JoshuaTree,
I love it when I get to explain something in the Bible, that there are so many inaccurate explanations for these Scriptures. These Scriptures only fit together ONE way, so Please, at least think deeply about I say, because it is very important that anyone who wants to live in The Paradise Earth, understand. It is not difficult!!!
Revelation 17:9, the seven hills or mountains in some Bibles, means, seven Kingdoms, the Woman who sits on this Beast is The world Empire of False religion, the Great Harlot, The Mother of the Harlots. These daughters are all the different false religions on earth. This is shown by verses 3-6 Verse 10 says there are seven Kings, five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come.
Think carefully, remember this Beast has Seven heads with ten horns, verse 7. Now listen, each head stands for a Kingdom that had dealings with God’s chosen people, the Jews. These kingdoms were, Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Meads & Persions, Greece, that had fallen, one is, the sixth,Rome, Who was in power when John wrote Revelation. The seventh is the Anglo-American world power, the United States and Britain,that will rule for a short time. The Eighth King will be The Untied Nations, and notice how it is described in verse 8&11,12. Notice that this Beast was, started in 1920, as the League of Nations, then it was not, it went out of power during WW2, 1939-1945, then was again, came to life again as the United Nations, 1945.. Notice the Ten Kings who have not had a Kingdom, but will receive authority as kings, one hour, with the Wild Beast-the Untied Nations. These Ten Kings are all the kingdoms of the earth, at any time one of the seven heads is reigning as King or dominate Nation on earth..They will all give their power and authority to the Eighth King, The United Nations, Verse 12. Verse 18 which says that the Woman The Great city, which reigns over the Kings of the earth, meaning the top commanders of each nation. Only false religion could fit this description!!!
If you have difficulty understanding what I have written, let me know, it is really not that difficult to understand if explained right.