And there
came one of the seven angels which had the seven
vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come
hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the
great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
02 With whom the kings of the earth have
committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the
earth have been made drunk with the wine of her
fornication.
03 So he carried me away in the spirit into the
wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet
coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy,
having seven heads and ten horns.
04 And the woman was arrayed in purple and
scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious
stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her
hand full of abominations and filthiness of her
fornication:
05 And upon her forehead was a name written,
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
06 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of
the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of
Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great
admiration.
07 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst
thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the
woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which
hath the seven heads and ten horns.
08 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not;
and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and
go into perdition: and they that dwell on the
earth shall wonder, whose names were not written
in the book of life from the foundation of the
world, when they behold the beast that was, and
is not, and yet is.
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09 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The
seven heads are seven mountains, on which the
woman sitteth.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen,
and one is, and the other is not yet come; and
when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is
the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into
perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten
kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but
receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their
power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the
Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of
lords, and King of kings: and they that are with
him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou
sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and
multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the
beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make
her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh,
and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his
will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto
the beast, until the words of God shall be
fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great
city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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