Revelation 17:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.”
σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
πῦρ
fire.
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πῦρ
Fire. Pur. Our God is a consuming fire. Fire purifies and fire destroys. What is genuine survives the fire. What is counterfeit is consumed by it. Let God refine you.
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οὗτος
these
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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μισέω
will hate
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μισέω
To hate, to detest, to dislike strongly. Hate what is evil and cling to what is good. Not everything deserves equal treatment. Some things must be rejected.
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εἴδω
you saw
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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ποιέω
they will make
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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γυμνός
naked
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γυμνός
nude (absolute or relative, literal or figurative)
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κατακαίω
they will burn
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κατακαίω
to burn down (to the ground), i.e. consume wholly
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ἐρημόω
desolated
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ἐρημόω
to lay waste (literally or figuratively)
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πόρνη
prostitute
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πόρνη
a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
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φάγω
they will eat
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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κέρας
horns
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κέρας
a horn (literally or figuratively)
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θηρίον
beast,
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θηρίον
a dangerous animal
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