The beast that was, and is not; that is, the beast in his last form ascending out of the bottomless pit, verse Revelation 17:8.
Is the eighth; in the order of succession, since he comes after the other seven.
Is of the seven; he belongs to them, as being a continuation of the same power which they have exercised before him.
Verse Revelation 17:11. _AND THE BEAST, THAT WAS, AND IS NOT, EVEN HE IS THE_ _EIGHTH, AND IS OF THE SEVEN, AND GOETH INTO PERDITION._] That is to say, the Latin kingdom that has already been, but is...
AND THE BEAST THAT WAS, AND IS NOT - That is, the one power that was formerly mighty; that died away so that it might be said to be extinct; and yet Revelation 17:8 that “still is,” or has a prolonged...
CHAPTER S 17-18 Babylon, the Harlot, and Her judgment _ 1. The description of the woman (Revelation 17:1)_ 2. The angel's interpretation (Revelation 17:7) 3. The desolation of the whore ...
REVELATION 17:9. SEVEN MOUNTAINS: Rome was described as the city of the seven hills. Revelation 17:10. seven kings: this is a second interpretation of the heads. The most probable explanation is: The...
THE GREAT HARLOT. The sixteenth chapter presents the series of historical events that lead to the overthrow of spiritual Babylon. Our interpretation of these has been for the most part determined by t...
THE FALL OF ROME (Revelation 17:1-18) One of the seven angels, who had the seven bowls, came and spoke with me. "Come here," he said, "and I will show you the judgment of the great harlot, who sits up...
HE. he himself (emph.) THE. an. IS. Omit. This being is described as an eighth _head,_ not _king._...
_even he is the eighth_ Perhaps rather, BOTH IS HIMSELF THE EIGHTH, AND IS OF THE SEVEN. _of the seven_ is most easily understood "is one of the seven" i.e. the eighth emperor of Rome, in whom the ant...
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MYSTERY...
ΚΑῚ ΑΥ̓ΤΌΣ. א reads οὖτος; B2 καὶ οὖτος. 11. ΚΑῚ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΣ Κ.Τ.Λ. The analogy of this Book is in favour of connecting the first two words closely as in A. V[623], “even he is the eighth and is of the se...
_BABYLON'S KINGS AND ALLIES HAVE ONE MIND REVELATION 17:11-13:_ The ten kings are Rome's allies that had been given power for a short time. They sided with Rome and were part of her evil so that Rome...
ΌΓΔΟΟΣ (G3590) восемь. Сам зверь — восьмой царь, и в то же время он — один из семи. Это Антихрист, а не просто очередной римский император. Период великой скорби, предшествующий возвращению Мессии, —...
AND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO ME, &C.— It was not thought sufficient to represent these things only in vision, and therefore the_angel_ undertakes to explain the _mystery,_ the mystic sense or secret meanin...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 58 Text Revelation 17:6-18 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 a gre...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XVII MYSTERIOUS BABYLON SITTING UPON THE BEASTS _Text (Revelation 17:1-18)_ 1 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, sayin...
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. BEAST THAT ... IS NOT - his beastly character being kept down by outward Christianization o...
__ The Temple Section-The Scarlet Woman 1 The following Chapter s (17- Rev_19:5) are a detailed expansion of the announcement of Babylon's fall in both the first and second divisions of the Temple S...
EVEN HE IS THE EIGHTH] RV 'is himself also an eighth.'...
BABYLON THE GREAT HARLOT The judgment on Rome, which had been announced before, is now shown in detail. The identification of 'Babylon' with Rome, here and elsewhere in Rev., is supported (HDB.) by th...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 17 GOD DESTROYS BABYLON - REVELATION 17:1-19 THE *BEAST AND THE EVIL WOMAN - REVELATION 17:1-18...
AND THE BEAST... — Better, _And the wild beast which was, and is not, even he himself is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into destruction._ The wild beast himself, forming as it were an eig...
CHAPTER XIII THE BEAST AND BABYLOST. Revelation 17:1 AT the close of chap. 16, we reached the end of the three great series of judgments which constitute the chief contents of the Revelation of St....
Bruston takes καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἐστιν as a translation of השבעה הוא ומן, in the sense that the eighth was more (or greater) than the seven, _i.e._, realising more fully the ideal of the Beast. But even...
An explanation of the vision, cautiously but clearly outlining the Nero-saga....
THE GREAT WORLD CITY OVERTHROWN Revelation 17:1 This scarlet-attired woman is that miserable attempt made in every age to counterfeit the true Church of the living God. Man does not like the religion...
We now come to the true unfolding of the nature of Babylon and the detailed account of the judgment to fall on her. The name on the forehead of Babylon commences with the word "Mystery." Babylon stand...
