Revelation 17:10

There are also seven kings.  Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come.  And when he comes, he must continue a short time.

• ·        Seven sorts of government (MH)

• ·        Five of these were extinct, one was then in being, and the other was yet to come (MH)

Psalm 2:2  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against His Anointed..

Psalm 72:11  Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him.

Revelation 17:9

“Here is the mind which has wisdom:  the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 

• ·        We will see in this scripture that the city of seven hills is where this evil system has its headquarters.  (DR)

• ·        This is a marvel to the world who are not fully aware of the implications of the Bible it shows. Of course the bride of Christ, the Christians who have their names written in the Lamb's book of life since the world began, are aware of all of this and why it happened.  (DR)

Psalm 49:3  My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.

Proverbs 6:16  These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him.

Revelation 17:8

“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition.  And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose 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 yet is.

• ·        It was a seat of idolatry, persecution, and tyranny (MH)

• ·        The false religious system of the end times will be very convincing and popular among the unsaved, but those who have committed themselves to Christ will understand that anything idolatrous is not of God.   (DR)

Psalm 9:15 the nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.

Psalm 40:7  Then I said, “Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me.