KJV Bible

Revelation 17:15
15	And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

Daniel 7:17,23
17	These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
23	Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

Jeremiah 6:2
2	I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

2 Corinthians 11:2
2	For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Ephesians 5:23-27
23	For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24	Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25	Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26	That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27	That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Ezekiel 16:15-58 (Only excerpts shown here)
15	But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.
16	And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
22	And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood.
26	Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
28	Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.

Ezekiel 16:29-38
29	Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.
30	How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;
31	In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;
32	But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
33	They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
34	And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.
35	Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:
36	Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
37	Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
38	And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.

Ezekiel 23:2-9
2	Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
3	And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
4	And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.
5	And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
6	Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
7	Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
8	Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.
9	Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

Hosea 3:1-5
1	Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
2	So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
3	And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
4	For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
5	Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

Matthew 9:2-3
2	And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3	And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

John 10:33
33	The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy;and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Daniel 7:6
2	After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

Isaiah 1:18
18	Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Ezekiel 3:8,9
8	Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
9	As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

Jeremiah 10:2-5
2	Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
3	For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
4	They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
5	They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Jeremiah 7:18
18	The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

Ezekiel 8:15,16
15	Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
16	And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Jeremiah 44:17-19
17	But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
18	But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
19	And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

Malachi 4:1
1	For behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Ecclesiastes 9:5
5	For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten

Deuteronomy 18:10-12
10	There shall not be found among you any one that - - - - - - - -
11	or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12	For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

Matthew 6:7
7	But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Revelation 19:20
20	And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Acts 8:36,37
36	And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37	And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Daniel 7:24
24	And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

Genesis 17:5
5	Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Genesis 32:28
28	And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Exodus 20:4,5
4	Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5	Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

1 Timothy 2:5
5	For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

John 14:6
6	Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Daniel 2:21
21	And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

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The Bible is chock full of prophecy.
This is what sets it apart from ALL other writings. The Quran, no prophecy, just drivel. Examine the writings of any other religion, no prophecy, just eloquent words, and sometimes they are not even that eloquent.
What we must realise however, is that prophecy can be directly told straight out just as it is, and sometimes it is symbolic, for various reasons.
In the case of The Book of Revelation, John was in exile on the Isle of Patmos. He was was writing about prophetic events that affected the Roman Empire, who were his captors. His writings needed to pass inspection by his jailers.
Prophecy is either given in literal direct language, or it is is given symbolically, never both.
In the case of Revelation 17, it starts out refering to " The Great Whore that sits on many waters "
Jesus walked on water, but I do not know of anyone who can " sit ON many waters ". A little further down it refers to a " scarlet coloured beast,----having seven heads and ten horns ". And a bit further down still, it refers to kings making " war with the Lamb ". This certainly sounds like symbolic prophecy to me. If you know of any occasions where there was a whore dressed in purple and scarlet watching a seven headed beast sporting ten horns, allowing those horns to make war with a Lamb, then please let me know.

We will work our way through the chapter and break down the prophecy piece by piece.

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials,

These are the same seven angels that John saw deliver the seven last plagues. Remembering that this is a vision, this implies that this event being described here is right down at the end of time.

and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither;

John is in vision seeing these angels describing events to him.

I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

There is a lot packed into this small piece of verse.
Firstly, " I will shew thee " John is being shown, in picture form, the following:-
" the judgment of " He is being shown what will be dealt out to someone or something.
" the great whore " Not a title that would be endearing, coming from the God that created the universe. Not only has God (through the angel) described this entity as a whore, but a GREAT whore.
A woman is symbolic for a church that claims to follow Him. A virgin is a good church, and a harlot or whore describes an apostate church.

Pure Woman	_{Jeremiah 6:2;}_{2 Corinthians 11:2;}_{Ephesians 5:23-27}
Corrupt Woman	_{Ezekiel 16:15-28;} _{{ Excerpts Only }} _29-38 ^{{Read Ezekiel 16:15-58}} _{Ezekiel 23:2-9;}_{Hosea 3:1-5;}

This being a "GREAT" whore, rules out any little tin pot church or cult. This is a powerful church, and it "sitteth upon" or controls many people and nations. " that sitteth upon many waters: Water is symbolic of masses of people. _{Revelation 17:15}We use similar terms still, like A sea of faces, or The people flooded in.

