Who is the king that hasn't come yet in Revelation 17?
The king not yet come in Revelation 17 is a future world leader, likely another European leader, who will appear during the interval and continue only a short space. The passage distinguishes him from the beast, the revived Roman Empire, which the Antichrist heads as the eighth.
Les explains that Revelation 17's seven heads are seven mountains, meaning seven nations with seven prime ministers or kings. From ten, three lost their identity and were usurped by seven; one is, and the other is not yet come, and when he comes he must continue a short space. Les suggests this will probably be another world leader or another European leader coming in that interval. In verse 11, the beast that was is the old Roman Empire, seemingly dead but returning with its attributes, and Antichrist heads it up as the eighth.
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
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How do the seven kings in Revelation 17:10 break down?
Les explains the seven kings in Revelation 17:10 as follows: five are fallen, one is currently present or evident, and one is not yet come but is still to appear on the scene.
What is the interpretation of the seven kings in Revelation 17:10?
Among the seven kings of Revelation 17:10, five have already fallen, one is currently evident, and the other has not yet come—there is one still to come on the scene.