Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Revelation 17

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Revelation 17 . 1 , A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet , with a golden cup in her hand sits upon the beast; Revelation 17 . 5 , which is great Babylon , the mother of all abominations; Revelation 17 . 9 , The interpretation of the seven heads; Revelation 17 . 12 , and the ten horns; Revelation 17 . 14 , The victory of the Lamb; Revelation 17 . 16 , The punishment of the whore.

Revelation 17:1

Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

Revelation 17:1 · BSB

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Revelation 17:2

The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”

Revelation 17:2 · BSB

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Revelation 17:3

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.

Revelation 17:3 · BSB

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Revelation 17:4

The 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.

Revelation 17:4 · BSB

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Revelation 17:5

And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Revelation 17:5 · BSB

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harlots or , fornications

Revelation 17:6

I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

Revelation 17:6 · BSB

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Revelation 17:7

“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 17:7 · BSB

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Revelation 17:8

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.

Revelation 17:8 · BSB

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The Roman empire was the beast , or idolatrous persecuting power , when under the Pagan emperors; it ceased to be so when it became Christian; and became so again under the Roman pontiffs , and shall "go into perdition."

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Revelation 17:9

This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

Revelation 17:9 · BSB

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Revelation 17:10

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.

Revelation 17:10 · BSB

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Revelation 17:11

The beast that was, and now is not, is an eighth king, who belongs to the other seven and is going into destruction.

Revelation 17:11 · BSB

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Revelation 17:12

The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.

Revelation 17:12 · BSB

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Revelation 17:13

These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

Revelation 17:13 · BSB

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Revelation 17:14

They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

Revelation 17:14 · BSB

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Revelation 17:15

Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

Revelation 17:15 · BSB

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Revelation 17:16

And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

Revelation 17:16 · BSB

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The ten horns , which the angel explained of "ten kings" or kingdoms , and which once exalted and supported her ecclesiastical tyranny , will hate , desolate , strip , and devour her. They will be the principal instruments in the destruction of popery and the ruin of Rome itself

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Revelation 17:17

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

Revelation 17:17 · BSB

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Revelation 17:18

And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

Revelation 17:18 · BSB

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The city which , at the time of the vision , "reigned over the kings of the earth ," was undoubtedly Rome; and from its foundation , it has , in different ways , accomplished this object to the present time

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web8 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Revelation 17:1 → Jeremiah 51:13, Revelation 17:16 → Ezekiel 23:25-29, Revelation 17:3a → Isaiah 21:1-2, Revelation 17:4 → Jeremiah 4:30, Revelation 17:6 → Isaiah 34:5-7
Trajectories
Davidic Messianic Titles (Faithful Witness, Firstborn, Ruler of Kings), Nimrod (The First Empire Builder), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)
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