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Chapter 17
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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: |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY,
BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads
are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. |
10
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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
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And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the
eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. |
12
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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. |
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These have one mind, and shall give their power and
strength unto the beast. |
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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. |
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And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest,
where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes,
and nations, and tongues. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And the woman which thou sawest is that great city,
which reigneth over the kings of the earth. |
