And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
The woman is a symbol of a church, with a pure or virtuous woman standing for a faithful church and a vile woman standing for an apostate church. Babylon in this description names the various forms of false or apostate religion. Her unfaithfulness to Christ lies in turning her love toward worldly things.
The seven mountains on which the woman sits point to Rome as the seven-hilled city. The seven heads are the power of the apocalyptic beast through the ages, appearing under various forms. In the period described in Revelation 13:1-10, the dominant head is the Papacy, whose union of church and state made it a persecuting power, and it exercised that power for 1260 years.
The verse belongs to the prophecies of Revelation 12 to 18 that are being fulfilled, and their fulfillment forms the last message of warning that all are to hear. It belongs to God's warning to His people of the perils before them, showing things that will exist in the last days. What is shown is a people working counter to God and a deceived company.
The woman is a symbol of a church, with a pure or virtuous woman standing for a faithful church and a vile woman standing for an apostate church. Babylon in this description names the various forms of false or apostate religion. Her unfaithfulness to Christ lies in turning her love toward worldly things.
The seven mountains on which the woman sits point to Rome as the seven-hilled city. The seven heads are the power of the apocalyptic beast through the ages, appearing under various forms. In the period described in Revelation 13:1-10, the dominant head is the Papacy, whose union of church and state made it a persecuting power, and it exercised that power for 1260 years.
The verse belongs to the prophecies of Revelation 12 to 18 that are being fulfilled, and their fulfillment forms the last message of warning that all are to hear. It belongs to God's warning to His people of the perils before them, showing things that will exist in the last days. What is shown is a people working counter to God and a deceived company.