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and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>entirely covered with blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls, [and she was] holding in her hand a gold cup full of the abominations and the filth of her [sexual] immorality. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES (false religions, heresies) AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints (God’s people), and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus [who were martyred]. When I saw her, I wondered in amazement. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But the angel said to me, “Why do you wonder? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“The beast that you saw was [once], but [now] is not, and he is about to come up out of the abyss (the bottomless pit, the dwelling place of demons) and go to destruction (perdition). And the inhabitants of the earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished when they see the beast, because he was and is not and is yet to come [to earth]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Here is the mind which has wisdom [and this is what it knows about the vision]. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits; <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and they are seven kings: five of whom have fallen, one exists <i>and</i> is reigning; the other [the seventh] has not yet come, and when he does come, he must remain a little while. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And the beast that [once] was but is not, is himself also an eighth <i>king</i> and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction (perdition). <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but [together] they receive authority as kings for a single hour [for a common purpose] along with the beast. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>These [kings] have one purpose [one mind, one common goal], and they give their power and authority to the beast. <p class="hdg">Victory for the Lamb</p><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>They will wage war against the Lamb (Christ), and the Lamb will triumph <i>and</i> conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him <i>and</i> on His side are the called and chosen (elect) and faithful.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the ten horns which you saw, and the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked [stripped of her power and influence], and will eat her flesh and completely consume her with fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For God has put it in their hearts to carry out His purpose by <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>agreeing together to surrender their kingdom to the beast, until the [prophetic] words of God will be fulfilled. <span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The woman whom you saw is the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>great city, which reigns over <i>and</i> dominates <i>and</i> controls the kings <i>and</i> the political leaders of the earth.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Some have thought that the prostitute symbolizes a corrupt, apostate religious system.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> For the meaning of the waters in this prophetic context, see v 15.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> This may be a figurative reference to cult worship practices and idolatry.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>full of</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> The Antichrist, the final world ruler.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>having a common purpose</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Scholars have differing opinions on the “great city.” Some believe the context (18:2, 10, 21) suggests Babylon, others Rome, and still others believe it refers to many cities.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br 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