What are the seven kings of Revelation 17:10?

[Davy]

Lets go over what had to happen, and who the seventh king and kingdom is, it must satisfy the following requirements:

The timeline – It must appear on earth sometime after the sixth kingdom (Rome), and yet sometime before the eighth kingdom (the last before Christ coming).

That's an assumption about the 8th kingdom being prior to Christ's coming. If you look at those kings as being from Rome, then you fail in understanding the Rev.17 prophecy. It's not just about Roman emperors only. It's about empires. In Rev.13:2 our Lord Jesus made the connection with empires in the Book of Daniel chapter 7. For John, five kingdoms were past, and one then was (pagan Rome), and the 7th was not yet (beast kingdom of Revelation). The one of Rev.17:10 that has a "short space" (of reign) is about the one in Rev.12:12 that knows he has but a short time. That's a pointer to the coming time of "great tribulation".

Type – It must be arguably describable as a religious kingdom as it says blasphemy or that it has the power and authority of God, promoting idolatry among other evil intents.

And all the past five, and the sixth (pagan Rome in John's day) did involve religious idolatry. The 7th one (in our near future) will also, but it will involve Jerusalem in a state of false worship (of the coming Antichrist), not Rome. God's Word is pointing to a fallen Jerusalem for the end.

Significance – As with the other kingdoms, it should alter the course of history in a manner that fulfills Biblical prophecy, in terms of the people and nations of the world.

That's a bit of an addition of men's leaven doctrine, as one could define history as covering a long period when that is not a requirement from God's Word. Per the Book of Daniel, and Revelation, the time of great tribulation for the end of this world is to be a period of 1260 days (or 42 months per Rev.11 & 13, the reign of the dragon over all nations). That reign is for the very end of this world, and was not in past history, nor will it involve Rome. It will involve Jerusalem.

Do you have a problem with noting God's Word is pointing to Jerusalem in a fallen worship state for the coming final beast kingdom of Revelation? That is where God's two witnesses will appear as written (Rev.11:1-10). And they come within the 6th Trumpet - 2nd Woe timing. Our Lord Jesus returns on the 7th Trumpet - 3rd Woe as written there.

So if you look closely, there is only one power in all history that meets the description given here. In other words, God closes every other option, and forces us to the only possible conclusion: the Catholic Church alone fulfills all the points of identity established.

That simply is opinion with pointing to the Roman Church. It is not an elimination of possibilities at all, like you're trying to suggest. Doing that is a leaven adding which we are not to do to God's Word.

From the Roman Empire comes this entity and it is the same one that comes as the little horn in Daniel. The details of the visions of the little horn of Daniel 7 and the first beast of Revelation 13 reveal they are the same.

That above again is opinion, and not really keeping to the Daniel Scripture. The "little horn" prophecy is about the "vile person" in Daniel 11, one in Jerusalem being setup as king there, not in Rome.

Daniel 7:21-22 King James Version (KJV)
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Revelation 13:7 King James Version (KJV)
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

We see it also in Revelation 11:
Revelation 11:7 King James Version (KJV)
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

Notice also that the beast and the little horn rule for the same period of time:

Daniel 7:25 King James Version (KJV)
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

Revelation 13:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

The 1260 years of the Dark Ages, compare 'time, times, and dividing of time','forty and two months'.

You have the Scripture association between Daniel and Revelation correct, but not as to where and to whom it is pointing. Revelation is pointing to JERUSALEM, not Rome. God's two witnesses are killed in Jerusalem by the beast that ascends from the bottomless pit. The beast of Rev.17:8 ascends out of the bottomless pit. Just as Rev.13 mentions two separate beasts (a beast kingdom and a beast king), so likewise does Rev.17.

The four beasts of Daniel have a total of 7 heads and also has 'ten horns'.

Daniel 7:4-7 King James Version (KJV)
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

That's a bit misleading. The only 'heads' mentioned there are with that leopard beast with 4 heads. That represented Alexander's empire. It is gone, history. That 4th one of ten horns is yet to come still, and will involve Jerusalem, which is where Rev.17 is pointing to.

