The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, [they] whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.
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Was and is not (ην κα ουκ εστιν). Imperfect and present of ειμ, an apparent antithesis to ο ην κα ο ων of 1:4. This is a picture o…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not. At the end of the verse it is added, and yet is—the beast that was, and is not, a…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And upon her forehead . . .—It was usual for harlots to wear their name on the forehead; but the name here is more than a…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Much difficulty in interpreting this section has resulted from incorrectly applying John’s words either to the Roman emperor succe ion (the seven h…
John Gill
JohnGill
The beast which thou sawest was, and is not
It is added at the end of the verse where the same description is given,…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The beast on which the woman sat was, and is not, and yet is. It was a seat of idolatry and persecution, and is not; not in the ancient form, which…
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A.T. Robertson
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