will be fulfilledG5055. 18The womanG1135 whomG3739 you sawG3708 is 69the greatG3173 cityG4172, which 70reignsG2192G932 overG1909 the kingsG935 of the earthG1093.”