9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
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.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place,(whoso readeth, let him understand:)
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? …
And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-13)Here we have the mystery of this vision explained. The apostle wonders at the sight of this woman: the angel undertakes to open this vision to him, it being the key of the former visions; and he tells the apostle what was meant by the beast on which the woman sat; but it is so explained as still to need further explanation. 1. This beast was, and is not, and yet is ; that is, it was a seat of idol…
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