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‏ Revelation of John 17

And ^agreat hailstones, about one hundred pounds ^{▼▼Greek a talent in weight} each, fell from heaven on people; and ^cthey cursed God for ^dthe plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

2 Then ^eone of the seven angels who had ^fthe seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of ^gthe great prostitute ^hwho is seated on many waters, 3 ⁱwith whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and ^jwith the wine of whose sexual immorality ^kthe dwellers on earth have become drunk.” 4 And ^lhe carried me away in the Spirit ^minto a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on ⁿa scarlet beast that was full of ^oblasphemous names, and ^pit had seven heads and ten horns. 5 The woman ^qwas arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned ^rwith gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand ^sa golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 6 And on her forehead was written a name of ^tmystery: ^u“Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.” 7 And I saw the woman, drunk ^vwith the blood of the saints, the blood of ^wthe martyrs of Jesus. ^{▼▼Greek the witnesses to Jesus}

When I saw her, I marveled greatly. 8 But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you ^ythe mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. 9 The beast that you saw ^zwas, and is not, and ^aais about to rise from ^abthe bottomless pit ^{▼▼Greek the abyss} and ^adgo to destruction. And ^aethe dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in ^afthe book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because ^agit was and is not and is to come. 10 ^ahThis calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; 11 they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. 12 As for the beast ^aithat was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. 13 And ^ajthe ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings ^akfor one hour, together with the beast. 14 These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. 15 They ^alwill make war on the Lamb, and ^amthe Lamb will conquer them, for he is ^anLord of lords and ^aoKing of kings, and those with him are ^apcalled and chosen and faithful.”

16 And the angel ^{▼▼Greek he} said to me, ^ar“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. 17 And ^asthe ten horns that you saw, they and the beast ^atwill hate the prostitute. They will make her ^audesolate and ^avnaked, and ^awdevour her flesh and ^axburn her up with fire, 18 for ^ayGod has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and ^azhanding over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.