Revelation 17:10
8 The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
9 This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.
There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
11 The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.
12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- They are seven kings. Five have fallen, the one is, and the other has not yet come. When he comes, he must continue a little while.
- ASV
- and they are seven kings; the five are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a little while.
- DARBY
- And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes he must remain [only] a little while.
- BLB
- and there are seven kings. The five fell, the one is, the other did not yet come; and when he shall have come, it is necessary for him to remain a little while.
- ÅB
- og de er syv konger; de fem er falt, den ene er til, den annen er enda ikke kommet; og når han kommer, skal han bare holde seg en kort tid.
- OTB
- De er også sju konger; fem er falt, én er, den andre er ennå ikke kommet; men når han kommer, skal han bli en kort tid.
- B1930
- og de er syv konger; de fem er falt, den ene er til, den annen er ennu ikke kommet; og når han kommer, skal han bare holde sig en kort tid.