Revelation 17
The Judgment of the
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And there came one of the seven angels
which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come
hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that
sitteth upon many waters; Jer. 51.13
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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. Jer. 51.7
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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. Rev.
13.1
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And the woman was arrayed in purple and
scarlet color, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls,
having a golden cup Jer. 51.7 in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her
fornication:
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and upon her forehead was a name
written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF
HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
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And I saw the woman drunken with the
blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of
Jesus.
And when I saw her, I wondered with great
admiration.
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And the angel said unto me, Wherefore
didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of
the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten
horns.
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The beast that thou sawest was, and is
not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, Dan. 7.3 · Rev. 11.7 and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall
wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life Ps.
69.28 from the foundation of the world, when they behold
the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
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And here is the mind which hath
wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman
sitteth.
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And there are seven kings: five are
fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when
he cometh, he must continue a short space.
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And the beast that was, and is not, even
he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into
perdition.
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And the ten horns which thou sawest are
ten kings, Dan. 7.24 which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as
kings one hour with the beast.
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These have one mind, and shall give their
power and strength unto the beast.
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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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And he saith unto me, The waters which
thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes,
and nations, and tongues.
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And 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.
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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.
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And the woman which thou sawest is that
great city, which reigneth over the kings of the
earth.
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