So, broken down, this piece of text means:-
The powerful, corrupt church, that rules over masses of people, is finally going to be judged.

With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,

" committed fornication " The rulers of this world have enjoyed corrupt dealings with this church.
Just like wicked men are led by a prostitute into sin, these rulers have allowed themselves to be drawn and guided into ungodly practices by this evil church.

and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

And they are not alone. The rest of the inhabitants of Earth have followed along, and been led down the same corrupt path taken by the leaders.

So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness:

This is interesting. John, in vision, is taken to " the wilderness ". Remember, this vision is using symbology. This is not necessarily a physical wilderness that is referred to. John is in the time of 96AD when he is receiving this vision. This time period was rich in knowledge of Jesus and what had happened, and what He expected of His church. However, as we will see, this vision is about a time period much later in history, future to him.
John was taken to a time in history when knowledge of the scriptures was suppressed, when there was a wilderness of knowledge. This fact becomes very important in understanding the more complicated portions of this prophecy.

and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast,

As we have seen, the woman represents a church, and she was referred to as " a great whore ", so she represents a corrupt church, a very powerful one.
But she is " sitting on " a beast. So, what does this beast represent?
A Beast is a Kingdom or secular power. _{Daniel 7:17,23}Also, this beast is scarlet coloured. Scarlet represents sin. _Isaiah 1:18Scarlet also represents the blood of Jesus, but, of course, that was sacrificed to cover our sins.

full of names of blasphemy,

This woman/beast has names, that are blasphemous, all over it. The Bible gives two definitions of blasphemy:-
Someone claiming to be able to forgive sins. _{Matthew 9:2-3}Someone claiming to be God. _John 10:33Of course, on these occasions, it was not actually blasphemy, because the One making the claim was Jesus, who is entitled to be called God. However, anyone else making this claim would be definitely guilty of blasphemy.

having seven heads and ten horns.

A head signifies major power, whether it be secular or religious. _Daniel 7:6A horn represents a particular king or branch of power. _Daniel 7:24 It even gives us that explanation in verse 12.

Lets take stock of what we have found so far. The texts we have decoded so far can be read thus:-
One of the angels that John saw delivering the seven last plagues said he was going to tell him, from the perspective of the dark ages, about the judgement that is to befall the powerful corrupt church that has controlled the major powers and the people of the world for a very long time.
Sound about right? It is exactly right!

OK, Let's continue

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,

Whoa! That narrows the field right down!
How many powerful corrupt churches do YOU know of that wear purple and scarlet as their colours?

The ONLY one that I know of that fits this description is the Roman Catholic Papacy,

and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls,

The catholic church is the richest organisation in the world. Their wealth is astounding, but never spend any money on the poor. The pope is always criticising the world for not giving to the poor, but NEVER digs into the catholic coffers. Here are some of the embelished "saints". Makes me sick.

having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Here is yet another clue that fits the catholic church. God refers to this " golden cup " as being full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication. This is referring to the "mass".

There is just so much wrong with the mass, it would take a whole lecture to divulge.
I will list a few:-
Wine that contains alcohol. A fermented wine to represent the pure blood of Jesus?
The wine is supposed to represent the blood of Jesus SACRIFICED EVERY TIME THERE IS A MASS? The Bible says Jesus was sacrificed ONCE for all. This is the very reason that Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land. He struck the rock TWICE in temper, when he was only supposed to strike the rock (symbolic of Jesus) once. Jesus was sacrificed ONCE on the cross, not every time there is a catholic mass.
If you look at the implements being used in a catholic mass and watch how they are used, you will see that this is based on sun-worship, not on the death of Jesus.

