Revelation 17:8–14

⁸The beast that you saw was, and is not, and ^rwill ascend out of the bottomless pit and ^sgo to ⁴perdition. And those who ^tdwell on the earth ^uwill marvel, ^vwhose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and ⁵yet is.

^9w“Here is the mind which has wisdom: ^xThe seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. ¹⁰There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must ^ycontinue a short time. ¹¹The ^zbeast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to ⁶perdition.

^12a“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. ¹³These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. ^14bThese will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will ^covercome them, ^dfor He is Lord of lords and King of kings; ^eand those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”