Revelation 17:7

New International Reader's Version

Then the angel said to me, “Why are you amazed? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman. And I will explain the mystery of the beast she rides on. The beast is the one who has the seven heads and ten horns.

Cross References

2 Thessalonians 2:7

The secret power of sin is already at work. But the one who now holds back that power will keep doing it until he is taken out of the way.

Revelation 1:20

Here is the meaning of the mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand. They are the angels of the seven churches. And the seven golden lampstands you saw stand for the seven churches.

Revelation 12:3

Then another sign appeared in heaven. It was a huge red dragon. It had seven heads and ten horns. On its seven heads it wore seven crowns.

Revelation 17:8

The beast that you saw used to exist and now does not. Yet it will come up out of the Abyss and be destroyed. Some people on the earth will be amazed when they see the beast. Their names have not been written in the book of life from the time the world was created. They will be amazed at the beast. That’s because it will come again even though it used to exist and now does not.

Revelation 18:1

After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority. His glory filled the earth with light.