Revelation 17:8-10

The Voice

⁸ The beast you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go away into eternal destruction. And the earth dwellers, whose names have not been inscribed in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast because it was and is not and is to come.

⁹ Here is the mind possessing wisdom: The seven heads signify the seven mountains where the woman is seated. They also stand for seven kings. ¹⁰ Five have fallen, one is alive, and the last has not yet come to reign. But when he does come, he will be allowed to reign only a short time.