Revelation 17:3

17:3 So ¹  he carried me away in the Spirit ²  to a wilderness, ³  and there ⁴  I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 17:12-13

17:12 The ⁵  ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive ruling authority ⁶  as kings with the beast for one hour. 17:13 These kings ⁷  have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

Revelation 17:16-18

17:16 The ⁸  ten horns that you saw, and the beast – these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They ⁹  will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire. ¹⁰  17:17 For God has put into their minds ¹¹  to carry out his purpose ¹²  by making ¹³  a decision ¹⁴  to give their royal power ¹⁵  to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled. ¹⁶  17:18 As for ¹⁷  the woman you saw, she is the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth.”

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s invitation to witness the fate of the prostitute.

² tn Or “in the spirit.” “Spirit” could refer either to the Holy Spirit or the human spirit, but in either case John was in “a state of spiritual exaltation best described as a trance” (R. H. Mounce, Revelation [NICNT], 75).

³ tn Or “desert.”

⁴ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

⁷ tn The word “kings” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to clarify the referent.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁹ tn A new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁰ tn The final clause could also be turned into an adverbial clause of means: “They will consume her flesh by burning her with fire.”

¹¹ tn Grk “hearts.”

¹² tn Or “his intent.”

¹³ tn The infinitive ποιῆσαι (poihsai) was translated here as giving the logical means by which God’s purpose was carried out.

¹⁴ tn On this term BDAG 203 s.v. γνώμη 4 states, “declaration, decision, resolution…of God Rv 17:17.”

¹⁵ tn For this translation see BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a, “kingship, royal power, royal rule.”

¹⁶ tn Or “completed.”

¹⁷ tn Grk “And.” Because this remark is somewhat resumptive in nature, “as for” is used in the translation.