Apocalisse 17:7

7 E l’angelo mi disse: Perché ti maravigli? Io ti dirò il mistero della donna e della bestia che la porta, la quale ha le sette teste e le dieci corna.

Apocalisse 17:7 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 17:7

And the angel said unto me
The same as in ( Revelation 17:1 )

wherefore didst thou marvel?
which is not said by way of reproof, as questions of this kind sometimes are, ( Acts 3:12 ) for John did not wonder at her with a sinful admiration, so as to have her in great veneration, and to do homage and worship to her, as the inhabitants of the world wondered after the beast, ( Revelation 13:3 ) ( 17:8 ) but his admiration was an amazement, or stupefaction of mind, joined with indignation at her; and this is said by the angel to lead on to what he had to declare unto him.

I will tell thee the mystery of the woman;
that is, what is mysteriously or mystically designed by her; for till it was made known to John by the angel, it was a mystery to him; and when it was revealed, the interpretation is given in such an obscure manner, that it is only understood by the mind that has spiritual wisdom; and still remains a mystery to carnal men, just as the Gospel itself does. The hidden meaning of this woman, or the mystery of her, is told by the angel in ( Revelation 17:18 ) .

And of the beast that carried her, which hath the seven heads, and
ten horns;
the mystical sense of the beast, its heads and horns, and which is also delivered in a mysterious manner, is given in ( Revelation 17:8-12 ) .

Apocalisse 17:7 In-Context

5 e sulla fronte avea scritto un nome: Mistero, Babilonia la grande, la madre delle meretrici e delle abominazioni della terra.

6 E vidi la donna ebbra del sangue dei santi e del sangue dei martiri di Gesù. E quando l’ebbi veduta, mi maravigliai di gran maraviglia.

7 E l’angelo mi disse: Perché ti maravigli? Io ti dirò il mistero della donna e della bestia che la porta, la quale ha le sette teste e le dieci corna.

8 La bestia che hai veduta era, e non è, e deve salire dall’abisso e andare in perdizione. E quelli che abitano sulla terra i cui nomi non sono stati scritti nel libro della vita fin dalla fondazione del mondo, si maraviglieranno vedendo che la bestia era, e non è, e verrà di nuovo.

9 Qui sta la mente che ha sapienza. Le sette teste sono sette monti sui quali la donna siede;