Reference

Revelation 17:7

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.
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And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

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Symbolic / Figurative Language
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

The Scarlet Beast (Revelation 17)
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Babylon the Great
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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

The Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13)
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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

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The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Symbolic / Figurative Language

The verse explicitly states that the angel will "tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns," directly indicating that these elements are not literal but symbolic representations requiring interpretation.

The Scarlet Beast (Revelation 17)

The verse only introduces the intention to explain the mystery of the woman and the beast, and does not itself provide any details about the beast's past, present, future, or the meaning of its heads and horns, which are central to the theme's definition.

Babylon the Great

The verse introduces the "mystery of the woman" but does not explicitly name her as "Babylon the Great," nor does it detail the characteristics associated with that theme such as purple and scarlet, seven mountains, or the blood of saints.

The Beast from the Sea (Revelation 13)

This verse refers to "the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns," but does not explicitly mention the beast's origin from the sea, nor does it detail the specific composite features (leopard body, bear feet, lion mouth) or the duration of its authority (42 months) as described in Revelation 13.