REVELATION, XVIII.

will shew unto thee the judgment| sitteth. And there are seven of the great whore that sitteth up­on many waters: 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. 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. 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 upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMI­NATIONS OF THE EARTH. 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. 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 thou sa west 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

kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 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 have one mind, and shall give their pow­er and strength unto the beast. 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. 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 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 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 which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

CHAPTER XVIII. these things

from the foundation of the world, A another angel come down

when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wis­dom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman

from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Baby­lon the great is fallen, is fallen,