Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
Then
one of the seven angels with
the seven bowls
came
and said
to
me, “Come
, I will show
you
the punishment
of the great prostitute,
who
sits
on
many waters .
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 :
The kings of the earth were
immoral
with
her
, and those
who
dwell
on
the earth were
intoxicated
with the wine of her immorality
. ”
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
.
And
the
angel
carried me away in the Spirit into a
wilderness ,
where
I saw a woman sitting
on
a scarlet beast that
was
covered
with
blasphemous
names and
had
seven heads and ten horns.
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.
The woman was dressed
in purple and scarlet, and adorned
with gold and precious stones and pearls .
She
held
in
her
hand
a golden cup full of abominations and the
impurities
of her sexual
immorality.
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:
And on
her forehead a mysterious
name was
written :
BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF
THE
ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
And upon
her forehead was
a name written ,
MYSTERY,
BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
I could
see
that
the woman was
drunk
with the blood of the saints and witnesses
for
Jesus .
And I was
utterly
amazed
at
the
sight
of
her.
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
.
“Why
are
you
so
amazed?”
said
the angel .
“
I will tell you
the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries
her, which has
the seven heads and ten horns.
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.
The beast that you
saw—it
was, and now
is no
more,
but
is
about
to
come
up
out of the Abyss
and go to
its
destruction.
And those
who
dwell on the earth whose names were 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 yet will
be
.
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
.
This
calls
for
a
mind with
wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits
.
And
here
is
the
mind which
hath
wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains ,
on which the woman sitteth
.
There are also
seven kings .
Five have
fallen, one is, and the other has
not yet come; but
when he does
come
, he must remain
for
only
a little
while
.
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
.
The beast that was, and now
is not, is an
eighth king
, who
belongs
to
the other
seven and is
going
into destruction
.
And
the beast that was, and is not, even
he
is the
eighth, and
is
of
the seven ,
and goeth
into perdition
.
The ten horns you
saw
are ten kings who
have not
yet
received a
kingdom ,
but will
receive one
hour
of
authority
as kings ,
along
with the beast.
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.
These kings
have one purpose:
to
yield
their power and authority
to
the beast.
These have one mind,
and
shall
give
their power and strength
unto
the beast.
They
will
make war against
the Lamb, and the Lamb will
triumph
over
them ,
because
He is Lord of lords and King of kings ;
and He
will
be
accompanied
by
His
called and chosen and faithful ones
. ”
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.
Then
the
angel
said
to
me, “
The waters you
saw
, where the prostitute
was
seated
, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
And
he
saith
unto
me, The waters which
thou
sawest
, where the whore
sitteth
, are peoples ,
and multitudes ,
and nations ,
and tongues.
And the ten horns and
the beast that
you
saw
will
hate the prostitute.
They
will
leave
her desolate and naked, and will
eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
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.
For God has
put it
into
their hearts to carry
out
His purpose
by
uniting
to give their kingdom to
the beast, until the words of God are
fulfilled.
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.
And the woman you
saw
is the
great city that
rules
over the kings of the earth. ”
And the woman which
thou
sawest
is that
great city ,
which
reigneth
over the kings of the earth.
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