Revelation 17:11

The beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes to destruction.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

In Context

10They are seven kings. Five have fallen, the one is, and the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a little while.

12The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

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Cross References

Revelation 17:8The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 17:8-14

The Fall of Babylon. ( a. d. 95.) 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 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 book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9… Read the whole commentary →

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