"Hereis the mindwhich haswisdom.The sevenheadsare sevenmountainson whichthe womansits,
"But as for you, Daniel,concealthese wordsand sealup the bookuntilthe endof time;manywill gobackand forth,and knowledgewill increase."
Whoeveris wise,let him understandthesethings;[Whoever] is discerning,let him knowthem. For the waysof the LORDare right,And the righteouswill walkin them, But transgressorswill stumblein them.
Jesus answeredthem, "To you it has been grantedto knowthe mysteriesof the kingdomof heaven,but to them it has not been granted.
"Thereforewhenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONwhich was spokenof throughDanielthe prophet,standingin the holyplace(let the readerunderstand),
And the dragon stoodon the sandof the seashore.ThenI sawa beastcomingup out of the sea,havingtenhornsand sevenheads,and on his horns[were] tendiadems,and on his heads[were] blasphemousnames.
Hereis wisdom.Let him who hasunderstandingcalculatethe numberof the beast,for the numberis that of a man;and his numberis six hundredand sixty-six.
"The womanwhomyou sawis the greatcity,which reignsoverthe kingsof the earth."
And he carried me awayin the Spiritinto a wilderness;and I sawa womansittingon a scarletbeast,fullof blasphemousnames,havingsevenheadsand tenhorns.
And the angelsaidto me, "Whydo you wonder?I will tellyou the mysteryof the womanand of the beastthat carriesher, which hasthe sevenheadsand the tenhorns.
