“And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.”
'The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction' - the eighth king emerges from and belongs to the seven; he represents the final manifestation of the beast-spirit before its destruction. This eighth figure may represent a final antichrist or the ultimate expression of anti-God empire.
Church Fathers on Revelation 17:11
“And the beast which you saw is of the seven.” Since before those kings Nero reigned. “And he is the eighth.” He says only when this beast shall come, reckon it the eighth place, since in that is the completion. He added:— “And shall go into perdition.” For that ten kings received royal power when he shall move from the east, he says. He shall be sent from the city of Rome with his armies. And Daniel sets forth the ten horns and the ten diadems. And that these are…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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