And upon her forehead was a name written,

There is a lot packed into this short statement, so I shall break it right down in pieces.
forehead is symbolic of what is in a person's mindset, or what they are thinking. _{Ezekiel 3:8,9}
name is seen by God as more important than just a handle. This is why He changed the name of Abram to Abraham _{Genesis 17:5,} Jacob to Israel _{Genesis 32:28,} Simon to Peter etc. God assigns names to represent character. Here He is referring to the CHARACTER of the whore, not the name by which it is known.

MYSTERY,

" MYSTERY, ". As the next part of the verse shows, this religion is compared to Babylon, which is where sun worship started. The catholic church is steeped in superstition, which is derived from paganism. Worry beads, praying to and for the dead, making signs and gestures to keep evil away, praying to "the queen of heaven", repetitive mumblings, sun halos around pictures of "saints", are all passed down from the superstitious (MYSTERY) religion of Babylon.

BABYLON THE GREAT,

This church has the character and mindset passed down from Babylon, picking up enhancements introduced by Persia, Greece, and Rome. This church is a modern day powerful counterpart of the Babylonian sun worship.

THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS

This woman (church) has daughters (churches), but these daughters are HARLOTS, so they are also corrupt like the mother. This is a reference to the corrupt "protestant" churches that came out of the mother. These are also the churches that will form "the image to the beast" referred to in Revelation 13. Just as the daughters look like the mother, the "image" will be like the original. The original "sitteth upon many waters" controlling the kings and people of Europe, and the "image" will also "sit upon many waters", controlling, firstly the people of the USA, and then the people of the whole world.

AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

This church has been the originator of many practices and priviledges that God abhors.
Kings and queens of Europe has sold their souls to the papacy, doing it's bidding for blessings. It has promulgated many evil practices in the church:-

Indulgences

There is only One who can forgive sin, that is God. Any claim by ANYONE that they have the power to forgive or remit sin is against the Bible, whether for free or for profit, is false and the Bible even says that it is blasphemy to make such a claim. _{Matthew 9:2-3}

idolatry

The catholic church is full of idolatry.
Kissing the toes of statues. _{Exodus 20:4,5}
Mary is treated as a mediator.
There is only ONE mediator, JESUS. _{1 Timothy 2:5}_John 14:6

christmas trees and decorations

_{Jeremiah 10:2-5}

Easter with fertility symbols such as rabbits and eggs

hot cross buns

_{Jeremiah 7:18}

dawn service

_{Ezekiel 8:15,16}

eternal life in hell

The Bible says that the wicked will be TOTALLY burned up, gone, finish, nothing left. _Malachi 4:1It also says that the dead know nothing. _{Ecclesiastes 9:5}

praying to Mary, queen of heaven

_{Jeremiah 44:17-19}

praying to dead "saints"

_{Deuteronomy 18:10-12}

infant baptism

Jesus, our example, was baptised by John the Baptist at the age of 30.
When the eunuch asked Philip if he could be baptised, his answer was " If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. ". An infant can not believe with all its heart. _{Acts 8:36,37}

Repetitive prayer

Repetitive prayer or chanting is a pagan practice. Prayer is meant to be a conversation with God, conveying your thought and requests and adorations. It is not supposed to be some mindless repeating of a meaningless prayer. _Matthew 6:7

Rosary Beads

This comes under the same heading as "Repetitive Prayer". For those who need the rosary explained, here is set of instructions.

Begin by praying the Sign of the Cross.	A prayer that is read without thinking.
1. On the crucifix pray the Apostles Creed.	Another prayer read or recited without thought
The rosary begins with 1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys for an increase in the virtues of faith, hope, and love:	REALLY??!!
2. On the first rosary bead, pray the Our Father.	Yet ANOTHER recited prayer.
3. On each of the next three beads pray the Hail Mary. After the last Hail Mary, pray the Glory Be & the Fatima prayer.	More recited prayers.
Next you will pray 1 Our Father and 10 Hail Marys for each rosary mystery. You can find the 5 rosary mysteries here.	MYSTERY!!??? MYSTERY!!??? What did the name on the whore say??? MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. How can this be denied?
4. Announce the first mystery, and then pray the Our Father. (Ex: �The first Joyful Mystery is the Annunciation.�)	More mysteries and vain prayer.
5. Pray 10 Hail Marys. After the last Hail Mary pray the Glory Be and the Fatima prayer.	Just more repetitive prayers.
6. Announce the second mystery, and then pray the Our Father. (Ex: �The second Joyful Mystery is the Visitation.�)	Mores mysteries and repetitive prayers.
7. Pray 10 Hail Marys. After the last Hail Mary pray the Glory Be and the Fatima prayer.	More hand waving, head bobbing, and repetitive prayer.
8. Continue to pray 1 Our Father and 10 Hail Marys three more times, announcing the third, fourth, and fifth mysteries before each decade. After the last Hail Mary pray the Glory Be and the Fatima prayer.	More mysteries than an Agatha Christie collection.
Lastly, pray the Hail Holy Queen and the concluding prayer.	What was Jeremiah saying about the evils of praying to the "Queen of heaven"

