Revelation: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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .