“And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.”
Then the angel said to me, 'Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns' - the angel promises to unveil the mystery of Babylon and the beast; the sevenfold and tenfold symbolism will be decoded.
Church Fathers on Revelation 17:7
“And I saw the woman herself sitting upon the scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy.” But to sit upon the scarlet beast, the author of murders, is the image of the devil. Where also is treated of his captivity, concerning which we have fully considered. I remember, indeed, that this is called Babylon also in the Apocalypse, on account of confusion; and in Isaiah also; and Ezekiel called it Sodom. In fine, if you compare what is said against Sodom, and what Isaiah…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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