aThen one
of the bseven
angels
who had
the cseven
bowls
came
and spoke
with me, saying
, "Come
here
, I will show
you dthe judgment
of the egreat
harlot
who fsits
on many
waters
,
with whom athe kings
of the earth
committed
acts of immorality
, and bthose
who dwell
on the earth
were cmade
drunk
with the wine
of her immorality
."
And ahe carried me away
1 bin the Spirit
cinto a wilderness
; and I saw
a woman
sitting
on a dscarlet
beast
, full
of eblasphemous
names
, having
fseven
heads
and ten
horns
.
The woman awas clothed
in purple
and scarlet
, and 1adorned
with gold
and precious
2stones
and pearls
, having
in her hand
ba gold
cup
full
of abominations
and of the unclean
things
of her immorality
,
and on her forehead a name
was written
, a amystery
, " bBABYLON
THE GREAT
, THE MOTHER
OF HARLOTS
AND OF cTHE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH
."
And I saw the woman
drunk
with athe blood
of the 1saints
, and with the blood
of the witnesses
of Jesus
. When I saw
her, I wondered
2greatly
.
And the angel said
to me, "Why
1do you wonder
? I will tell
you the amystery
of the woman
and of the beast
that carries
her, which has
the bseven
heads
and the ten
horns
.
" aThe beast that you saw
bwas, and is not, and is about
to ccome
up out of the dabyss
and 1 ego
to destruction
. And fthose
who dwell
on the earth
, gwhose
name
has not been written
in the book
of life
hfrom the foundation
of the world
, will iwonder
when they see
the beast
, that he was and is not and will come
.
" aHere is the mind
which has
wisdom
. The bseven
heads
are seven
mountains
on which
the woman
sits
,
and they are seven akings
; five
have fallen
, one
is, the other
has not yet
come
; and when
he comes
, he must
remain
a little
while
.
"The beast which
awas and is not, is himself
also
an eighth
and is one of the seven
, and he bgoes
to destruction
.
"The aten horns
which
you saw
are ten
kings
who
have not yet
received
a kingdom
, but they receive
authority
as kings
with the beast
bfor one
hour
.
"These have
aone
1purpose
, and they give
their power
and authority
to the beast
.
"These will wage
awar
against
the Lamb
, and the Lamb
will bovercome
them, because
He is cLord
of lords
and cKing
of kings
, and dthose
who
are with Him are the ecalled
and chosen
and faithful
."
And he *said to me, "The awaters
which
you saw
where
the harlot
sits
, are bpeoples
and multitudes
and nations
and tongues
.
"And the aten horns
which
you saw
, and the beast
, these
will hate
the harlot
and will make
her bdesolate
and cnaked
, and will deat
her flesh
and will eburn
her up with fire
.
"For aGod has put
it in their hearts
to execute
His 1purpose
2by bhaving
a common
purpose
, and by giving
their kingdom
to the beast
, until
the cwords
of God
will be fulfilled
.
"The woman whom
you saw
is athe great
city
, which 1reigns
over
the kings
of the earth
."