“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 ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast' - the ten horns are ten kings not yet in power who will rule briefly alongside the beast. Their unified but temporary rule represents the final alliance against God before the kingdom falls.
Church Fathers on Revelation 17:12
“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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