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1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me: “Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostitute who sits on many waters.[#Rv 15:7; 16:1; 21:9; #Traditionally translated the great whore; #Rv 19:2; #Or by many; #Jr 51:13; Rv 17:15]
2The kings of the earth committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality.”[#Ps 2:2; Ps 76:12; Is 24:21; Ezk 27:33; Rv 1:5; 6:15; 18:9; 19:19; 21:24; #Is 23:16-17; Nah 3:4; Rv 14:8; 18:3]
3So 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.[#Or in spirit; #Ezk 8:3; 11:24; Lk 4:1,14; Rv 1:10; 4:2; 21:10; #Lit was filled; #Rv 12:3,6; 13:1]
4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She had a gold cup in her hand filled with everything vile and with the impurities of her prostitution.[#Ezk 28:13; Rv 18:16; #Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; Lk 16:15; Rv 21:27; #Other mss read of earth’s]
5On her forehead a cryptic name was written:[#Rv 14:1]
BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTESAND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.
6Then I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the saints and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.[#Dt 32:42; Is 49:26; 63:6; Ezk 39:19]
7Then the angel said to me, “Why are you astonished? I will tell you the secret meaning of the woman and of the beast, with the seven heads and the 10 horns, that carries her.
8The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who live on 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 that was, and is not, and will be present again.[#Ps 140:10; Lk 8:31; Rm 10:7; Rv 9:1,11; 11:7; 20:1-3; #Mt 7:13; Jn 17:12; Rm 9:22; Php 3:19; 2Th 2:3; 2Pt 3:7; Rv 1:18; 2:8; #Ps 69:28; Is 4:3; Mt 25:34; Eph 1:4; Php 4:3; 1Pt 1:20; Rv 3:5; 13:8; 20:12,15; 21:27; #Ps 48:5; Rv 13:3,12,14]
9“Here is the mind with wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated.[#Or This calls for the mind with wisdom; #Rv 13:18]
10They are also seven kings: Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes, he must remain for a little while.[#Some editors or translators put They are also seven kings: in v. 9.]
11The beast that was and is not, is himself an eighth king, yet he belongs to the seven and is going to destruction.
12The 10 horns you saw are 10 kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.[#Dn 7:24; Rv 13:1; #Rv 18:10,17,19]
13These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
14These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with Him are called, chosen, and faithful. ”[#Dt 10:17; Ps 136:2-3; Dn 2:47; 1Tm 6:15; Rv 1:5; 19:11-21; #Rv 12:11; 13:8]
15He also said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.[#Jr 51:13; #Is 17:12; Jr 51:58; Dn 5:19; Hab 2:8; Rv 5:9; 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6]
16The 10 horns you saw, and the beast, will hate the prostitute. They will make her desolate and naked, devour her flesh, and burn her up with fire.[#2Sm 13:15-20; Ezk 23:22-35; #Lv 20:14; 21:9]
17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His plan by having one purpose and to give their kingdom to the beast until God’s words are accomplished.[#Gn 50:20; #Or sovereignty; #Jr 51:12; Rv 10:7]
18And the woman you saw is the great city that has an empire over the kings of the earth.”[#Or has sovereignty or rulership]