 

[Davy]

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It gets its power from the dragon who is Satan himself:

Revelation 12:3-9 King James Version (KJV)
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6 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.
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

The Rev.12:3-4 verses happened long ago, before Adam and Eve. That is why it is associated with the time when Satan as that red dragon drew a third of the stars (angels) into rebellion with him. Note also the number of 'crowns' is different than the beast in Rev.13. That happened in the old world, before this present world that began with Adam and Eve. The first five verses of Rev.12 cover a period of time from Satan's original rebellion against God then all the way to the near future when Jesus will reign over all nations with a rod of iron. From Rev.12:7 to 17 is for the very end of this world, just prior to Christ's return.

Revelation 17 then describes and gives us a glimpse of what Babylon will be like, using prophetic language, it describes a woman who rejects God with her whole being:

"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" (Revelation 17:4-5).

The woman that rides the Beast has all the identifying features of who is this entity. In the Bible, as we saw, a woman represents a church:

That is another place where you leave Scripture and instead add the leaven doctrines of men. The Babylon harlot in Revelation 17 is NOT the Church. It is a CITY...

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

That "woman" in that verse has nothing to do with the 'woman' in Rev.12. You're very confused if you think so. This woman here, WHICH IS A GREAT CITY, is about the ruling city of the ten horned, seven headed, ten crowned beast kingdom. We were shown in Rev.11 which city it is...

Rev 11:7-8
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
KJV

There's that beast of Rev.17:8 that ascends out of the bottomless pit. It is Satan himself. He is who will kill God's two witnesses there in Jerusalem, where our Lord Jesus was crucified. This IS SO... EASY!

 

[Bobby Jo]

... there is only one power in all history that meets the description given here. ...

YEAH, -- NOT.


Everyone has the right to be ignorant, but they shouldn't abuse it!
Bobby Jo

 

[Bobby Jo]

... The only 'heads' mentioned there are with that leopard beast with 4 heads. That represented Alexander's empire. ...

Dan. 2:45 says FIVE world empires (i.e., 4,3,5,2,1 = FIVE), thus Chapter 7 details the FIFTH "divided kingdom", -- which consists of the Three Superpowers, and the United Nations.

PLUS Alexander's empire was divided between his FIVE Generals:

World history cites the division of Alexander’s empire into five parts: “Antipater taking Macedonia and Greece, Lysimachus Thrace, Antigonus Asia Minor, Selecucs Babylonea, and Ptolemy Egypt.”[1] This division lasted some 40 years until Lysimachus took Antipater's Macedonia and Greece.


[1] Durant, Will, Story of Civilization: Part I, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1954, pp. 557-558​

Perhaps your sources should OBEY the angel (12:4 & 9) and cease their prevarications.
Bobby Jo

 

[Bobby Jo]

To all,

I honestly can't believe all the misrepresentations, distortions, half-truths, and un-truths. Certainly the commentators apparently feel compelled to lie about Scripture and History to bolster their "standing" in whatever venue they aspire to. But are their readers so inept that they swallow that barnyard? Don't we all have the duty and obligation to fact-check these liars? Are History books so inaccessible, computer search engines so inadequate, and initiative so lacking that satan's lies are presented as GOD's TRUTH?

The Holy Spirits is supposed to lead us into all TRUTHS, but one has to wonder if it takes at least a LITTLE effort on our part:

1 Cor. 14:29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.​

To "judge" one must hear the FULL evidence, not just what one particular liar says ...
Bobby Jo

 

[Davy]

Dan. 2:45 says FIVE world empires (i.e., 4,3,5,2,1 = FIVE), thus Chapter 7 details the FIFTH "divided kingdom", -- which consists of the Three Superpowers, and the United Nations.

PLUS Alexander's empire was divided between his FIVE Generals:

World history cites the division of Alexander’s empire into five parts: “Antipater taking Macedonia and Greece, Lysimachus Thrace, Antigonus Asia Minor, Selecucs Babylonea, and Ptolemy Egypt.”[1] This division lasted some 40 years until Lysimachus took Antipater's Macedonia and Greece.


[1] Durant, Will, Story of Civilization: Part I, Simon and Schuster, NY, 1954, pp. 557-558​

Perhaps your sources should OBEY the angel (12:4 & 9) and cease their prevarications.
Bobby Jo

When you point your finger you've got four more pointing back at yourself.

You cannot try to push remnants of Alexander's kingdom over into the Roman empire which manifested after Alexander. The "legs of iron" represented the Roman empire.

Without understanding the following, the later descriptions in Daniel won't be understood:

Dan 2:32-35
32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
KJV

Above is the dream God gave Nebuchadnezzar.

1. head of gold
2. breast and arms of silver
3. belly and thighs of brass
4. legs of iron
5. feet of part iron and part clay
:this 5th part to manifest at the end when Jesus comes to smite it upon its feet, and the whole beast image together... comes falling down and is destroyed. Then Christ (that "stone") sets up His eternal Kingdom for the His saints).


Dan 2:36-45
36 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon kingdom) was represented by that "head of gold". That's beast king and kingdom no.1.

39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

The "another kingdom inferior" is the 2nd beast kingdom which was the Medo-Persia empire and represented by the breast and arms of silver (Dan.5:28).

The "another third kingdom of brass" was the 3rd beast kingdom and was Grecia (Alexander); Dan.8:5-6; Dan.8:20-21.


40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

The 4th beast kingdom was represented by the "legs of iron" and was the Roman empire.


41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

This beast of the feet of part iron mixed with part clay represents the final beast kingdom on earth to manifest when Jesus returns. This is a FIFTH BEAST KINGDOM to include a return of all the previous beast kingdoms, for they are all together when Christ (the stone) smites it upon its feet and it all comes tumbling down.

42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
KJV

The Stone (Jesus Christ) breaks all FIVE PIECES of the statue image at His coming.

That 5th beast is pointing to the one-world beast kingdom of Revelation 13 and 17. It is to have ten horns, seven heads, and ten crowns. The ten toes of the feet of part iron and part clay represents the ten kings of the final beast kingdom of Revelation 17. It will have nothing... to do with the United States of America, nor Rome. It's headquarters will be IN JERUSALEM, and the deceived orthodox JEWS will worship it.

 

[Davy]

Now then, the seven kings of Revelation 17:

Rev 17:9-14
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

The seven heads of the Revelation 13:1 beast kingdom represent seven mountains, regions of the earth. One of those regions suffers a deadly wound that is healed by the "another beast" when he comes.

10 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.

These are fallen kings of history - ancient Assyria, Egypt, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Grecia. These five are past history in John's day. The 6th one was in power then, and was Domitian, emperor of the Roman empire. The 7th was yet to come in John's day, and still yet to come in our day.

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

This 8th beast king is associated with all seven, and this 8th one is already judged and sentenced to perish, which is a direct pointer to Satan. In Revelation 12:3-4 we were shown a beast kingdom having ten horns, seven heads, and only seven crowns for the timing when Satan drew a third of the stars (angels) to earth with him. That was about Satan's rebellion of old, when he first coveted God's throne.

Many have a hard time understanding Satan setup a world kingdom on this earth back at his original rebellion. All these kingdoms of history were but further attempts to do it again, but instead through his influencing flesh men. That is how Satan is of all seven of those kings, and will be openly known as the final 8th king. The 8th king role is for after Christ's future 'thousand years' reign of Rev.20. In that time, all will know it's Satan trying to set himself up as king again in order to deceive the nations in that time. The wicked will know it's Satan and will follow him. For our time, the 7th king role for the tribulation, that will be Satan disguised... as Christ. Apostle Paul directly linked Satan in 2 Corinthians 11 as that "another Jesus" he mentioned there.

12 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 are the ten horns of the beast spoken of in the Book of Daniel. They are ten kings that reign 'concurrently'.

13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

These ten kings will give their power to the beast (king).

14 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.
KJV

Again as in Daniel 2, these ten kings battling with Christ at His 2nd coming, and their losing, represents the "stone" (Christ) of Daniel 2:44-45 smiting the 5th beast upon its feet and all the beast pieces come tumbling down.

 

[Bobby Jo]

... The "legs of iron" represented the Roman empire.

