The last representation of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy is found in Revelation chapter seventeen. In that chapter, in verse three, John is carried into the “wilderness”, so that the angel can show John the judgment of the “great whore” of prophecy, who sits upon “many waters” and who committed “fornication” with the “kings of the earth.”

पवित्रशास्त्रको भविष्यवाणीमा राज्यहरूको अन्तिम प्रतिरूप प्रकाशको पुस्तकको सत्रौं अध्यायमा पाइन्छ। त्यस अध्यायको तेस्रो पदमा, स्वर्गदूतले यूहन्नालाई भविष्यवाणीकी “महान् वेश्या” को न्याय देखाउन सकोस् भनेर यूहन्ना “उजाडस्थान” मा लगिन्छन्; ती “धेरै पानीहरू” माथि बस्ने र “पृथ्वीका राजाहरू” सँग “व्यभिचार” गर्ने हुन्।

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Revelation 17:1–3.

And one of the seven angels who had the seven vials came and spoke with me, saying to me, Come hither; I will show thee the judgment of the great whore who sitteth upon many waters: with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Revelation 17:1–3.

By John’s own words the “wilderness” represents the twelve hundred and sixty years of papal rule from the year 538, unto the time of the end in 1798.

ด้วยถ้อยคำของยอห์นเอง “ถิ่นทุรกันดาร” เป็นสัญลักษณ์แทนระยะเวลาหนึ่งพันสองร้อยหกสิบปีแห่งการปกครองของสันตะปาปา ตั้งแต่ปี ค.ศ. 538 จนถึงวาระสิ้นสุดในปี ค.ศ. 1798.

And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. … And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Revelation 12:6, 14.

Naag tunɖɔ yi gbedzi la me, afi si Mawu ɖo teƒe aɖe ɖi na e, be woaɖu nu na e le afima ŋkeke akpe ɖeka alafa eve kple blaenyi adre. … Eye woatsɔ dzogbenyui gã aɖe ƒe aʋalã eve na nyɔnu la, be wòatsi ade gbedzi la me, age eƒe teƒe la, afi si woana nu nɛ le ɣeyiɣi ɖeka kple ɣeyiɣiwo kple ɣeyiɣi aɖe ƒe afã, adzo le da la ƒe ŋkume. Nyaɖeɖefia 12:6, 14.

In the spirit, John was transported into the twelve hundred and sixty years of papal rule. Those years had been typified by the three and a half years of drought during the history of Jezebel, Ahab and Elijah. Those years were to continue until the papacy received its deadly wound in 1798, for that had been “determined” to occur at the end of the first indignation, which was the end of the war brought upon the sanctuary and host through the two desolating powers of paganism and papalism. All of these facts have been set forth in recent articles.

A cikin ruhu, an kai Yohanna zuwa cikin shekaru dubu ɗaya da ɗari biyu da sittin na mulkin papanci. Waɗannan shekarun an riga an misalta su ta hanyar shekaru uku da rabi na fari a lokacin tarihin Jezebel, Ahab, da Iliya. Waɗannan shekarun za su ci gaba har sai papanci ya karɓi rauni mai kisa a shekara ta 1798, gama an “ƙaddara” hakan ya faru a ƙarshen fushin farko, wato a ƙarshen yaƙin da aka kawo a kan Wuri Mai Tsarki da runduna ta wurin ƙarfi biyu masu hallakarwa na arna da papanci. Dukan waɗannan hujjoji an riga an gabatar da su a cikin makaloli na baya-bayan nan.

The “great whore,” is Isaiah’s whore of Tyre, who was to be forgotten for seventy symbolic years, which were the “days of one king.” The history of the United States, is the history of the symbolic seventy years, which had been typified by the seventy years of captivity during the reign of Babylon, the first kingdom of Bible prophecy. During that history the great whore of Tyre was to be forgotten. At the end of that history she was to be remembered and once again to go forth and sing her songs, thus committing fornication with the kings of the earth. John was spiritually conveyed into the history of papal rule in order to see the judgment of the papal power. The judgment of a daughter of a priest who committed fornication was that she was to be burnt with fire.

“kurva e madhe” është kurva e Tirit te Isaia, e cila duhej të harrohej për shtatëdhjetë vjet simbolikë, që ishin “ditët e një mbreti”. Historia e Shteteve të Bashkuara është historia e shtatëdhjetë viteve simbolike, të cilat ishin paratipizuar nga shtatëdhjetë vitet e robërisë gjatë mbretërimit të Babilonisë, mbretëria e parë e profecisë biblike. Gjatë asaj historie, kurva e madhe e Tirit duhej të harrohej. Në fund të asaj historie, ajo duhej të kujtohej dhe edhe një herë të dilte e të këndonte këngët e saj, duke kryer kështu kurvëri me mbretërit e tokës. Gjoni u bart në mënyrë shpirtërore në historinë e sundimit papnor, që të shihte gjykimin e pushtetit papnor. Gjykimi i një bije prifti që kryente kurvëri ishte që ajo të digjej me zjarr.

And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. Leviticus 21:9.

Et la fille de tout sacrificateur, si elle se profane en se prostituant, elle profane son père : elle sera brûlée au feu. Lévitique 21:9.

In the vision of the judgment of the great whore that was given to John by one of the angels who poured out one of the seven last plagues was that she was burnt with fire.

Mitemaŋɔ̃ laawol ndee laawol moƴƴiino mawɗo oo, ndee yoɓaande e cuɓoraaɗe septa ndee malaa’ikaajo gooto eɓɓinoowo gooto e nder septa balaaɓe sakkiiɓe hokki Yahaya, ko woni nde o huɗɗiraama yiite.

And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. Revelation 17:16.

Et les dix cornes que tu as vues sur la bête, celles-ci haïront la prostituée, la rendront déserte et nue, mangeront sa chair, et la consumeront par le feu. Apocalypse 17:16.

The waters that the great whore is sitting upon are the people of the world, who will be brought under her authority when the United States deceives the entire world to worship the beast, who is also the great whore. The United States then becomes the premier king of the ten kings who are represented in the prophecy of Revelation seventeen, and in this illustration the United States represents the first king to commit fornication with the whore, though she will accomplish that act with all the kings thereafter.

Les eaux sur lesquelles la grande prostituée est assise sont les peuples du monde, qui seront amenés sous son autorité lorsque les États-Unis séduiront le monde entier pour qu’il adore la bête, laquelle est aussi la grande prostituée. Les États-Unis deviennent alors le roi principal des dix rois représentés dans la prophétie d’Apocalypse dix-sept, et, dans cette illustration, les États-Unis représentent le premier roi à commettre la fornication avec la prostituée, bien qu’elle accomplisse ensuite cet acte avec tous les rois.

The first king of many kings is represented by Ahab, who was married to the great whore, who is represented as Jezebel in the church of Thyatira. The judgment of Jezebel (the great whore), is accomplished by the ten kings, who will be forced into a church and state alliance by the power of the United States. Those kings will agree to allow the papacy to rule the world (sit upon the waters), in spite of their hatred for the whore.

Перший цар із-поміж багатьох царів представлений Ахавом, який був одружений із великою блудницею, що в церкві Тіятири представлена як Єзавель. Суд над Єзавеллю (великою блудницею) звершується десятьма царями, яких силою Сполучених Штатів буде примушено до союзу церкви й держави. Ці царі погодяться дозволити папству панувати над світом (сидіти на водах), незважаючи на свою ненависть до блудниці.

And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 17:12–18.

और जो दस सींग तू ने देखे, वे दस राजा हैं, जिन्होंने अब तक राज्य प्राप्त नहीं किया है; परन्तु वे उस पशु के साथ एक घड़ी के लिये राजाओं के समान अधिकार पाते हैं। ये एक ही मन के हैं, और अपनी शक्ति और सामर्थ्य उस पशु को दे देंगे। ये मेम्ने के विरुद्ध युद्ध करेंगे, और मेम्ना उन पर जय पाएगा; क्योंकि वह प्रभुओं का प्रभु और राजाओं का राजा है; और जो उसके साथ हैं, वे बुलाए हुए, चुने हुए, और विश्वासयोग्य हैं। फिर उसने मुझ से कहा, जो जल तू ने देखा, जिन पर वह वेश्या बैठी है, वे लोग, और भीड़, और जातियाँ, और भाषाएँ हैं। और जो दस सींग तू ने उस पशु पर देखे, वे उस वेश्या से बैर करेंगे, और उसे उजाड़ और नग्न कर देंगे, और उसका मांस खा जाएँगे, और उसे आग में जला देंगे। क्योंकि परमेश्वर ने उनके मन में यह डाल दिया है कि वे उसकी इच्छा पूरी करें, और एकमत होकर अपना राज्य उस पशु को दे दें, जब तक कि परमेश्वर के वचन पूरे न हो जाएँ। और जो स्त्री तू ने देखी, वही वह महान् नगर है, जो पृथ्वी के राजाओं पर राज्य करता है। प्रकाशितवाक्य 17:12–18।

The “ten kings” (the United Nations), actually hate the papacy, but are forced by circumstances to turn their short-lived kingdom over to the papal power in a vain hope to save the world from its increasing calamities. When they realize her deception, they become the instrument to burn her with fire in fulfillment of the law in Leviticus.

