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Revelation 17:7

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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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.

Revelation 17:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 17:7

Theological / Devotional

I will tell thee. In the Greek the pronoun is emphatic: “I myself will tell thee.” The remainder of the chapter is the angel’s interpretation of the “mystery,” or the symbolism of the vision of vs. 3–6. The “beast” is explained in vs. 8–17, the “woman” in v. 18.

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