It takes a mind with wisdom to understand the mystery of the Beast. The 7 heads now are 7 mountains on which the woman now chooses to sit, and they now are 7 kings; five fell, one now is, the other has not yet come; and when he may come, he now must remain a little while.
With the use of the present tense, this cannot be
speaking of a revised Roman empire, and the reference is not to the 7-hills of Rome, because this speaks of mountains, not hills. The mountains are kingdoms, ruled by these kings, who are heads, leaders, spiritual rulers.

The woman, the great Harlot, Mystery Babylon, rides on top of these seven heads. Her authority in this world is not innate, but derived from those upon whom she relies upon for access to this world—the 7 heads. 5 kings have fallen from their place of prominence amongst humanity, they are no longer worshipped as gods.
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