Revelation 17:12 Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. The sixth head, the Roman Caesars had ten horns; that is, provinces, and provincial legates, governors under them: But the seventh head, and eighth king of the Roman kingdom hath ten crowned horns; that is, ten kings and kingdoms under his dominion. Which have received no kingdom as yet; that is, in John’ s time, before the beast of the seventh head, the Pope of Rome, the eighth king did rise, and came to be king of kings, then they receive power as kings one hour (at the same time) with the beast of the seventh head, the eighth king. See KNOLLYS: Revelation 17:8