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Revelation 17:8 KJV
Revelation · chapter 17 · verse 8
The beast that thou sawest 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 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.Revelation 17:8 · King James Version
Revelation 17:8 in context
6And 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.
7And 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.
8The beast that thou sawest 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 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.
9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
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Key words (Strong's)
- perditionapōleiadestroying, utter destruction, of vessels, a perishing, ruin, destruction, of money, the…G684 →
- sawesteidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- ascendanabainōascend, to go up, to rise, mount, be borne up, spring upG305 →
- wonderthaumazōto wonder, wonder at, marvel, to be wondered at, to be had in admirationG2296 →
- beastthērionan animal, a wild animal, wild beast, beast, metaph. a brutal, bestial man, savage…G2342 →
- dwellkatoikeōto dwell, settle, metaph. divine powers, influences, etc., are said to dwell in his soul…G2730 →
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Here we have the mystery of this vision explained. The apostle wonders at the sight of this woman: the angel undertakes to open this vision to him, it being the key of the former visions; and he tells the apostle what was meant by the beast on which the woman sat;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13