s. And the woman was arrayed in
purple and crimson, and decked with gold and precious stones and
pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and
the impurities of her fornication; and on her forehead a name was
written, A SECRET: BABYLON, THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS
AND THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken
with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses
of Jesus; and when I saw her I wondered greatly." Rev. 17:3-6.

"And the angel said to me, Why dost thou wonder? I will tell thee
the secret of the woman, and of the wild beast that carrieth her,
which hath the seven heads and the ten horns. The wild beast which
thou didst see, was, and is not, and will ascend out of the abyss,
and go into destruction; and those who dwell on the earth will
wonder, (whose names were not written in the book of life from the
foundation of the world,) as they behold the wild beast that was
and is not, and will be. And here is the mind having wisdom. The
seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth, and
they are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is and the other is
not yet come; and when he cometh he must remain a little while.
And the wild beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth,
and is of the seven, and goeth into destruction. And the ten horns
which thou didst see are ten kings, who have not yet received a
kingdom; but they receive power as kings, one hour, with the wild
beast. These have one mind, and will give their power and strength
to the wild beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb
will overcome them; for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings;
and those with him are called, and chosen, and faithful." Rev.
17:7-14.

"And he saith to me, The waters which thou didst see, where the
harlot sitteth, are peoples, and crowds, and nations, and tongues.
And the ten horns which thou didst see, and the wild beast, these
will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked, and
will eat her flesh, and burn her up with fire. For God hath put it
into their hearts to perform his purpose, and to agree, and give
their kingdom to the wild beast, until the words of God shall be
fulfilled. And the woman whom thou didst see is the great city,
which reigneth over the kings of the earth." Rev. 17