The Prostitute and the Beast

¹One of the seven angels who had emptied the bowls came over and said to me, “Come on! I will show you how God will punish that shameless prostitute who sits on many oceans.[#Jr 51.13.]

²Every king on earth has slept with her, and her shameless ways are like wine that has made everyone on earth drunk.”[#Is 23.17; Jr 51.7.]

³With 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.[#Rev 13.1.]

⁴The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet robes, and she wore jewelry made of gold, precious stones, and pearls. In her hand she held a gold cup filled with the filthy and nasty things she had done.[#Jr 51.7.]

⁵On her forehead a mysterious name was written:

⁶I could tell that the woman was drunk on the blood of God's people who had given their lives for Jesus. This surprising sight amazed me,

⁷and the angel said: