7 But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. 8 The beast that you saw ^jwas, and is not, and is about to ^krise from the bottomless pit¹ and go to destruction. And the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in the ^lbook of life from the foundation of the world will ^mmarvel to see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come. 9 ⁿThis calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; 10 they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. 11 As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. 12 And ^othe ten horns that you saw are ten ^pkings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. 14 They will make war on the ^qLamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is ^rLord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”