1 Thenvch. 21:9 one of the seven angels who hadwch. 15:7 the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment ofxch. 19:2; Nah. 3:4; [Isa. 1:21; Jer. 2:20] the great prostituteyver. 15; [Jer. 51:13] who is seated on many waters, 2 zch. 18:3, 9; [Isa. 23:17] with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, andach. 14:8; Jer. 51:7 with the wine of whose sexual immoralitybSee ch. 3:10 the dwellers on earth have become drunk. ” 3 Andcch. 21:10 he carried me away in the Spiritdch. 12:6, 14 into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting one[ch. 12:3] a scarlet beast that was full offch. 13:1 blasphemous names, andgver. 7, 9, 12 it had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The womanhch. 18:16 was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adornediDan. 11:38 with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her handjJer. 51:7; [ch. 18:6] a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 5 And on her forehead was written a name ofkver. 7; 2 Thess. 2:7 mystery:lSee ch. 14:8 “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth's abominations. ” 6 And I saw the woman, drunkmch. 16:6; [ch. 13:15] with the blood of the saints, the blood ofnch. 2:13 the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly. 7 But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell youover. 5 the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. 8 The beast that you sawpver. 11; [ch. 1:4; 13:3] was, and is not, andqch. 11:7 is about to rise fromrSee ch. 9:1 the bottomless pit andsch. 13:10 go to destruction. AndtSee ch. 3:10 the dwellers on earth whose names have not been written inuSee ch. 3:5 the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, becausepver. 11; [ch. 1:4; 13:3] it was and is not and is to come. 9 v[ch. 13:18] This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; 10 they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. 11 As for the beastwver. 8; [ch. 11:17] that was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. 12 Andxver. 16; Dan. 7:24; [ch. 13:1; Zech. 1:18-21] the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kingsy[ch. 18:10, 17, 19] for one hour, together with the beast. 13 These are of one mind and hand over their power and authority to the beast. 14 TheyzSee ch. 16:14 will make war on the Lamb, andaSee ch. 3:21 the Lamb will conquer them, for he isbch. 19:16; Deut. 10:17; Ps. 136:3; Dan. 2:47; 1 Tim. 6:15; [ch. 1:5; Matt. 28:18; Acts 10:36] Lord of lords andbch. 19:16; Deut. 10:17; Ps. 136:3; Dan. 2:47; 1 Tim. 6:15; [ch. 1:5; Matt. 28:18; Acts 10:36] King of kings, and those with him arecSee ch. 2:10; Luke 18:7 (Gk.); Rom. 1:6 called and chosen and faithful. ”
15 And the angel said to me,dver. 1; [Isa. 8:7] “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. 16 AndeSee ver. 12 the ten horns that you saw, they and the beastf[Jer. 50:41, 42] will hate the prostitute. They will make hergch. 18:17, 19 desolate andhEzek. 16:37, 39 naked, andi[ch. 19:18] devour her flesh andjch. 18:8; [Lev. 21:9] burn her up with fire, 17 fork2 Cor. 8:16 God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind andl[2 Thess. 2:11] handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. 18 And the woman that you saw ismch. 16:19 the great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth. ”