What do the seven heads and seven mountains mean in Revelation 17:9?
Revelation 17:9 identifies the seven heads as seven mountains—seven nations with seven prime ministers or kings—on which the woman, the religious system, sits. They also connect to seven kings: three lost identity, one is, and one is not yet come, while the beast is the eighth.
Les explains that the seven heads are seven mountains, which he identifies as seven nations with seven prime ministers or kings, on which the woman—the religious system taught earlier in chapter 17—sits. He connects this to the seven kings: three have already lost their identity, one is, and the other is not yet come, continuing only a short space. Les also notes that the beast was, seemingly the old Roman Empire that appeared dead but comes back with its attributes, headed by Antichrist as the eighth. He emphasizes numbers have value: seven refers to deity, and eight follows the completion of seven.
And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
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What do the seven heads in Revelation 17:9 represent?
The seven heads/mountains on which the woman sits in Revelation 17:9 are seven nations, each with its own king or prime minister.