9. Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
10. They are seven kings. Five have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a little while.
11. The beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes to destruction.
12. The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings, with the beast, for one hour.
13. These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
14. These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”
15. He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
16. The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, and will make her desolate, and will make her naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.
17. For God has put in their hearts to do what he has in mind, and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
18. The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.”