Sunday Worship

This is a huge topic, but for more information, see the web page Mark of the Beast which has a whole section on how the catholic church changed the day of worship from the seventh day of the week set aside by God Himself at creation, to the first day of the week, the day of the sun god.

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus:

This wicked church has tortured, murdered, slaughtered millions of true Christians in it's thirst for power. It has spilled so much innocent blood, it is no wonder that Jesus is going to destroy it when He returns.

and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

The word here actually means amazement, because John was shown the trail of evil and destruction left by this church. It had to be seen to be believed.

And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel?

No need to wonder, the angel is going to explain it.

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 whole thing is to be explained to John.

Before we go any further, we need to remember where John is standing in regards to time.
He is standing in the wilderness of knowledge, when the Bible was suppressed and knowledge of the scriptures was at an all time low. I believe he was standing in the time just after the French Revolution when the Bible and other religious books were tossed into the street and burned. They declared their allegience to the " God of Reason " meaning they followed their own conscience instead of the word of God. This is a very important aid in understanding " that was, that is, that is not ".

The beast that thou sawest was,

" was " meaning it WAS, past tense, prior to where John is standing. This makes sense because John is standing at the point after the French Revolution, the papacy having it's power removed in 1798 by General Berthier at the command of Napoleon.

and is not;

In the period where John is standing, the papacy has had it's claws cut, so " it is not ".

and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit,

The actual word used in the original Greek is " abyss " which is the same word used to describe " without form and void " of creation. I take it that it's meaning here is the " wilderness " that John is standing in. Even though this beast had it's wings clipped by Napoleon, it will go on and return to power.
Revelation 13 refers to this same beast and says that the " deadly wound will be healed " meaning it will return to power.

and go into perdition:

The dictionary defines perdition as utter destruction, or eternal damnation. Both these are true of this beast. I think this is saying that the papacy is going to fill it's cup of iniquity to overflowing. This beast will eventually be tossed into the lake of fire. _{Revelation 19:20}

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.

All the world, with the exception of those that hold true to Jesus and His teachings will be deceived and led to their eternal death by this church.
Notice it says "whose names are NOT written in the book of life".
This book contains the names of ALL those who are saved, right "from the foundation of the world" till the end of the world.
Their names are not there because they followed the beast (papacy) instead of God the Creator.

And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

The Bible is not only choc full of prophecies, but some of these fit more than one meaning, each of which is true. An example of this is Matthew chapter 24. It describes the signs for the end of Jerusalem, but also the end of the world. The seven heads on this beast represent not only seven major powers that affect God's church through time, but also " seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth . The woman as we have seen, is the papacy in it's religious garb, and where does it preside? Yep, you got it, on " The Seven Hills of Rome ". I just love the Bible.

And there are seven kings:

Ok! Hang on for the ride! It looks complicated, but it is simple if you remember where John is standing. He is standing in the wilderness of knowledge just after the French Revolution.
These seven kings are the ones that have influenced history in regards to God's church.

five are fallen,

Five are fallen. The tense here is ARE/HAVE fallen, past tense. These are powers that have been and gone.