Ang “sampung hari” (ang United Nations) ay talagang napopoot sa kapapahan, ngunit napipilit sila ng mga pangyayari na ipagkaloob ang kanilang panandaliang kaharian sa kapangyarihang papal sa walang kabuluhang pag-asang iligtas ang sanlibutan mula sa dumarami nitong mga kapahamakan. Nang mapagtanto nila ang kaniyang panlilinlang, sila ang nagiging kasangkapan upang sunugin siya sa apoy bilang katuparan ng kautusan sa Levitico.

The “ten kings” “make war with the Lamb” through the persecution they bring upon God’s last day people.

“Dasa raja” itu “berperang melawan Anak Domba” melalui penganiayaan yang mereka timpakan atas umat Allah pada akhir zaman.

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Psalms 2:1–5.

Kwanini mataifa hufoka, na makabila huwaza ubatili? Wafalme wa dunia hujiweka tayari, na wakuu hufanya shauri pamoja, juu ya Bwana, na juu ya masihi wake, wakisema, Na tuvipasue vifungo vyao, na kuzitupa kamba zao mbali nasi. Yeye aketiye mbinguni atacheka; Bwana atawafanyia dhihaka. Ndipo atakaposema nao katika hasira yake, na kuwataabisha katika ghadhabu yake kali. Zaburi 2:1–5.

The persecution that is accomplished for the papacy by the kings of the earth, was also done against Christ at the cross.

Ugutotezwa gukorerwa ubupapa n’abami bo mu isi, ni ko kwanakozwe no kuri Kristo ku musaraba.

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. Acts 4:25–28.

Ndi amene mwa pakamwa pa mtumiki wanu Davide munati, Chifukwa chiyani amitundu anakwiya, ndipo anthu anaganiza zinthu zopanda pake? Mafumu a dziko lapansi anaimirira, ndipo olamulira anasonkhana pamodzi motsutsana ndi Ambuye, ndi motsutsana ndi Khristu wake. Pakuti ndithu motsutsana ndi Mwana wanu woyera Yesu, amene munamdzoza, onse awiri Herode, ndi Pontiyo Pilato, pamodzi ndi Amitundu, ndi anthu a Israyeli, anasonkhana pamodzi, Kuti achite chilichonse chimene dzanja lanu ndi uphungu wanu zinatsimikiza kale kuti chichitidwe. Machitidwe 4:25–28.

The “kings of the earth” that stood up against Christ at his crucifixion represents the “ten kings” of Revelation seventeen that make war with the Lamb again by persecuting his people. At the cross, those kings were the “assembly of the wicked” who “compassed” Christ, and who do so again with his last day people.

“Abami b’isi” bahagurukiye kurwanya Kristo mu kubambwa kwe bagereranya “abami icumi” bo mu Byahishuwe igice cya cumi na karindwi, bongera kurwanya Umwana w’Intama batoteza ubwoko bwe. Ku musaraba, abo bami bari “iteraniro ry’ababi” “rigota” Kristo, kandi ni ko bongera kugenza no ku bwoko bwe bwo mu minsi y’imperuka.

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. Psalms 22:16–18.

Nkịta agbakwala m gburugburu: nzukọ nke ndị ajọ omume emechiela m gburugburu: ha dụrọ aka m na ụkwụ m. Enwere m ike ịgụkọta ọkpụkpụ m niile: ha na-ele m, na-elekwasịkwa m anya. Ha kewara uwe m n’etiti ha, ma fere nza n’elu uwe mwụda m. Abụ Ọma 22:16–18.

The ten kings, who bring judgment upon the great whore burn her with fire, for she is a whore that professes to be a priest’s daughter. Those kings are also represented as “dogs,” and the ten kings will not only burn the great whore with fire, but will “eat her flesh.” The death of Jezebel was brought about when she was thrown from the wall and splattered on the ground, and then the dogs came and ate her flesh.

Ang sampung hari, na nagdadala ng paghatol sa dakilang patutot, ay susunog sa kaniya sa apoy, sapagkat siya ay isang patutot na nagpapanggap na anak na babae ng isang saserdote. Ang mga haring iyon ay inilalarawan din bilang “mga aso,” at ang sampung hari ay hindi lamang susunog sa dakilang patutot sa apoy, kundi “kakainin” din ang kaniyang laman. Ang kamatayan ni Jezebel ay naganap nang siya ay ihagis mula sa pader at bumulagta sa lupa, at pagkatapos ay dumating ang mga aso at kinain ang kaniyang laman.

