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Revelation 17:8

6 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

7 “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

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.

10 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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.
ASV
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, [they] whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.
DARBY
The beast which thou sawest was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go into destruction: and they who dwell on the earth, whose names are not written from the founding of the world in the book of life, shall wonder, seeing the beast, that it was, and is not, and shall be present.
BLB
The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the Abyss and go into destruction; and those dwelling on the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel, seeing the beast that was, and is not, and will be.
ÅB
Det dyr du så, var og er ikke, og det skal stige opp av avgrunnen og fare bort til undergang; og de som bor på jorden, de hvis navn ikke, fra verdens grunnvoll ble lagt, er skrevet i livsens bok, skal undre seg når de ser at dyret var og ikke er og skal komme igjen.
OTB
Dyret som du så, var, og er ikke, og skal stige opp fra avgrunnen og gå til undergang. De som bor på jorden, de som ikke har fått sine navn skrevet i livets bok fra verdens grunnvoll ble lagt, skal undre seg når de ser dyret, fordi det var, og er ikke, og skal komme.
B1930
Det dyr du så, var og er ikke, og det skal stige op av avgrunnen og fare bort til undergang; og de som bor på jorden, de hvis navn ikke, fra verdens grunnvoll blev lagt, er skrevet i livsens bok, skal undre sig når de ser at dyret var og ikke er og skal komme igjen.

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  • Revelation 11:7

    When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.

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  • Revelation 17:11

    The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.

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  • Revelation 3:10

    Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

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  • Revelation 9:1–2

    Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.

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  • Revelation 19:15–21

    And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

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  • Matthew 25:34

    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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  • Ephesians 1:4

    For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

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  • John 17:24

    Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

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