And therecame one of the sevenangelswhich had the sevenvials, and talkedwith me, sayingunto me, Comehither; I willshewuntothee the judgment of the greatwhorethatsittethuponmanywaters:
So he carried me away in the spiritinto the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarletcolouredbeast, full of names of blasphemy, havingsevenheads and ten horns.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarletcolour, and deckedwithgold and preciousstones and pearls, having a golden cup in her handfull of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
And the angelsaidunto me, Whereforedidstthoumarvel? I willtellthee the mystery of the woman, and of the beastthatcarrieth her, whichhath the sevenheads and ten horns.
The beastthatthousawest was, and is not; and shallascend out of the bottomless pit, and go intoperdition: and theythatdwell on the earthshallwonder, whosenameswere not written in the book of lifefrom the foundation of the world, whentheybehold the beastthat was, and is not, and yet is.
Theseshallmake war with the Lamb, and the Lambshallovercomethem: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and theythat are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
And the ten hornswhichthousawestupon the beast, theseshallhate the whore, and shallmake her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her withfire.