Only 7 Heads but 8 Kings

Only 7 Heads but 8 Kings

Rev. 17:10-11 (emphasis added)

And there (THEY) 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. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

The 7 Headed 10 Horned Beast described in the Passages above reveals that there are only a total sum of 7 Empires or Kingdoms and NOT 8. However, there are 8 Kings of these 7 Empires. As such, one of the 7 Kings actually rules twice (one of the 1^st five Heads/Kingdoms) and the 7^th King only rules the 7^th Empire for a ‘shot space’. To this end, the 7^th Kingdom will actually receive 2 Kings – one, that as stated, will rule for only a short period of time and the subsequent reoccurring 8^th King.

It should be noted that in Rev. 17:10 above contrary to the KJV transliteration that the Greek Texts actually states that not only are the 7 symbolic Heads of the Beast identified as Mountains/Kingdoms they ALSO carry the double meaning of Kings as well - …and THEY are 7 Kings...

Meanwhile, the 10 Horns or future Kings are derived/originate from the 6^th Head/Kingdom or the former Roman Empire. However, these 10 Horns are NOT part of an 8^th Kingdom but rather are attached to or associated with the latter construction of the 7^th Head/Kingdom of the 7 Headed 10 Horned Beast, following the reign of the 7^th short space King. The latter construction (3^1/2yrs.) of the 7^th Head/Kingdom becomes the dominion of the AC and the former 8^th King. As stated, John only saw 7 Heads/Kingdoms having 8 Kings and 10 Horns and NOT 8 Heads/Kingdoms having 8 Kings with 10 Horns.

To reiterate, the 8^th and final King assumes dominion of the final construct of the 7^th Empire at the demise of the 7^th King of that Empire – the 8^th King picks up the rule of the 7^th Kingdom where the 7^th King leaves off.

Here is a fair question, “When John saw the Great Red Dragon of Rev. 12:3 having Seven Heads and Ten Horns and Seven Crowns upon his Heads, which ONE of the 7 Heads were the 10 Horns attached to?”

Here is why I asked this question.

If the 10 ‘uncrowned’ Horns were attached to the 7^th Head of the Red Dragon and the 7 Heads had been crowned and had received ALL 7 of their Kings by the time of the Dragon’s appearance in Rev. 12:3 then, when John saw the 10 Horns crowned then they also must at that point have received ALL of their 10 Kings. As you know the 10 Kings only reign during the Great Trib with the AC.

Thus, by this time the 7^th Mountain King has come and gone and the 8^th King is now ready to take his throne. But here is what is important. The 7^th Kingdom/Empire once it starts to rise is contiguous without any gap however, the Kings change from the 7^th short space King to the 8^th reoccurring King – the Beast.

Therefore, the 7^th Kingdom has NEVER risen yet. The 10 Kings are an ADDITION to the Kingdom of the 7^th short space King and his Kingdom which will be ADDED to the 7^th Kingdom marking the beginning of the Great Trib. and the reign of the 8^th King over the expanded 7^th Kingdom.

Persia/Iran may very well with the development of its nuclear power kick off the beginning of the 7^th Kingdom and its 7^th King. Nonetheless, once the rise of this 7^th Kingdom begins it will NOT stop nor be broken until the Second Coming of Christ at Armageddon.