And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter. And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. 2 Kings 9:30–37.

এবং যখন যেহূ যিষ্রেয়েলে উপস্থিত হলেন, তখন ঈষেবল সে কথা শুনল; আর সে তার মুখ রঞ্জিত করল, মাথা অলঙ্কৃত করল, এবং একটি জানালা দিয়ে বাইরে তাকাল। আর যেহূ যখন ফটক দিয়ে প্রবেশ করছিলেন, তখন সে বলল, “যিম্রি, যে তার প্রভুকে বধ করেছিল, তার কি শান্তি হয়েছিল?” তখন তিনি মুখ তুলে জানালার দিকে তাকিয়ে বললেন, “কে আমার পক্ষে? কে?” তখন দুই বা তিনজন খোজা তাঁর দিকে ঝুঁকে তাকাল। আর তিনি বললেন, “তাকে নিচে ফেলে দাও।” তখন তারা তাকে নিচে ফেলে দিল; এবং তার কিছু রক্ত প্রাচীরে ও ঘোড়াগুলোর ওপর ছিটকে পড়ল; আর তিনি তাকে পদদলিত করলেন। পরে তিনি ভিতরে প্রবেশ করে ভোজন ও পান করলেন, এবং বললেন, “এখন যাও, এই অভিশপ্ত নারীটিকে দেখে এসো, এবং তাকে সমাধিস্থ কর; কারণ সে রাজার কন্যা।” তখন তারা তাকে সমাধিস্থ করতে গেল; কিন্তু তার খুলিটি, পা দু’টি, এবং হাতের তালুগুলি ছাড়া আর কিছুই পেল না। অতএব তারা ফিরে এসে তাঁকে জানাল। তখন তিনি বললেন, “এটাই সদাপ্রভুর সেই বাক্য, যা তিনি তাঁর দাস তিশ্বীয় এলিয়ের মাধ্যমে বলেছিলেন, এই বলে, ‘যিষ্রেয়েলের অঞ্চলে কুকুরেরা ঈষেবলের মাংস ভক্ষণ করবে; এবং যিষ্রেয়েলের অঞ্চলে ক্ষেত্রের উপরিভাগে ঈষেবলের মৃতদেহ গোবরের ন্যায় হবে; যাতে তারা বলতে না পারে, এই হলো ঈষেবল।’” ২ রাজাবলি ৯:৩০–৩৭।

The ten kings, who are the United Nations, whose premier king is the United States, will bring judgment upon the papacy by burning her with fire and eating her flesh. That judgment is what the angel came to show to John, and in order to do so he carried John into the history of the wilderness, but not simply a random point in the history of the wilderness, but to the very end of the period. It is evident that John was placed at the end of the twelve hundred and sixty years, for when he sees the woman she was already drunk with the blood of persecution and already identified as the mother of harlots.

Diez reis, wat die Verenigde Nasies is, wie se voorste reis die Verenigde State is, sal oordeel oor die pousdom bring deur haar met vuur te verbrand en haar vlees te eet. Daardie oordeel is wat die engel gekom het om aan Johannes te toon, en om dit te doen het hy Johannes in die geskiedenis van die woestyn ingedra, maar nie bloot na ’n willekeurige punt in die geskiedenis van die woestyn nie, maar tot by die einste einde van die tydperk. Dit is duidelik dat Johannes aan die einde van die duisend twee honderd en sestig jaar geplaas is, want toe hy die vrou sien, was sy reeds dronk van die bloed van vervolging en reeds geïdentifiseer as die moeder van die hoere.

So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. Revelation 17:3–6.

Puis il me transporta en esprit dans un désert ; et je vis une femme assise sur une bête de couleur écarlate, pleine de noms de blasphème, ayant sept têtes et dix cornes. Et la femme était vêtue de pourpre et d’écarlate, parée d’or, de pierres précieuses et de perles, tenant à la main une coupe d’or, pleine des abominations et des impuretés de sa fornication. Et sur son front était écrit un nom : MYSTÈRE, BABYLONE LA GRANDE, LA MÈRE DES PROSTITUÉES ET DES ABOMINATIONS DE LA TERRE. Et je vis la femme ivre du sang des saints et du sang des martyrs de Jésus ; et, quand je la vis, je fus saisi d’un grand étonnement. Apocalypse 17:3–6.

The whore of Tyre, who is also the “great whore” that is represented in Revelation seventeen, was to be forgotten until the time when she would once again sing her songs and commit fornication with the kings of the earth.

