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Revelation 17 Summary
The Judgment of Babylon the Great Whore
One of the seven angels shows John the judgment of the great whore sitting upon many waters with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication. The angel carries John in spirit to the wilderness where he sees a woman seated upon a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns, arrayed in purple and scarlet with gold and precious stones, holding a cup full of abominations and bearing on her forehead the name Mystery Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots. John sees her drunk with the blood of saints and martyrs of Jesus. The angel explains the mystery: the beast was and is not and ascends from the bottomless pit; the seven heads are seven mountains, five kings are fallen, one is, and the seventh is yet to come; the ten horns are ten kings receiving power one hour with the beast to make war with the Lamb, whom He shall overcome.
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Revelation 17:1
“And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:”
Revelation 17:5
“And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”
Revelation 17:8
“The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.”
Revelation 17:14
“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.”
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