Revelations Chapter 17

Rev 17

Another day

Background history of previous empires and their co-existing great-harlot (vision 6)

1 And amid this, one of the Angel who possess seven bowl/vials, preach to me, saying, come here, I will show you the judgment of the great-harlot, who sit down upon many waters (people);

2 with whom the kings of the earth acted harlotry; and intoxicate the dwellers of the earth out of the wine of her harlotry.

3 And he carries me away in the spirit into the desert; and I discern by name, a woman sitting upon a scarlet (crimson) wild-beast, who is full of blasphemy, having seven heads, and ten horns.

4 And the woman is clothed in purple (bluish red) and scarlet colours, and deck/gild with golden articles and costly stones of pearls (margaritas) and having a golden cup in her hand, full of abomination and uncleanness of her harlotry;

5 and the name, written upon her forehead is 'the mystery of great Babylon', "the mother of harlots, and the abomination of the earth" .

6 And I see the woman got drunk out of the blood of the holy saints, and out of the blood of martyrs of Jesus. And I wonder, to see her great wonders.

The harlot demystified: the influencer of the economy and economics of money in every human empires on earth 

7 And the Angel says to me, what is the reason for wondering? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the wild-beast carrying her, which has seven heads, and ten horns.

8 The wild-beast which you discern, has been, and will not also exist/be, by going away into destruction, So, the same is about to ascend out of the abyss/bottomless pit; but, away from the conception/foundation of the world, IT has been admired by dwellers upon the earth, whose names were not written upon the book of Life. Take heed, for the wild-beast has been and will not be, but it is near at present.

9 At this junction, for the mind/intellect of those who have wisdom: the seven heads, are seven mountains (kingdoms), and upon them is where the woman sit;

10 There are seven; five had fallen down (Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonia, Medes and Persian), one king is existing (the Roman empire), the other will certainly come (Anglo-American/democracy system); and whenever it comes, it must stay a little while.

11 the Seven, will be of the wild-beast which has been, but will not also be, by going away unto damnation; and even out of IT shall be the eighth (empire).

12 And the ten horns which you discern, are ten kings, some of which certainly (no gainsay), have taken kingdoms, and have authority of a king like ONE HOUR, along with the wild-beast.

13 These (kings) have ONE opinion and even their power and authority were given by the wild-beast.

14 These kings will engage in warfare with the LAMB, and the LAMB will overcome them; because, He is LORD of lords and KING of kings; and with Him are the invited/called, chosen and faithful ones.

15 And he tells me, the waters which you have seen, where the harlot sits, are people and multitudes of nations and languages.

16 even the harlot which you have seen, hated these ten horns of the wild-beast, and has made them desolate and barely naked; and even eat their flesh, and burn them in fire;

17 for their heart is given unto doing her opinion, having given their kingdom to the wild-beast, until the words of God shall be completed/accomplished and ONE opinion of God shall be done.

18 so, the woman whom you have seen is upon the kings, who have the kingdom of the earth and the great city.