REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Thirty Five - Executing Babylon the Great

 In further describing the scarlet-colored wild beast of Revelation 17:3, the angel tells John: "Here is where the intelligence that has wisdom comes in:  The seven  heads mean seven mountains, where the woman sits on top. And there are seven kings:  five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet arrived, but when he does arrive he must remain a short while." (Revelation 17:9, 10)   The angel here is conveying wisdom from above, the only wisdom that can give understanding of the symbols in Revelation. (James 3:17)  This wisdom enlightens the John class and its companions as to the seriousness of hte times in which we live. It builds devoted hearts appreciations of Jehovah's judgments, now about to be carried out, and inculcates a healthy fear of Jehovah. As Proverbs 9:10 states:" The fear of Jehovah is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Most Holy One is what understanding is." What does divine wisdom reveal to us about the wild beast?

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