Revelation 17:11
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And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of Revelation 17:11
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"The beast which was and is not, is himself also an eighth and is {one} of the seven, and he goes to destruction.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goeth into perdition.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the beast which was, and is not, is himself the eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes into destruction.
- Basic English Bible
And the beast that was and is not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into destruction.
- Darby Bible
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
- Webster's Bible
And the Wild Beast which once existed but does not now exist--he is an eighth king and yet is one of the seven and he goes his way into perdition.
- Weymouth Bible
The beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven; and he goes to destruction.
- World English Bible
And the beeste that was, and is not, and sche is the eiytthe, and is of the seuene, and schal go in to perischyng.
- Wycliffe Bible
and the beast that was, and is not, he also is eighth, and out of the seven he is, and to destruction he doth go away.
- Youngs Literal Bible
View People's Bible Notes for Revelation 17:11
Re 17:11 The beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth. I have explained in chapter 13 this eighth power, which was a revivification of the beast, and which had the characteristics and strength of all the seven. See PNT "Re 13:3".
takirid's comment on 2012-04-29 21:13:55:
Why Called an Eighth King?
The angel further explains to John: “And the wild beast that was but is not, it is also itself an eighth king, but springs from the seven, and it goes off into destruction.” (Revelation 17:11) The symbolic scarlet-colored wild beast “springs from” the seven heads; that is, it is born from, or owes its existence to, those heads of the original “wild beast . . . out of the sea,” of which the scarlet-colored wild beast is an image. In what way? Well, in 1919 the Anglo-American power was the ascendant head. The previous six heads had fallen, and the position of dominant world power had passed to this dual head and was now centered in it. This seventh head, as the current representative of the line of world powers, was the moving force in establishing the League of Nations and is still the major promoter and financial support of the United Nations. Thus, in symbol, the scarlet-colored wild beast—the eighth king—“springs from” the original seven heads. Viewed in this way, the statement that it sprang from the seven harmonizes well with the earlier revelation that the wild beast with two horns like a lamb (the Anglo-American World Power, the seventh head of that original wild beast) urged the making of the image and gave it life.—Revelation 13:1, 11, 14, 15.
Additionally, original members of the League of Nations included, along with Great Britain, governments that ruled in the seats of some of the previous heads, namely Greece, Iran (Persia), and Italy (Rome). Eventually, governments ruling the territory controlled by the previous six world powers came to be supportive members of the image of the wild beast. In this sense, too, it could be said that this scarlet-colored wild beast sprang from the seven world powers.
Notice that the scarlet-colored wild beast “is also itself an eighth king.” Thus, the United Nations today is designed to look like a world government. At times it has even acted like one, sending armies into the field to resolve international disputes, as in Korea, the Sinai Peninsula, some African countries, and Lebanon. But it is only the image of a king. Like a religious image, it has no real influence or power apart from what is invested in it by those who brought it into existence and worship it. On occasion, this symbolic wild beast looks weak; but it has never experienced the kind of wholesale abandonment by dictator-oriented members that sent the League of Nations reeling into the abyss. (Revelation 17:8) Though holding radically different opinions in other areas, a prominent leader of the former Soviet Union in 1987 joined the popes of Rome in expressing support for the UN. He even called for “a comprehensive system of international security” based on the UN. As John soon learns, the time will come when the UN will act with considerable authority. Then it, in its turn, “goes off into destruction.”
ReadItALL's comment on 2011-05-02 12:34:51:
Be careful not to take this single scripture out of context. Read verse 8 ... "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."
"...Shall ASCEND OUT OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT!"
This wouldn't be the papacy as many have supposed.
Myra's comment on 2010-09-22 18:52:29:
I never understood this verse before. until now from reading other verses from other bibles. It is so clear to me now. Thank you so much.
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