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- Revelation
- Chapter 17
- Verse 12
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.
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Gill's Exposition
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings,.... Not ten Christian emperors, which are reckoned up by Brightman from Constantine to Theodosius; for these did not reign with the beast, or give…
Barnes' Notes
And the ten horns which thou sawest - On the scarlet-colored beast, Rev 17:3. Are ten kings - Represent or denote ten kings - that is, kingdoms or powers. See the notes on Dan 7:24. Which have…
Adam Clarke
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 - The meaning of horns has already been defined when…
Here we have the mystery of this vision explained. The apostle wonders at the sight of this woman: the angel undertakes to open this vision to him, it being the key of the former visions; and he tells…
Cambridge Bible
the ten horns&c. Comparing Daniel 7, 8, we can hardly doubt that these horns represent kingdoms related to the Roman Empire as the kingdoms of the Diadochi to that of Alexander. Such are the principal…
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