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There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nlt/revelation/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> So the angel took me in the Spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it. <a href="/esv/revelation/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/bsb/revelation/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/blb/revelation/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast being full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/kjv/revelation/17.htm">King James Bible</a> So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/17.htm">New King James Version</a> So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nasb/revelation/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/lsb/revelation/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; then I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/amp/revelation/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was entirely covered with blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/csb/revelation/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So he carried me away in the Spirit to a desert. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and 10 horns. <a href="/asv/revelation/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/cev/revelation/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> With the help of the Spirit, the angel took me into a desert, where I saw a woman sitting on a red beast. The beast was covered with names that were an insult to God, and it had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/erv/revelation/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/gwt/revelation/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the angel carried me by his power into the wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a bright red beast covered with insulting names. It had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/gnt/revelation/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Spirit took control of me, and the angel carried me to a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a red beast that had names insulting to God written all over it; the beast had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/isv/revelation/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was controlled by blasphemy. It had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/msb/revelation/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/net/revelation/17.htm">NET Bible</a> So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nheb/revelation/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored animal, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/wbt/revelation/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/wey/revelation/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So he carried me away in the Spirit into a desert, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored Wild Beast which was covered with names of blasphemy and had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/web/revelation/17.htm">World English Bible</a> He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he carried me away to a wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of slander, having seven heads and ten horns, <a href="/blb/revelation/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast being full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/ylt/revelation/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he carried me away to a wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of evil-speaking, having seven heads and ten horns, <a href="/slt/revelation/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he brought me away in the spirit into the desert: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet wild beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he took me away in spirit into the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he carried me away in spirit to the desert. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, filled with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nabre/revelation/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he carried me away in spirit to a deserted place where I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names, with seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So he carried me away in the spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet wild beast inscribed with many words of blasphemy and having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he brought me to the wilderness in The Spirit, and I saw a woman who sat on a blood-red beast full of blasphemous names, which had seven heads and ten horns.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he carried me away in spirit into the wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, that was full of impious names, and that had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/godbey/revelation/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, having the names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/haweis/revelation/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And he bore me away in spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads, and ten horns. <a href="/mace/revelation/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a> so he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads, and ten horns. <a href="/wey/revelation/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So he carried me away in the Spirit into a desert, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored Wild Beast which was covered with names of blasphemy and had seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/worrell/revelation/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of the names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/worsley/revelation/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he transported me in spirit into the wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-coloured beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <a href="/parallel/revelation/17-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3394" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/17.htm">The Woman on the Beast</a> …2The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” 3<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/667.htm" title="667: apēnenken (V-AIA-3S) -- To carry, bear away (sometimes with violence). From apo and phero; to bear off.">the angel carried me away</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneumati (N-DNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">the Spirit</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/2048.htm" title="2048: erēmon (Adj-AFS) -- Lonesome, i.e. waste.">a wilderness,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">where</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidon (V-AIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">I saw</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaika (N-AFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">a woman</a> <a href="/greek/2521.htm" title="2521: kathēmenēn (V-PPM/P-AFS) -- To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.">sitting</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/2847.htm" title="2847: kokkinon (Adj-ANS) -- Crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak. From kokkos; crimson-colored.">a scarlet</a> <a href="/greek/2342.htm" title="2342: thērion (N-ANS) -- Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal.">beast</a> <a href="/greek/1073.htm" title="1073: gemonta (V-PPA-ANP) -- To be full of. A primary verb; to swell out, i.e. Be full.">that was covered with</a> <a href="/greek/988.htm" title="988: blasphēmias (N-GFS) -- Abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy. From blasphemos; vilification.">blasphemous</a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomata (N-ANP) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">names</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">and had</a> <a href="/greek/2033.htm" title="2033: hepta (Adj-AFP) -- Seven. A primary number; seven.">seven</a> <a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="2776: kephalas (N-AFP) -- From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">heads</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1176.htm" title="1176: deka (Adj-ANP) -- Ten. A primary number; ten.">ten</a> <a href="/greek/2768.htm" title="2768: kerata (N-ANP) -- From a primary kar; a horn.">horns.