12. “The ten horns you saw are ten kings. These ten kings have not yet begun to rule. But they will receive power to rule with the beast for one hour.
13. All ten of these kings have the same purpose. And they will give their power and authority to the beast.
14. They will make war against the Lamb. But the Lamb will defeat them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. He will defeat them with his chosen and faithful followers—the people that he has called.”
15. Then the angel said to me, “You saw the water where the prostitute sits. These waters are the many peoples, the different races, nations, and languages.
16. The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will take everything she has and leave her naked. They will eat her body and burn her with fire.
17. God made the ten horns want to carry out his purpose: They agreed to give the beast their power to rule. They will rule until what God has said is completed.
18. The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”