UMalaya waseTire, naye lowo “malaya omkhulu” ovezwa kusAmbulo seShumi nesikhombisa, wayezakhohlakala kuze kube yisikhathi lapho eyophinde ahlabelele khona izingoma zakhe, enze ubufebe namakhosi omhlaba.

Any reputable dictionary that was published before 1950 identifies that the woman arrayed in scarlet in Revelation seventeen is a symbol of the Roman Catholic church, but today the world thinks the Catholic church is a Christian church. The world has forgotten who she really is.

Tout dictionnaire de bonne réputation publié avant 1950 indique que la femme vêtue d’écarlate dans Apocalypse dix-sept est un symbole de l’Église catholique romaine ; mais aujourd’hui le monde considère l’Église catholique comme une Église chrétienne. Le monde a oublié qui elle est réellement.

When John saw her the persecution of the Dark Ages was at its end, for she was already drunk with the blood of the saints. The natural illustrates the spiritual, and a person gets drunk after they drink, not before.

Pan Yohan ba ne no, na Ɔsrease Bere Tuntum no mu ɔtaa no aba awiei dedaw, efisɛ na waboro ahotefo no mogya dedaw. Nea ɛwɔ abɔde mu no kyerɛ nea ɛyɛ honhom mu, na onipa boro bere a wanom akyi, na ɛnyɛ ansa na wanom.

The Protestants that broke from Catholicism centuries before 1798, had already begun their journey back to the Catholic communion by 1798, for she was identified as the “MOTHER OF HARLOTS.” When John saw her and wondered, the churches that had formerly separated from her fellowship had already returned. Thus John was carried to 1798, when the great whore already had murdered millions of Christians, and who had already seduced the former Protestant churches to accept her presumptuous claim that she was the head of the churches, as Justinian had identified her in the year 533.

Les protestants qui s’étaient séparés du catholicisme des siècles avant 1798 avaient déjà commencé, dès 1798, leur retour vers la communion catholique, car elle était désignée comme la « MÈRE DES PROSTITUÉES ». Lorsque Jean la vit et s’en étonna, les Églises qui s’étaient autrefois séparées de sa communion y étaient déjà revenues. Ainsi, Jean fut transporté jusqu’en 1798, lorsque la grande prostituée avait déjà fait périr des millions de chrétiens et avait déjà séduit les anciennes Églises protestantes pour leur faire accepter sa prétention présomptueuse d’être la tête des Églises, comme Justinien l’avait désignée en l’an 533.

From the prophetic vantage point of 1798, the angel then presented John with the last representation of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy.

Lati nan pwen de vi pwofetik 1798 la, zanj lan te prezante Jan lè sa a dènye reprezantasyon wayòm yo nan pwofesi Bib la.

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. 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. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. Revelation 17:7–12.

Malaikat itu berkata kepadaku, “Mengapa engkau heran? Aku akan memberitahukan kepadamu rahasia perempuan itu, dan rahasia binatang yang mengangkut dia, yang mempunyai tujuh kepala dan sepuluh tanduk. Binatang yang telah kaulihat itu pernah ada, namun sekarang tidak ada; tetapi ia akan naik dari jurang maut dan akan masuk ke dalam kebinasaan. Dan mereka yang diam di atas bumi akan heran, yaitu mereka yang namanya tidak tertulis di dalam kitab kehidupan sejak dunia dijadikan, ketika mereka melihat binatang itu, yang pernah ada dan sekarang tidak ada, namun akan ada lagi. Yang penting di sini ialah akal yang mengandung hikmat. Ketujuh kepala itu adalah tujuh gunung, yang di atasnya perempuan itu duduk. Dan mereka juga adalah tujuh raja: lima sudah jatuh, yang satu ada, dan yang lain belum datang, dan apabila ia datang, ia harus tinggal seketika saja. Dan binatang yang pernah ada dan sekarang tidak ada itu, ia sendiri adalah raja yang kedelapan, namun ia termasuk ketujuh itu dan ia menuju kepada kebinasaan. Dan kesepuluh tanduk yang telah kaulihat itu adalah sepuluh raja, yang belum menerima kerajaan, tetapi yang akan menerima kuasa sebagai raja selama satu jam bersama-sama dengan binatang itu.” Wahyu 17:7–12.

A beast is a kingdom in Bible prophecy as easily identified in chapters seven and eight of Daniel, and the mystery that the angel is presenting to John is the mystery of the beast and the woman that rides upon the beast. The woman on the beast is the great whore who commits fornication with the kings of the earth. She is Jezebel and her husband is Ahab.