</a> 4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1-2</a> Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. / The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. <a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3</a> Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads. <a href="/daniel/7-7.htm">Daniel 7:7-8</a> After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns. / While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance. <a href="/daniel/7-23.htm">Daniel 7:23-25</a> This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it. / And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings. / He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/revelation/13-11.htm">Revelation 13:11-12</a> Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. / And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed. <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a> But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. <a href="/revelation/14-9.htm">Revelation 14:9-11</a> And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand, / he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” <a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Revelation 16:13-14</a> And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. / These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. <a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">Revelation 11:7</a> When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them. <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Revelation 13:4-5</a> They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?” / The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. <a href="/revelation/13-7.htm">Revelation 13:7-8</a> Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. / And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain. <a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Revelation 17:8</a> The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be. <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">Revelation 17:9-11</a> This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. / There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while. / The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction. <a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a> All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit on a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.he carried.<a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Revelation 1:10</a> I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,<a href="/revelation/4-2.htm">Revelation 4:2</a> And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.<a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a> And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,into.<a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6,14</a> And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days… <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Song of Solomon 8:5</a> Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.a woman.<a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4,6,18</a> 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: … <a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3</a> And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.full.<a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1-6</a> And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw 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… <a href="/daniel/7-8.htm">Daniel 7:8,20,25</a> I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things… <a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Daniel 11:36</a> And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.having.<a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">Revelation 17:9-12</a> And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth… <a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3</a> And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.<a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a> And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/james/3-7.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Blasphemous</a> <a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Blasphemy</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Full</a> <a href="/revelation/13-3.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/revelation/13-11.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Names</a> <a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">red</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/revelation/11-16.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/revelation/16-13.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Blasphemous</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-3.htm">Blasphemy</a> <a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/revelation/20-1.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/genesis/31-10.htm">Coloured</a> <a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/genesis/14-6.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Names</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">red</a> <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Scarlet</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/genesis/14-6.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 17</div>1. <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand sits upon the beast;</a> 5. <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">The interpretation of the seven heads;</a> 12. <a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">and the ten horns.</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/17-14.htm">The victory of the Lamb.</a> 16. <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">The punishment of the harlot.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness This phrase indicates a spiritual vision or experience, as John is transported by an angel. The "wilderness" often symbolizes a place of desolation or spiritual testing, reminiscent of Israel's journey through the desert and Jesus' temptation. It suggests a setting removed from the distractions of the world, where divine revelations are made clear. The wilderness can also represent the spiritual barrenness of the world system opposed to God.where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast The "woman" is later identified as "Babylon the Great," symbolizing a corrupt system or city opposed to God. Her sitting on the "scarlet beast" indicates a position of control or influence over this beast, which represents a powerful, anti-God political entity. The color "scarlet" is often associated with luxury, sin, and bloodshed, suggesting the opulence and moral corruption of this alliance.that was covered with blasphemous names Blasphemous names indicate a direct opposition to God, ascribing divine attributes or titles to something other than God. This reflects the beast's nature as a counterfeit to God's authority, reminiscent of the blasphemies spoken by the little horn in <a href="/daniel/7-8.htm">Daniel 7:8</a>. It underscores the beast's role in leading people away from true worship.and had seven heads and ten horns The "seven heads" and "ten horns" are symbolic of completeness and power, often interpreted as representing a coalition of kingdoms or rulers. This imagery is consistent with Daniel's visions (<a href="/daniel/7-7.htm">Daniel 7:7-8</a>) and is further explained in <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">Revelation 17:9-12</a>, where the heads and horns are linked to specific kings and kingdoms. The number seven often signifies completeness or perfection, while ten can denote fullness or the extent of worldly power. This imagery highlights the beast's formidable influence and the global reach of its authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel.htm">The Angel</a> A divine messenger who guides John in his vision, symbolizing God's revelation to humanity. 2. <a href="/topical/j/john.htm">John</a> The apostle and author of Revelation, who receives and records the vision. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> A desolate place symbolizing spiritual barrenness or a place of testing and revelation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a> Represents a corrupt system or entity, often interpreted as a symbol of false religion or a city opposed to God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_scarlet_beast.htm">The Scarlet Beast</a> A powerful, blasphemous entity with seven heads and ten horns, symbolizing oppressive political powers or empires.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a> Believers must be vigilant and discerning of spiritual deception and false teachings, as symbolized by the woman and the beast. