'Then1one3of4the5seven6angels7who had9the10seven11bowls12came2and13said14to15me,16“Come,18I will show19you20the21judgment22of the23great26prostitute24who is seated28on29many31waters,30 with1whom2the4kings5of the6earth7have committed sexual immorality,3and8with14the15wine16of18whose19sexual immorality18the10dwellers on11earth13have become drunk.”9 And1he carried2me3away2in6the Spirit7into4a wilderness,5and8I saw9a woman10sitting11on12a scarlet14beast13that was full15of blasphemous17names,16andit had18seven20heads19and21ten23horns.22 The2woman3was4arrayed5in purple6and7scarlet,8and9adorned10with gold11and12jewels1314and12pearls,16holding17in20her23hand22a golden19cup18full24of abominations25and26the27impurities28of30her31sexual immorality.30 And1on2her5forehead4was written7a name6of mystery:8“Babylon9the10great,11mother13of prostitutes15and16of18earth’s20abominations.”18 And1I saw2the3woman,4drunk5with6the7blood8of the9saints,10the13blood14of the15martyrs16of Jesus.17When I saw20her,21I marveled19greatly.23 But1the4angel5said2to me,3“Why67do you marvel?8I9will tell10you11the12mystery13of the14woman,15and16of the17beast18with23seven25heads26and27ten29horns30that carries20her.21 The1beast2that3you saw4was,5and6is8not,7and9is about10to rise11from12the13bottomless pit14and15go18to16destruction.17And19the21dwellers22on23earth25whose26names30have28not27been written28in31the32book33of life35from36the foundation37of the world38will marvel20to see39the40beast,41because42it was43and44is46not45and47is to come.48 This1calls fora mind3with5wisdom:6the7seven8heads9are12seven10mountains11on which13the14woman15is seated;16they are22also19seven21kings,20 they are also seven kings,five2of whomhave fallen,3one5is,6the7other8has10not yet9come,13and11when12he does come13he15must16remain17onlya little [while].14 As for1the2beast3that4was5and6is8not,7it10is12an eighth11but13it belongs17to14the15seven,16and18it goes21to19destruction.20 And1the2ten3horns4that5you saw6are9ten7kings8who10have13not yet12received13royal power,11but14they are to receive20authority15as16kings17for one18hour,19together with21the22beast.23 These1are of4one2mind,3and5they hand over13their10power7and8authority9to the11beast.12 They1will make war5on2the3Lamb,4and6the7Lamb8will conquer9them,10for11he is14Lord12of lords13and15King16of kings,17and18those19with20him21arecalled22and23chosen24and25faithful.”26 And1[the angel] said2to me,3“The4waters5that6you saw,7where8the9prostitute10is seated,11are15peoples12and13multitudes14and16nations17and18languages.19 And1the2ten3horns4that5you saw,6they10and7the8beast9will hate11the12prostitute.13They will make16her17desolate15and18naked,19and20devour24her23flesh22and25burn27her26up27with28fire,29 for2God3has put4itinto5their8hearts7to carry out9his12purpose11by being of14one15mind16and17handing over18their21royal power20to the22beast,23until24the26words27of God29are fulfilled.25 And1the2woman3that4you saw5is6the7great10city8that has12dominion13over14the15kings16of the17earth.”18