The Woman/Babylon of Revelation 17

The Woman/Babylon of Revelation 17

Revelation 17:1-6 [Christ's angel(Rev1:1-2;22:6,16) said to John,] Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 ... I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus...

Facts of the history/identity of the woman:

... is the great whore vs1
... is sitting upon many waters vs1
- Rev13:1 ... a beast rise up out of the sea...
- Vs 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues
... committed fornication with the kings of the earth vs2
The inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication
- The people of the earth are drunk with her false doctrines. A good question to ask here is why, Sid, do you equate "fornication" with "false doctrines". See: 2 Chronicles 21:10-11 "So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day: then did Libnah revolt at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Jehovah, the God of his fathers. 11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto." Those "high places" were places where they worshiped false Gods. In other words, they were fornicating by the worship of false gods, rather than worshiping Jehovah, the "one true God"( Jn17:1-3 ). See also Revelation 19:2 "For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
the woman[church] sat on a beast[state], full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns vs3
- Rev12:3 ... a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. (pagan Rome)
- Rev13:1 ... a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 ... the dragon(pagan Rome [state]) gave him(papal Rome [church]) his power, and his seat, and great authority.
... is arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls vs4
- It is interesting to note that that "purple and scarlet are the chief colors in the robes of popes and cardinals" (DaR 658)
... has a golden cup in her hand full of abominations vs4
... is MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT vs4
1. Rev16:19 ... Babylon(all apostate religions) came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
... is THE MOTHER(papal Rome) OF HARLOTS(other religious organizations - apostate daughters of the papacy) AND ABOMINATIONS vs5
... is drunken with the blood of the saints vs6
... is that great city(vatican), which reigneth over the kings(nations) of the earth. vs18

Prophecy of the Future of "the great whore"

Revelation 17:16-18 [Again, Christ's angel speaks to John,] the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

But, what are those ten whore-hating horns? => http://sidnash.org/docs/10HatingHorns.html

Desiring to live by every word that comes from the mouth of Jehovah ( Deut8:3; Matt4:4 )

-Sid Nash: 06/09/2024. Latest version: http://sidnash.org/docs/Rev17Woman.html