Revelation 17:9-11

The Voice

⁹ Here is the mind possessing wisdom: The seven heads signify the seven mountains where the woman is seated. They also stand for seven kings. ¹⁰ Five have fallen, one is alive, and the last has not yet come to reign. But when he does come, he will be allowed to reign only a short time. ¹¹ Regarding the beast that was and is not, it is actually an eighth ruler that springs from the seven and goes away into eternal destruction.