Ya think? Of course it is. But the FEET OF CLAY is a fifth "DIVIDED KINGDOM", consisting of the Chapter 7 Three Superpowers -- U.K./U.S., Russia, & China, and the United Nations.

...
Without understanding the following, the later descriptions in Daniel won't be understood: ...

Dan 2:45 ... the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold = 4,3,5,2,1 = FIVE

...
1. head of gold
2. breast and arms of silver
3. belly and thighs of brass
4. legs of iron
5. feet of part iron and part clay
:this 5th part to manifest at the end ...

Exactly correct, -- the "divided kingdom" consisting of the Chapter 7 Three Superpowers -- U.K./U.S., Russia, & China, and the United Nations.

...

This is a FIFTH BEAST KINGDOM to include a return of all the previous beast kingdoms, ... The Stone (Jesus Christ) breaks all FIVE PIECES of the statue image at His coming. ...

Actually the FIFTH "DIVIDED KINGDOM" (Clay) of the Image includes Three Superpowers and the One-World-Government:

1. Gold, Babylonian
2. Silver, Medo/Persian
3. Bronze, Grecian
4. Iron, Roman
-- Clay, "divided"
-- 5. Lion/Eagle, U.K./U.S.
-- 6. Bear, Russia
-- 7. Leopard (actually a "Tiger"), China
-- 8. "Dreadful" (eighth that was and is not because it has NO geography; NO population; NO army), United Nations​

... and the U.K., U.S., Russia, China, and France (FIVE CURRENT U.N. Permanent Security Council Members) will be joined by Germany, Japan, Brazil, Nigeria, and India (FIVE NOMINATED to the U.N. Permanent Security Council in August of 1993), to become the TEN TOES/TEN HORNS.


But if I'm wrong, pray tell, why does Rev. 12 have SEVEN DIADEMS, but Rev. 13 has TEN DIADEMS?!?
Bobby Jo

 

[Philip James]

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish (Ephesians 5:25-27).

Amen!

Hello Hobie,

Truly, one of the enemies greatest tactics is to convince men that this beautiful bride is to be despised...

You too! Are welcome to come to the wedding feast of the Lamb of God!

Peace be with you!

 

[Mark51]

In Bible history, five major empires flourished, oppressed God’s people, and then fell before John’s day: Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. When John was alive, the Roman empire was in power. Centuries after John’s death, the Roman empire passed from the scene as the dominant world power and was eventually replaced by the British empire. Soon this empire’s western colonies gained independence and came to act closely with Britain to form the Anglo-American world power. This is the “king” (Kingdom) that had “not yet arrived” in John’s day.

 

[ewq1938]

In Bible history, five major empires flourished, oppressed God’s people, and then fell before John’s day: Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. When John was alive, the Roman empire was in power. Centuries after John’s death, the Roman empire passed from the scene as the dominant world power and was eventually replaced by the British empire. Soon this empire’s western colonies gained independence and came to act closely with Britain to form the Anglo-American world power. This is the “king” (Kingdom) that had “not yet arrived” in John’s day.

Rev 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece), and one is (Rome), and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space (British Empire).

So the British empire continued for a short time? What happened to France? Didn't Napoleon do some global stuff? You are missing a lot of global powers from history that came before Britain and American became allies.

 

[Marilyn C]

Who are they and what is the significance of this prophecy to the end times? Here is the text in question...

Hi Hobie,

God has judged the Roman Empire as with all the ones before it. It will never rise again as God has dealt with it.

Now the 7 kings are the rulers of our Global Government - the G 20. They have a cycle of 5 leaders. When that is done away with - `5 have fallen/finished.` then there will be one leader in the early part of the trib, and then finally the A/C will be the 7th leader over the Global Government - Political, Economic and Religious.

Political - Islam ruling over the UK, USA, EU & Russia etc. (they control the G 7, G 20 & the UN)
Economic - through the IMF and all central banks CBCD`s. (Central Bank`s Digital Currency).
Religious - UN`s moral `laws,` (respect, tolerance, inclusiveness etc) which will be done away with by the 10 King Islamic Federation.

Marilyn.