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   6 (Rev 16:6; 2:13) I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints   
   and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.   
   When I saw her, I marveled greatly.   
   7 Then the angel said to me, "Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery   
   of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads   
   and the ten horns.   
   8 (Rev 11:7; 17:11) The beast, which you saw, was, and is not,   
   and is to ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to destruction.   
   Those who dwell on the earth whose names are not written   
   in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel   
   when they see the beast that was, and is not, and is to come.   
   9 (Rev 13:18; 17:3) "Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads   
   are seven mountains on which the woman sits.   
   10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other   
   has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while.   
   11 (Rev 17:8) Concerning the beast who was, and is not, he is the eighth,   
   and is of the seven, and is going to destruction.   
   12 (Da 7:24; Rev 12:3) "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings   
   who have received no kingdom yet, but they will receive authority   
   as kings for one hour with the beast.   
   13 (Rev 17:17) These are of one mind and will give their power   
   and authority to the beast.   
   14 (1Ti 6:15; Rev 16:14; 1:5) These will wage war with the Lamb,   
   but the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings.   
   Those who are with Him are called and chosen and faithful."   
   15 (Rev 17:1) Then he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where   
   the prostitute sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.   
   16 (Rev 18:8; 18:16-17) These ten horns and the beast which you saw will   
   hate the prostitute; they will make her desolate and naked,   
   and devour her flesh, and burn her with fire.   
   17 (Rev 10:7; 17:13) For God has put in their hearts to fulfill His will,   
   and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast,   
   until the words of God are fulfilled.   
   18 (Rev 16:19) The woman whom you saw is that great city,   
   which reigns over the kings of the earth."   
      
      
   [1] 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:   
   [2] 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.   
   [3] 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.   
   [4] 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:   
   [5] And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,   
   THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.   
   [6] 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.   
   [7] 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.   
   [8] 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.   
   [9] 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.   
      
   Revelation 18   
      
   The Fall of Babylon   
      
   1 (Eze 43:2; Rev 17:1) After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven,   
   having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.   
   2 (Rev 14:8; Jer 51:37) He cried out mightily with a loud voice, saying:   
   "'Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!'(Isa 21:9.)   
   She has become a dwelling place of demons,   
   a haunt for every unclean spirit,   
   and a haunt for every unclean and hateful bird.   
   3 (Rev 14:8; 17:2) For all the nations have drunk   
   of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality,   
   the kings of the earth have committed adultery with her,   
   and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the   
   abundance of her luxury."   
   4 (2Co 6:17; Isa 48:20) Then I heard another voice from heaven saying:   
   "'Come out of her, my people,'(Jer 51:45.)   
   lest you partake in her sins,   
   and lest you receive her plagues.   
   5 (Jer 51:9; Rev 16:19) For her sins have reached up to heaven,   
   and God has remembered her iniquities.   
   6 (Ps 137:8; Jer 50:15) Render to her as she has rendered to you,   
   and repay her double for her deeds;   
   in the cup which she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.   
   7 (Zep 2:15) To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,   
   so give her torment and sorrow;   
   for in her heart she says,   
   'I sit as a queen, and am no widow,   
   and will see no sorrow.'(Isa 47:7-8.)   
   8 (Jer 50:31; 50:34) Therefore her plagues will come in one day-   
   death and mourning and famine.   
   And she will be utterly burned with fire,   
   for strong is the Lord God who judges her.   
   9 (Rev 17:2; 18:3) "The kings of the earth, who have committed adultery   
   and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and mourn over her when they   
   see the smoke of her burning.   
   10 (Rev 18:19; 18:8; 14:8) Standing far off for the fear of her torment,   
   they will say:   
   'Alas, alas for that great city,   
   that mighty city, Babylon!   
   In one hour your judgment has come.'   
   11 (Rev 18:3; 18:15) "The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her,   
   for no one buys their merchandise any more:   
   12 (Rev 17:4) the merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls,   
   fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood,   
   all artifacts of ivory, all merchandise of costly wood, bronze, iron,   
   and marble;   
   13 (Eze 27:13; 1Ti 1:10) and cinnamon and incense, myrrh and frankincense,   
   wine, oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots,   
   and slaves and souls of men.   
   14 'The fruit that your soul lusted after   
   has departed from you,   
      
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