Generally, wisdom is the application of knowledge. The seven heads are both seven mountains and seven kings. Some have said the seven mountains are obviously those on which Rome was built and the seve...
(22) And the beast that was, and is not, even he is (23) the eighth, and is (24) of the seven, (25) and goeth into perdition. (22) This is spoken by synecdoche, as if to say, as that head of the beast...
_The beast that was, and is not: is the eighth: and is of seven. The devil reigns with the kings in all these ages: he is of the seven, because he is the prince under whom reign the wicked in all ages...
(7) And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. (8) The beast that...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
The Bowl Judgments I. INTRODUCTION A. We have just finished with the final seven bowl judgments of the Lord upon the earth, and the seas, and the atmosphere! 1. The earth is in total chaos and the...
The characters of Babylon are first portrayed. Like the beast, she is only one thing in the judgment but morally she is more important than all the rest. The general character is the great active idol...
AND THE BEAST THAT WAS, AND IS NOT, EVEN HE IS THE EIGHTH,.... That was in embryo in John's time, and yet was not come to its power and grandeur, is the eighth king; and this is the Papacy, which take...
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. Ver. 11. _He is the eighth_] viz. The Pontifficality. _ And is of the seven_] _i.e._ Shall e...
_The beast that thou sawest_, &c. The mystery of the beast is first explained, and _the beast_ is considered first in general, (Revelation 17:8,) under a threefold state or succession, as existing, an...
AND THE BEAST THAT WAS AND IS NOT, EVEN HE IS THE EIGHTH, AND IS OF THE SEVEN, AND GOETH INTO PERDITION....
The explanation of the heads, the beasts, and the horns:...
GREAT BABYLON EXPOSED IN VIEW OF JUDGMENT The next two Chapter s (17 and 18) deal with great Babylon, her character, her self-exaltation and her judgment. This emphasizes the solemnity of God's view o...
_ 11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition._ A. The civil government that was, then was not, is the eighth. But his eighth is not...
7-14 The beast on which the woman sat was, and is not, and yet is. It was a seat of idolatry and persecution, and is not; not in the ancient form, which was pagan: yet it is; it is truly the seat of...
AND THE BEAST THAT WAS, AND IS NOT, EVEN HE IS THE EIGHTH; this made the eighth succession of governments in the Roman empire. AND IS OF THE SEVEN; this was of the seventh head; for although this was...
Revelation 17:11 And G2532 beast G2342 that G3739 was G2258 (G5713) and G2532 is G2076 (G5748) not...
‘And the beast that was and is not, is himself also an eighth and is of the seven and goes into perdition.' But the Beast who arises is the eighth (not the same Beast as chapter 13, for he came out of...
THE SCARLET WOMAN AND THE BEAST (REVELATION 17:1). This is a remarkable chapter for in it John rises above himself and foresees the inevitable consequences of history. As with all the great prophets h...
Revelation 17:11. AND THE BEAST THAT WAS AND IS NOT IS HIMSELF ALSO AN EIGHTH, AND IS OF THE SEVEN; AND HE GOETH INTO PERDITION. What is here said is said not of a new ‘head' but of ‘the beast,' and t...
IS HIMSELF ALSO AN EIGHTH AND IS OF THE SEVEN (κα αυτος ογδοος κα εκ των επτα). This is the angel's interpretation and it looks like a reference to Domitian as the eighth, who is regarded as one of...
CONTENTS: The doom of Babylon, the last great ecclesiastical order. CHARACTERS: Christ, John, 7 angels, beast. CONCLUSION: There will be in the Tribulation period a great apostate ecclesiastical syst...
Revelation 17:1. _Come_ (up) _hither; I will shew thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,_ or nations, as in Revelation 17:15; and with whom the kings of the earth have co...
THE SEVEN HEADS ARE SEVEN HILLS. Note that both the beast and Babylon ARE IN EXISTENCE as John writes this! The seven hills clearly speak of Rome, as Revelation 17:18 also shows. Imperial Rome, center...
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 (J
THE JUDGMENT ON BABYLON _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ NOTICE that in the Old Testament, harlotry is the frequent representation of apostasy. Babylon stands for the Apostate Church, which is here f...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 17:1 AND THERE CAME ONE OF THE SEVEN ANGELS WHICH HAD THE SEVEN VIALS, AND TALKED WITH ME, SAYING UNTO ME; _and spake with me, saying. _Omit "unto me." This and the following c...
_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 BO...
In chapter seventeen, we now have the specific judgment of God upon the false religious system that has damned the souls of so many men through deception. Jesus warned us to "beware of false prophets...
Revelation 17:8...
MYSTIC AND COMMERCIAL BABYLON Revelation 17:1 _and Revelation 18:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The seventeenth chapter of Revelation discusses what we call mystic Babylon; and the eighteenth presents commer...