In Revelation 17:10, what is meant by five fallen, one is, and the other not yet come?
The five fallen refer to kings or kingdoms that have already passed from the scene. The one that “is” remains evident or present. The “other not yet come” is a future king or kingdom still to appear, and when he comes he continues only a short space.
Les teaches that Revelation 17:10 speaks of seven kings connected with the seven heads, which are also described as seven mountains, kingdoms, or nations. In this view, the core is the nations of Western Europe. The “five are fallen” means five kings or kingdoms have already gone off the scene. “One is” means one is still evident or present. “The other is not yet come” means there is still one to come on the scene, and when he comes he must continue only a short space, not for a very long period of time. This fits the broader picture of the revived Roman political and economic system, with its religious system, culminating under the Antichrist.
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.
More Questions
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.