Dans la prophétie biblique, une bête représente un royaume, comme on l’identifie aisément dans les chapitres sept et huit de Daniel, et le mystère que l’ange présente à Jean est le mystère de la bête et de la femme qui est assise sur la bête. La femme assise sur la bête est la grande prostituée qui se livre à l’impudicité avec les rois de la terre. Elle est Jézabel, et son mari est Achab.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24.

Por tanto, dejará el hombre a su padre y a su madre, y se unirá a su mujer; y serán una sola carne. Génesis 2:24.

A man is a man and a woman is a woman, but together they are one flesh. The mystery of the beast is that it is a combination of church and state, the combination of woman (church) and beast (kings) that are one kingdom, which consists of two parts. Statecraft and churchcraft combined, with the woman in control of the relationship, is the “image of the beast.” John is shown the woman being carried by the beast, for she is the one in control of the relationship.

Muntu ya mobali azali mobali mpe mwasi azali mwasi, kasi elongo bazali mosuni moko. Libombami ya nyama ezali ete ezali bosangani ya Lingomba mpe ya Leta, bosangani ya mwasi (Lingomba) mpe ya nyama (bakonzi) oyo bazali bokonzi moko, oyo ezali na biteni mibale. Mayele ya bokonzi ya Leta mpe mayele ya bokonzi ya Lingomba, esangani, elongo na mwasi oyo azali na bokonzi likoló ya boyokani yango, ezali “elilingi ya nyama.” Yoane amonisami mwasi wana azali komemama na nyama, mpo ye nde azali na bokonzi likoló ya boyokani yango.

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Revelation 17:18.

ហើយ​ស្ត្រី​ដែល​អ្នក​បាន​ឃើញ​នោះ គឺ​ជា​ក្រុង​ធំ​នោះ​ឯង ដែល​គ្រប់គ្រង​លើ​ស្តេច​ទាំងឡាយ​នៃ​ផែនដី។ វិវរណៈ 17:18។

Together the beast and the woman represent one kingdom (one flesh), but the angel is emphasizing the relationship of the great whore with the kings of the earth. “The beast that” “was, and is not”, which “shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition,” that “they that dwell on the earth shall wonder” after is the papacy when the great whore’s deadly wound is healed. She “was” the fifth kingdom of Bible prophecy, but it was “determined” that she would receive a deadly wound in 1798.

Ensemble, la bête et la femme représentent un seul royaume (une seule chair), mais l’ange met l’accent sur la relation de la grande prostituée avec les rois de la terre. « La bête qui » « était, et n’est plus », qui « doit monter de l’abîme, et aller à la perdition », et devant laquelle « les habitants de la terre seront dans l’étonnement », c’est la papauté lorsque la plaie mortelle de la grande prostituée est guérie. Elle « était » le cinquième royaume de la prophétie biblique, mais il fut « déterminé » qu’elle recevrait une plaie mortelle en 1798.

When John was spiritually transported to 1798, she was “not” a beast, and “yet” when her deadly wound is healed at the end of the seventy symbolic years that conclude at the soon-coming Sunday law, she “is” again alive, singing her songs, committing fornication and murdering Christians.

Khi Giăng được đem đi trong thần trí đến năm 1798, nó “không phải là” một con thú; nhưng “sẽ hiện có” trở lại khi vết thương chí mạng của nó được chữa lành vào cuối bảy mươi năm biểu tượng, kết thúc nơi luật ngày Chúa nhật sắp đến; bấy giờ nó “lại là,” sống động, hát những bài ca của nó, phạm sự tà dâm, và giết hại các Cơ Đốc nhân.

Chapter seventeen is the last presentation of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy, and as such it must agree with the first mention of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy. The first mention of those kingdoms is found in Daniel chapter two, which is represented upon both of the charts that were a fulfillment of Habakkuk’s command to write the vision and make it plain upon tables.

Isahluko seshumi nesikhombisa siyisethulo sokugcina semibuso yesiprofetho seBhayibheli, ngakho-ke kufanele sivumelane nokukhulunywa kokuqala kwaleyo mibuso yesiprofetho seBhayibheli. Ukukhulunywa kokuqala kwaleyo mibuso kutholakala kuDaniyeli isahluko sesibili, okuboniswe kuwo womabili amashadi ayeyigcwaliseko lomyalo kaHabakuki wokuba kulotshwe umbono futhi wenziwe ucace ematafuleni.

The Millerites were correct in their understanding of Daniel’s kingdoms of Bible prophecy as represented in chapters two, seven and eight, but their understanding was incomplete. Miller’s jewels of Daniel chapter two, shines ten times brighter in the last days, for it is recognized as identifying the first reference, not only of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy, but also of the first reference of the revelation that the eighth is of the seven. Jesus always illustrates the end of a thing with the beginning of a thing.

