The Woman on the Beast

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came & said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery & the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”

Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had Seven Heads and Ten Horns.

This title was written on her forehead:

MYSTERY

BABYLON THE GREAT

THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES

AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The Seven Heads are Seven Hills on which the woman sits. They are also Seven Kings. Five have Fallen, One Is, the Other Has Not Yet Come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.

“The Ten Horns you saw are Ten Kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. They Have One Purpose and will Give Their Power & Authority To The Beast. They Will Make War Against The Lamb, but The Lamb Will Overcome Them Because He Is The Lord Of Lords And King Of Kings—& with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”

Then the angel said to me, “The Waters You Saw, where the prostitute sits, Are Peoples, Multitudes, Nations & Languages. The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin & leave her naked; they will eat her flesh & burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God’s words are fulfilled. The Woman You Saw Is The Great City that rules over the kings of the earth.”
Revelation 17:1-18