Revelation 17 - NKJV Bible Online

Revelation 17

The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast

Then ^aone of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying ¹to me, “Come, ^bI will show you the judgment of ^cthe great harlot ^dwho sits on many waters, 2 ^awith whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and ^bthe inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
3 So he carried me away in the Spirit ^ainto the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting ^bon a scarlet beast which was full of ^cnames of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman ^awas arrayed in purple and scarlet, ^band adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, ^chaving in her hand a golden cup ^dfull of abominations and the filthiness of ¹her fornication. 5 And on her forehead a name was written:

^aMYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,

THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS

AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS

OF THE EARTH.

6 I saw ^athe woman, drunk ^bwith the blood of the saints and with the blood of ^cthe martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.

The Meaning of the Woman and the Beast

7 But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the ¹mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and ^awill ascend out of the bottomless pit and ^bgo to ¹perdition. And those who ^cdwell on the earth ^dwill marvel, ^ewhose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and ²yet is.
9 ^a“Here is the mind which has wisdom: ^bThe seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must ^acontinue a short time. 11 The ^abeast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to ¹perdition.
12 ^a“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 ^aThese will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will ^bovercome them, ^cfor He is Lord of lords and King of kings; ^dand those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”
15 Then he said to me, ^a“The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, ^bare peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which you ¹saw on the beast, ^athese will hate the harlot, make her ^bdesolate ^cand naked, eat her flesh and ^dburn her with fire. 17 ^aFor God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, ^buntil the words of God are fulfilled. 18 And the woman whom you saw ^ais that great city ^bwhich reigns over the kings of the earth.”

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