15 The angel also said to me, “The waters you saw, on which the prostitute is sitting, are nations, peoples, races, and languages.
16 The ten horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute; they will take away everything she has and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and destroy her with fire.
17 For God has placed in their hearts the will to carry out his purpose by acting together and giving the beast their power to rule until God's words come true.
18 “The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”