Milleritene hadde rett i sin forståelse av Daniels riker i Bibelens profeti, slik de er fremstilt i kapittel to, sju og åtte, men deres forståelse var ufullstendig. Millers juvel i Daniel kapittel to skinner ti ganger klarere i de siste dager, for den er erkjent som identifiserende ikke bare den første henvisningen til rikene i Bibelens profeti, men også den første henvisningen i åpenbaringen om at den åttende er av de sju. Jesus fremstiller alltid enden på en ting ved begynnelsen på en ting.

All the prophets are speaking of the last days, and John, in Revelation seventeen is identifying the last earthly kingdom when he presents “the beast that” “was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition.” The beast ascends out of “the bottomless pit,” which is a symbol of a “new manifestation of satanic power.”

প্রত্যেক নবীই অন্তিম দিনের বিষয়েই বলছেন, এবং যোহন, প্রকাশিত বাক্য সতেরো অধ্যায়ে, যখন তিনি “সেই পশুকে” উপস্থাপন করেন, যা “ছিল, এবং নাই; এবং অতল গহ্বর হইতে উঠিবে, ও বিনাশে যাইবে,” তখন তিনি শেষ পার্থিব রাজ্যকে শনাক্ত করছেন। সেই পশু “অতল গহ্বর” হইতে উঠে আসে, যা “শয়তানীয় শক্তির এক নতুন প্রকাশের” প্রতীক।

“‘When they shall have finished [are finishing] their testimony.’ The period when the two witnesses were to prophesy clothed in sackcloth ended in 1798. As they were approaching the termination of their work in obscurity, war was to be made upon them by the power represented as ‘the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit.’ In many of the nations of Europe the powers that ruled in Church and State had for centuries been controlled by Satan, through the medium of the papacy. But here is brought to view a new manifestation of Satanic power.” The Great Controversy, 268.

« “Quand ils auront achevé [achèvent] leur témoignage.” La période durant laquelle les deux témoins devaient prophétiser revêtus de sacs prit fin en 1798. Comme ils approchaient du terme de leur œuvre dans l’obscurité, la guerre devait leur être faite par la puissance représentée comme “la bête qui monte de l’abîme”. Dans beaucoup des nations de l’Europe, les puissances qui gouvernaient dans l’Église et dans l’État avaient, pendant des siècles, été dominées par Satan, par l’intermédiaire de la papauté. Mais ici est présentée une nouvelle manifestation de la puissance satanique. » The Great Controversy, 268.

Some of the theologians will argue that because the “beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit” in Revelation eleven, is identified in the passage as the atheism of the French Revolution, that the expression “bottomless pit” is a symbol of atheism. But Islam ascended out of the “bottomless pit” in Revelation nine, and Islam is not atheism. The bottomless pit represents a satanic manifestation.

ځینې الهی‌پوهان به استدلال وکړي چې ځکه هغه «ځناور چې له لويي کندې څخه راخېژي» په مکاشفه یوولسم کې، په هماغه متن کې د فرانسوي انقلاب له الحاد سره پېژندل شوی دی، نو عبارت «لويه کنده» د الحاد نښه ده. خو اسلام په مکاشفه نهم کې له «لويې کندې» څخه راوخوت، او اسلام الحاد نه دی. لويه کنده د شیطاني ظهور استازیتوب کوي.

“I told him that the Lord had shown me in vision that mesmerism was from the Devil, from the bottomless pit, and that it would soon go there, with those who continued to use it.” Review and Herald, July 21, 1851.

“Mi disis al li, ke la Sinjoro montris al mi en vizio, ke mesmerismo estas de la Diablo, el la senfunda abismo, kaj ke ĝi baldaŭ iros tien, kun tiuj, kiuj daŭre uzos ĝin.” Review and Herald, July 21, 1851.

Something from “the Devil,” is something from “the bottomless pit.” In Revelation seventeen the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit is the power that goes into perdition and those whose names are not written in the book shall wonder after. “Perdition” means eternal damnation and is represented in Revelation as the “lake of fire,” which is where the beast is cast into.

有一样出于“魔鬼”的事物，就是出于“无底坑”的事物。在《启示录》第十七章中，那从无底坑上来的兽，就是那归于沉沦的权势；凡名字没有记在生命册上的人，都要希奇跟从它。“沉沦”意即永远的定罪，并且在《启示录》中以“火湖”作为表征；那兽被扔在其中。

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. Revelation 19:20.