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_evil.htm">The Nature of Evil</a> The beast's blasphemous names and power remind us of the persistent nature of evil and its opposition to God's kingdom. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the apparent power of the beast, the vision ultimately reveals God's control over history and His ultimate victory. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_faithfulness.htm">The Call to Faithfulness</a> In a world filled with spiritual and moral corruption, Christians are called to remain faithful to Christ and His teachings. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophecy.htm">Understanding Prophecy</a> Studying prophetic literature requires careful interpretation, recognizing symbolic language and its implications for both the present and future.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 17</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_whore_of_babylon.htm">Who is the Whore of Babylon in biblical prophecy?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_christianity's_apostolic_age.htm">What role does Satan play in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_origin_of_sin.htm">What is the origin of sin?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_kings_19_fit_with_elijah's_story.htm">How does 1 Kings 19 fit with other biblical accounts of Elijah and the broader historical context, considering potential timeline or narrative discrepancies? (1 Kings 19)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) So he carried. . . .--Better, And he carried me away into a wilderness in spirit: and I saw a woman sitting upon a wild beast of scarlet colour, teeming with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. We recognise the wild beast as that described in Revelation 13. Now the wild beast carries the woman; for she draws her support from the great world-power. The scene is the wilderness. The contrast between the desolation around her and the splendour of her appearance is striking and suggestive. The woman clothed with the sun (<a href="/revelation/12-1.htm" title="And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:">Revelation 12:1</a>), persecuted by the dragon, finds a home in the wilderness into which she is driven. She is persecuted, but not forsaken; she can joy in tribulation. The scarlet-clad woman, amid all her dazzling surroundings, is still in a wilderness. The runagates continue in scarceness. Sansjoy is the brother of Sansloy. The wild beast is scarlet in colour. The dragon was red (<a href="/revelation/12-3.htm" title="And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.">Revelation 12:3</a>); the woman is clothed in scarlet. Is it the emblem of lawlessness ending in violence? (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm" title="Come now, and let us reason together, said the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.">Isaiah 1:18</a>). It has also a show of sovereignty.Full of names.--Teeming with names, &c.--The living creatures (<a href="/revelation/4-8.htm" title="And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.">Revelation 4:8</a>) teemed (the same word as here) with eyes, the tokens of ready obedience and true intelligence. The wild beast teems with tokens of lawlessness and self-sufficiency.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - So he carried me away in the spirit; and he carried, etc. (cf. <a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Revelation 1:10</a> and Revelation 21:10). In the latter reference the analogy is sufficiently close to lead us to believe that it is intended. Into the wilderness; a wilderness, according to the Revised Version, which is the rendering of Wordsworth and others; but Alford strongly supports the Authorized Version rendering, notwithstanding the absence of the Greek article (see Alford, in loc.). Some commentators have thought that the "wilderness" signifies the desolation which is the lot of the harlot (see ver. 16; <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2, 19</a>; also <a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Jeremiah 51:26</a>). But we can hardly avoid the conclusion that the "wilderness" here is that spoken of in <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6, 14</a>, which is symbolical of this world, particularly when we remember that the "wilderness" in both cases is the abode of a woman, who moreover is representative of the Church; though in <a href="/revelation/12.htm">Revelation 12</a>. she represents the Church of God as a whole, persecuted by Satan, and in this place the woman is representative of the faithless part of the Church (see also below on "beast"). Vitringa, referring to <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Isaiah 21:1</a>, and <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1, 15</a>, and <a href="/ezekiel/20-35.htm">Ezekiel 20:35</a>, arrives at a similar conclusion; it is a "wilderness of the people." And I saw a woman. There is no article, but this vision, occurring immediately after the words of ver. 1, "I will show thee... the great harlot," identifies this woman with the harlot of ver. 1. This woman represents the faithless portion of the Church (see on ver. 1); that part which, following after worldly things, has thereby rendered to the beast the love and honour due to God alone. This woman is not identical with the woman of <a href="/revelation/12.htm">Revelation 12</a>. The latter represents the faithful, the former the faithless, part of the Church. Sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Here again, as in "wilderness" (vide supra), we have θηρίον, "beast," without the article; but the identity of this "beast" with that of <a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a> is established by (1) the same outward characteristics of names of blasphemy, seven heads and ten horns; (2) its connection with "kings," etc. (vers. 12-14 and <a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19, 20</a>); (3) its connection with the "false prophet" (<a href="/revelation/13.htm">Revelation 13</a>. and Revelation 19:20); . . . <a href="/commentaries/revelation/17-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [the angel] carried me away ἀπήνεγκέν (apēnenken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_667.htm">Strong's 667: </a> To carry, bear away (sometimes with violence). From apo and phero; to bear off. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] Spirit Πνεύματι (Pneumati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. a wilderness, ἔρημον (erēmon) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> Lonesome, i.e. waste. [where] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I saw εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. a woman γυναῖκα (gynaika) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. sitting καθημένην (kathēmenēn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2521.htm">Strong's 2521: </a> To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. a scarlet κόκκινον (kokkinon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2847.htm">Strong's 2847: </a> Crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak. From kokkos; crimson-colored. beast θηρίον (thērion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal. that was covered with γέμοντα (gemonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1073.htm">Strong's 1073: </a> To be full of. A primary verb; to swell out, i.e. Be full. blasphemous βλασφημίας (blasphēmias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_988.htm">Strong's 988: </a> Abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy. From blasphemos; vilification. names ὀνόματα (onomata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. [and] had ἔχων (echōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. seven ἑπτὰ (hepta) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2033.htm">Strong's 2033: </a> Seven. A primary number; seven. heads κεφαλὰς (kephalas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm">Strong's 2776: </a> From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. ten δέκα (deka) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1176.htm">Strong's 1176: </a> Ten. A primary number; ten. horns. κέρατα (kerata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2768.htm">Strong's 2768: </a> From a primary kar; a horn. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/17-3.htm">Revelation 17:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/17-3.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 17:3 He carried me away in the Spirit (Rev. 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