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| 17:1 | And there came one of the seuen angelles, which had the seuen vialls, and talked with me, saiynge vnto me, come I wil shew the, the iudgement of the great whore that sytteth vpon manye waters, |
| 17:2 | wt whom haue committed fornicacion the kinges of the earth so that the inhabiters of the earth, are drounken wyth the wyne of her fornicacion. |
| 17:3 | And he caryed me awaye into the wildernes in the spirite. And I saw a woman sit vpon a rose colored beaste ful of names of blasphemye, which had .x. hornes. |
| 17:4 | And the woman was arayed in purple & rose coloure, and decked wyth golde, precious stones and pearles, and had a cuppe of golde in her hand full of al abominacions and fylthines of her fornicacion. |
| 17:5 | And in her forhead was a name wrytten, a mystery, great Babylon the mother of whoredome and abominacions of the earth. |
| 17:6 | And I saw the wyfe drounken with the bloude of Saynctes, and with the bloud of the wytnesses of Iesu. And when I saw her, I wondred wyth great maruayle. |
| 17:7 | And the angel said vnto me, wherfore maruailest thou? I wil shewe the the mistery of the woman, & of the beast that beareth her, whyche had seuen heades & .x. hornes. |
| 17:8 | The beaste that thou seest, was, & is not, & shal ascende out of the bottomlesse pyt, & shal go into perdition, and they that dwel on the earth, shal wondre (whose names are not wrytten in the boke of lyfe from the beginninge of the worlde) when they beholde the beaste that was, and is not. |
| 17:9 | And here is a minde that hath wysdome. The seuen heades are seuen mountaines, on which the woman sytteth, |
| 17:10 | they are also .vij. kynges. Fyue are fallen, and one is, and another is not yet come. When he commeth he muste continue a space. |
| 17:11 | And the beast that was, and is not, is euen the eyghte, and is one of the seuen, and shall go into destruccion. |
| 17:12 | And the .x. hornes, which thou seest, are .x. kinges, which haue receiued no kingdom, but shal receiue power as kynges at one hour with the beast. |
| 17:13 | These haue one minde, & shal geue their power & strength vnto the beast. |
| 17:14 | These shal fyght wt the lamb, & the lamb shal ouercome them. For he is Lorde of Lordes, & kinge of kinges, & they that are on his syde, are called the chosen and faithful. |
| 17:15 | And he sayde vnto me, the waters whyche thou saweste, where the whore sitteth are people, and folke, and nacions & tounges. |
| 17:16 | And the ten hornes, which thou sawest vpon the beast, are they that shal hate the whore, & shal make her desolate and naked, and shal eate her flesh and burne her wyth fyre. |
| 17:17 | For God hath put in their hertes to fulfil his wil, & to do wt one consent, for to geue her kingdom to the beast, vntil the wordes of God be fulfilled. |
| 17:18 | And the woman, which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth ouer the kinges of the earth. |
| 17:1 | And there came one of the seue angels, which had the seuen vials, & talked with me, saying vnto me: Come, I wyll shewe vnto thee the iudgement of the great whore that sitteth vpon many waters: |
| 17:2 | With whom haue committed fornication the kynges of the earth, and the inhabiters of the earth are dronken with the wyne of her fornication. |
| 17:3 | So he caryed me away in the spirite into the wildernesse: And I sawe a woman sit vpon a scarlet coloured beast, ful of names of blasphemie, which had seuen heades, and ten hornes. |
| 17:4 | And the woman was arayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with golde, precious stone, and pearles, and had a cup of golde in her hande, full of abhominations and fylthynesse of her fornication. |
| 17:5 | And in her forehead was a name written, a misterie, great Babylon, the mother of whoredome & abhominations of the earth. |
| 17:6 | And I sawe ye woman dronken with the blood of the martirs of Iesus: And when I sawe her, I wondred with great maruayle. |
| 17:7 | And the angell sayde vnto me: wherfore maruaylest thou? I wyll shewe thee the misterie of the woman, and of the beast that beareth her, which hath seuen heades, and ten hornes. |
| 17:8 | The beast that thou seest, was, and is not, and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pyt, and shall go into perdition, and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names are not written in the booke of lyfe from the begynnyng of the world) when they beholde the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. |
| 17:9 | And here is a mynde that hath wisdome. The seuen heades, are seuen mountaynes on whiche the woman sitteth: They are also seuen kynges. |
| 17:10 | Fyue are fallen, & one is, and another is not yet come: And whe he commeth, he must continue a short space. |
| 17:11 | And the beast that was, and is not, is euen the eyght, and is one of the seuen, and shall go into destruction. |
| 17:12 | And the ten hornes which thou sawest, are ten kynges, which haue receaued no kyngdome as yet: but shall receaue power as kynges at one houre with the beast. |
| 17:13 | These haue one mynde, and shal geue their power & strength vnto the beast. |
| 17:14 | These shall fyght with the lambe, and the lambe shall ouercome them: For he is Lorde of Lordes, and Kyng of Kynges, and they that are on his syde, are called, and chosen, and faythfull. |
| 17:15 | And he sayde vnto me: The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are people, and folke, & nations, and tongues. |
| 17:16 | And the ten hornes which thou sawest vpon the beast, are they that shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eate her fleshe, and burne her with fire. |
| 17:17 | For God hath put in their heartes to fulfyll his wyll, and to do with one consent, for to geue their kyngdome vnto the beast, vntyll the wordes of God be fulfylled. |
| 17:18 | And the woman which thou sawest, is that great citie which raigneth ouer the kynges of the earth. |
| 17:1 | And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying to me, Come hither; I will show to thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters; |
| 17:2 | With whom the kings of the earth have committed lewd deeds, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her lewdness. |
| 17:3 | So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. |
| 17:4 | And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet-color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her lewdness: |
| 17:5 | And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. |
| 17:6 | And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. |
| 17:7 | And the angel said to me, Why didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. |
| 17:8 | The beast that thou sawest, was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. |
| 17:9 | And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. |
| 17:10 | And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short time. |
| 17:11 | And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. |
| 17:12 | And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, who have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. |
| 17:13 | These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength to the beast. |
| 17:14 | These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. |
| 17:15 | And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages. |
| 17:16 | And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the harlot, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. |
| 17:17 | For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. |
| 17:18 | And the woman whom thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. |
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