Revelation 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
"Horns, on the other hand, are the symbol of might, strength, and power. The beast carrying the harlot has seven heads of authority and ten horns of power! Seven and ten are both complete numbers. Seven is a sacred number in this respect, that it generally is used of the perfection of spiritual realities and the completeness of God’s purposes and kingdom. It denotes fullness in the things of God. In our text, however, it is used with a negative application, signifying the fullness of that authority which purports to be, claims to be, pretends to be the authority of Christ, but is in reality the fullness of the carnal mind usurping the place of Christ’s authority in the church!"
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"Now, as we consider this truth, we should especially notice these significant statements made a little further on in chapter seventeen concerning these same ten horns. “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet: but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful” (Rev. 17:12-14). Some portions of this passage we will address later, but at this time I would draw your reverent attention to the statement, “These shall make war with the Lamb.” Now I query this of you: How do these “kings” make war against Christ, the Lamb of God? Do they make war against Him in the flesh, as the Jews did? Are they literal armies of nations coming against the Lamb of God with tanks and guns and bullets and bombs? They cannot, of course, seeing He is risen and ascended up far above all heavens! Everywhere in the Revelation the Lamb is seen only in heaven and upon the heavenly mount Zion! Therefore, I would ask you, how these ten kings make war against the Lamb, unless it be in the spirit — against His light, against His truth, against His life, against His spirit, against His nature, and against His will, way, and purpose!"