“And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who did not yet receive a kingdom, but receive authority as kings one hour with the beast;”— Revelation 17:12 (LSV)
9Here [is] the mind that is having wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits,
10and there are seven kings, the five fell, and the one is, the other did not yet come, and when he may come, it is necessary for him to remain a short time;
11and the beast that was, and is not, he also is eighth, and he is out of the seven, and he goes away to destruction.
12And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who did not yet receive a kingdom, but receive authority as kings one hour with the beast;
13these have one mind, and they will give over their own power and authority to the beast;
14these will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those with Him are called, and chosen, and steadfast.”
15And he says to me, “The waters that you saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues;