REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 17:9 The city of Rome rests on seven mountains (or seven hills). In prophetic imagery, mountains symbolize the place of power (Jeremiah 51:24; Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:44). The beast’s seven heads symbolize both mountains and kings. This shows his power over people whose names are not in the book of life. The dragon and beast’s “time is short” (Revelation 12:12), for the beast goes to destruction.

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