Revelation 17:8-12
Revelation 17:8
“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and will come.
Revelation 17:9
Here is the mind which has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains upon which the woman sits,
Revelation 17:10
and they are seven kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while.
Revelation 17:11
The beast which was, and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction.
Revelation 17:12
The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.