Revelation 17:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the angel said to me, Why were you surprised? I will make clear to you the secret of the woman, and of the beast on which she is seated, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 2:7

For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.

Revelation 1:20

The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.

Revelation 12:3

And there was seen another sign in heaven; a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns.

Revelation 17:8

The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be.

Revelation 18:1

After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was bright with his glory.