Revelation 17:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“You need wisdom to understand this. The seven heads on the beast are the seven hills where the woman sits. They are also seven rulers.

Cross References

Revelation 13:18

Anyone who has understanding can find the meaning of the beast’s number. This requires wisdom. This number is the number of a man. It is 666.

Revelation 17:7

Then the angel said to me, “Why are you amazed? I will tell you the hidden meaning of this woman and the beast she rides—the beast with seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 17:18

The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

Revelation 17:3

Then the angel carried me away by the Spirit to the desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a red beast. The beast was covered with evil names. It had seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 13:1

Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads. There was a crown on each of its horns. It had an evil name written on each head.

Matthew 24:15

“Daniel the prophet spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place.” (You who read this should understand what it means.)

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “Only you can know the secret truths about God’s kingdom. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.

Hosea 14:9

A wise person understands these things, and a smart person should learn them. The Lord’s ways are right. Good people will live by them. Sinners will die by them.

Daniel 12:4

“But you, Daniel, keep this message a secret. You must close the book and keep this secret until the time of the end. Many people will go here and there looking for true knowledge, and the true knowledge will increase.”