They are:-	Babylon
	Medo Persia
	Greece
	Pagan Rome
	Papal Rome

and one is,

one power is ruling at the time that John is standing in. There is a whole study on " The Beast from the Bottomless Pit " which refers to Atheistic communism as promoted by France. Make no mistake, this power has done much damage to God's church. Out of this came many antiChristian values, not the least of which is evolution, denying the Creator.

and the other is not yet come;

This power is to arrive after the period in which John is standing. That power has been recognised by many theologians as the United States of America. Many were looking for it to arrive at the end of the 1260 year prophecy. This prophecy declared that the papacy would receive " a deadly wound " after the 1260 year ended in 1798. Revelation 13 also pointed to this second beast, the one from the earth, to arrive as the first beast from the sea was going into captivity in 1798. The USA was declared an international entity in 1796, right on time. So, " the other is not yet come " refers to the USA.

and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

The USA has been a power for just over 200 years, that is a " short space " in the eyes of God.

And the beast that was,

The eighth power is now being described. This power was there BEFORE the point that John is standing. That rules out Athiestic Communism and the USA, they appeared AFTER that point in time.

and is not,

again, rules out Athiestic Communism, because it IS , present tense where John is standing.

even he is the eighth, and is of the seven,

So, a beast OTHER than the USA or Communism (because they have been ruled out) is going to be the eighth beast. Ok, it is one of the seven. Let's look at them again.

Babylon		No longer exists, and God says it NEVER would again.
Medo Persia		No longer exists.
Greece		It exists, but can you see it ever being powerful again?
Pagan Rome		The nation of Rome has gone. No, Italy is not Rome.
Papal Rome		Papal Rome is hungry for power and is persuing it. The Bible also refers to the "BEAST" as a religious power.
Atheistic Communism		Ruled out. Did not appear until the point in time in which John is standing.
The USA		Ruled out. Did not appear until after the point in time in which John is standing.

The eighth beast can be none other than Papal Rome. Revelation 13 also says that Papal Rome will have it's deadly wound healed. See the commentary on The Sea Beast of Revelation 13

and goeth into perdition.

As we have already discussed, in the period that the papacy has it's final slice of power, it will fill it's cup of iniquity to overflowing.

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings,

The ten horns are referring to ten kings that have some major bearing on the history of God's church.

which have received no kingdom as yet;

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! " no kingdom as yet ". As at the time just after the French Revolution, these kings did not exist.
This means that they appear at some point after that time.

but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

They are going to receive power for " one hour WITH the beast ". I am not sure whether this "one hour" is literal or symbolic, but because Revalation 17 is symbolic, then I assume it is also, meaning about 2 weeks.
A point to note is that their power is WITH the beast, and the papacy has not yet received it's power back, so these ten kings still do not exist. Not as KINGS anyway.
It is widely known that the earth is going to be divided up into ten REGIONS under the New World Order, and I believe that these ten kings are the heads of these REGIONS. Also, the use of the term " no kingdom as yet " implies that the kingdom does not yet exist, and neither do these ten regions.

These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

These are obviously very powerful men and will use their power to bring the papacy back to power and Heal the deadly wound .

These shall make war with the Lamb,

This war will not be direct with Jesus (The Lamb), but with His people. This will be the point at which the Mark of the Beast will come into play, and the "war" that is referred to here is The Battle of Armageddon which is not a battle as we would see it, but a battle for the souls still alive just before the return of Jesus.

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.

The good news is:- Jesus will win.

And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

This confirms what I was saying at the beginning of this study. These "waters" are the peoples of the earth.

And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore,

All is not going to plan for the papacy. These ten kings will recognise that they were swindled, and plan retribution.

and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

I am unable to fully understand this verse, but I recognise that it is not good news for the papacy. I think that this is where it will come to a sticky end.

For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will,

The Bible says that it is God who sets up kings and takes them down again. _Daniel 2:21 God is going to oversee the appointment of these ten kings. They will not necessarily be Christians, or even good men, in fact they are probably evil also. But God will steer their interests to fulfill His plans.

and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

They are going to fast track the papacy to world power once more to expedite God's plans to end this world with all it's suffering and pain.

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

This is none other than Vatican City leading the evil kings of the earth to destruction.

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