वह पशु पकड़ लिया गया, और उसके साथ वह झूठा भविष्यद्वक्ता भी, जिसने उसके सामने चमत्कार किए थे, जिनके द्वारा उसने उन लोगों को भरमाया जिन्होंने पशु की छाप ग्रहण की थी और जो उसकी मूर्ति की उपासना करते थे। वे दोनों जीवित ही गंधक से जलती हुई आग की झील में डाल दिए गए। प्रकाशितवाक्य 19:20.

In chapter thirteen the first beast that comes from the sea, which Sister White directly identifies as the papacy is identified. In that passage the world wonders after the papal beast.

En chapitre treize, la première bête qui monte de la mer, que Sister White identifie directement comme la papauté, est identifiée. Dans ce passage, le monde entier est dans l’admiration de la bête papale.

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. Revelation 13:13.

Na nikamwona mmoja wa vichwa vyake kana kwamba amechomwa hata kufa; na jeraha lake la mauti likaponywa; nao ulimwengu wote ukamstaajabia yule mnyama. Ufunuo 13:3.

The beast of Revelation seventeen that “they that dwell on the earth shall wonder” after is the final manifestation of satanic power that occurs when the deadly wound of the papacy is healed at the soon-coming Sunday law. Every prophetic characteristic of the woman and the beast she rides upon in chapter seventeen, identifies the church of Rome, just as the dictionaries published before 1950 identified.

Житә аатсаҳытын уон биирис мүрүнүгэр «буорга олорор дьон барыта сөхтүргээн көрүөхтэр» диэн этиллэр сүгүөр — бу папствон өлүүтэ суохтубут суоруктаах быһыытын таһаарыллар ситиһиигэр, улахан сибэкки Күн хонуута сылдьарыгар, сатаанас күүһүн бүтэс көрүнүүтэ буолар. Уон биирис мүрүнүгэр баар дьахтар уонна ол олорор сүгүөр туһунан бары биирдэһэ суруллубут пайхамбардыы бэлиэлэр, 1950 сылга диэри тахсар тылдьыттар быһаарыттар этэрин курдук, Рим сиркэбитин быһаан көрдөрөллөр.

The beast of Revelation seventeen, is a symbol of the combination of church and state, which is the image of the beast. The beast with seven heads and ten horns is the kingdom that is composed of the ten kings (the United Nations), which the woman rides upon and rules over. The woman is the papacy, who is identified as Babylon the great, the mother of harlots. After the symbols are identified we can return to 1798; the point in history where John was carried to in order to receive the last representation of the kingdoms of Bible prophecy.

畀示錄第十七章所講个獸，係教會同國家聯合个象徵，亦就係獸个像。嗰隻有七個頭、十隻角个獸，係由十個王所組成个國度（聯合國）；嗰個婦人騎在其上，並且統治佢。嗰個婦人就係教皇制度，佢被指明為大巴比倫，即係淫婦之母。當呢啲象徵被確認之後，我哋就可以返到一七九八年；嗰個歷史時點，就係約翰被帶到嗰度，為要領受《聖經》預言之諸國最後一次個表象。

We shall address those kingdoms, and their representation in Daniel chapter two, in the next article.

Nous traiterons de ces royaumes, ainsi que de leur représentation dans le chapitre deux de Daniel, dans le prochain article.

“Every nation that has come upon the stage of action has been permitted to occupy its place on the earth, that it might be seen whether it would fulfill the purpose of ‘the Watcher and the Holy One.’ Prophecy has traced the rise and fall of the world’s great empires—Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. With each of these, as with nations of less power, history repeated itself. Each had its period of test, each failed, its glory faded, its power departed, and its place was occupied by another.

“Tout peuple qui est entré sur la scène de l’action a reçu la permission d’occuper sa place sur la terre, afin que l’on voie s’il accomplirait le dessein du ‘Veilleur et du Saint’. La prophétie a retracé l’ascension et la chute des grands empires du monde — Babylone, la Médo-Perse, la Grèce et Rome. Pour chacun d’eux, comme pour les nations de moindre puissance, l’histoire s’est répétée. Chacun a eu son temps d’épreuve, chacun a failli, sa gloire s’est évanouie, sa puissance a disparu, et sa place a été occupée par un autre.

“While the nations rejected God’s principles, and in this rejection wrought their own ruin, it was still manifest that the divine, overruling purpose was working through all their movements.” Education, 177.

「諸国民は神の原則を拒み、その拒絶によって自らの滅びを招いたが、それにもかかわらず、神の主権的なご目的が彼らのあらゆる動きを通して働いていたことは、なお明らかであった。」『教育』177頁。