Drunk with the blood of the saints. Such was pagan Rome, for innumerable were the martyrs she put to death, both throughout the extent of her vast dominions, and even in her own bosom, the city itself. These were the victims of the ten persecutions raised by Rome against the Christians. Such was the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. (Pastorini)
Verse Revelation 17:6. _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__._] How exactly...
AND I SAW THE WOMAN DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS - A reeling, intoxicated harlot, for that is the image which is kept up all along. In regard to the phrase “drunken with blood,” compare Jeremi...
CHAPTER S 17-18 Babylon, the Harlot, and Her judgment _ 1. The description of the woman (Revelation 17:1)_ 2. The angel's interpretation (Revelation 17:7) 3. The desolation of the whore ...
REVELATION 17:1. HARLOT. WATERS: the description of Babylon in Jeremiah 51:13, thou that dwellest upon many waters, is here transferred to Rome. [Ultimately it goes back probably still further. The ma...
THE GREAT HARLOT. The sixteenth chapter presents the series of historical events that lead to the overthrow of spiritual Babylon. Our interpretation of these has been for the most part determined by t...
THE FALL OF ROME (Revelation 17:1-18) One of the seven angels, who had the seven bowls, came and spoke with me. "Come here," he said, "and I will show you the judgment of the great harlot, who sits up...
SAINTS. See Acts 9:13. MARTYRS. See p. 1511. JESUS. App-98. ADMIRATION. wonder. In this phrase is the Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6....
_with the blood of the saints_&c. Revelation 18:24. _martyrs_ See on Revelation 2:13. _admiration_ Better, WONDER, the substantive used being cognate to the verb. Of course "admiration" is not meant...
ΜΕΘΎΟΥΣΑΝ ἘΚ ΤΟΥ͂ ΑἽΜΑΤΟΣ. With A 1 vg[592] Primas[593] Tyc[594]; א* has μεθ. τῷ αἴματι (Tert[595] _cruore_); אcB2P omit ἐκ. [592] Vulgate. [593] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter. [594] Tyconius. [59...
Revelation 17:1-6 THE JUDGEMENT OF THE GREAT WHORE. HER POMP...
_BABYLON AND THE GREAT HARLOT REVELATION 17:1-6:_ The Harlot sits upon many waters or controls many people. The judgment of God against the Harlot or the spiritually corrupt Rome was certain. She was...
ΕΊΔΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΜΕΘΎΟΥΣΑΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΕΘΎΩ (G3184) напиваться. Метафора опьянения кровью святых и свидетелей Иисуса Христа означает, что множество верующих...
AND THERE CAME ONE OF THE SEVEN ANGELS, &C.— As the _seventh seal,_ and the _seventh trumpet,_ contained more particulars than any of the former seals or trumpets; so the_seventh vial_ contains more t...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XVII MYSTERIOUS BABYLON SITTING UPON THE BEASTS _Text (Revelation 17:1-18)_ 1 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, sayin...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 58 Text Revelation 17:6-18 6 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 a gre...
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. MARTYRS - witnesses. I WONDERED WITH GR...
__ The Temple Section-The Scarlet Woman 1 The following Chapter s (17- Rev_19:5) are a detailed expansion of the announcement of Babylon's fall in both the first and second divisions of the Temple S...
BABYLON THE GREAT HARLOT The judgment on Rome, which had been announced before, is now shown in detail. The identification of 'Babylon' with Rome, here and elsewhere in Rev., is supported (HDB.) by th...
ADMIRATION] RV 'wonder.' For some description of the condition of Rome, see Intro. Romans. The state of society at Rome, at the time of the Rev., was probably the worst the world had ever seen. The ar...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 17 GOD DESTROYS BABYLON - REVELATION 17:1-19 THE *BEAST AND THE EVIL WOMAN - REVELATION 17:1-18...
AND UPON HER FOREHEAD... — It was usual with harlots to wear their name on the forehead; but the name here is more than a name. Like the name impressed upon the foreheads of the saints, it is “the exp...
CHAPTER XIII THE BEAST AND BABYLOST. Revelation 17:1 AT the close of chap. 16, we reached the end of the three great series of judgments which constitute the chief contents of the Revelation of St....
_Cf._ Nahum's “bloody city” (of Assyrian cruelty to prisoners, Revelation 3:1), and for the metaphor Cic. _Phil._ ii. 24, 29, or Suet. _Tiberius_, 59, or Pliny, _H. N._ xiv. 28, “quo facile intelligat...
THE GREAT WORLD CITY OVERTHROWN Revelation 17:1 This scarlet-attired woman is that miserable attempt made in every age to counterfeit the true Church of the living God. Man does not like the religion...
We now come to the true unfolding of the nature of Babylon and the detailed account of the judgment to fall on her. The name on the forehead of Babylon commences with the word "Mystery." Babylon stand...
She had thirsted after the blood of the faithful and was drunk on the blood of those whe had martyred. John stood in wonder looking at such a sight....
(9) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: (10) and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. (9) In manner of deeds: She is red...
(3) So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (4) And the woman was ar...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
The Bowl Judgments I. INTRODUCTION A. We have just finished with the final seven bowl judgments of the Lord upon the earth, and the seas, and the atmosphere! 1. The earth is in total chaos and the...
The characters of Babylon are first portrayed. Like the beast, she is only one thing in the judgment but morally she is more important than all the rest. The general character is the great active idol...
AND I SAW THE WOMAN DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS,.... To see a woman drunk is a shameful sight; but to see one drunk, not with wine, but with blood, is monstrous, cruel, and shocking; the swor...
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. Ver. 6. _Drunken with the blood, &c._] Bish...
_I saw the woman_, &c. Infamous as the woman is for her idolatry, she is no less detestable for her cruelty, which are the two principal characters of the antichristian empire. She is _drunken with th...
DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS, AND-MARTYRS OF JESUS; expressive of the vast multitude whom she, by her inquisitions, wars, and in various other ways had caused to be put to death, because they...
THE KINGDOM OF ANTI-CHRIST SYMBOLIZED BY THE GREAT HARLOT. The vision of the great harlot:...
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. Although this chapter makes the impression of...
GREAT BABYLON EXPOSED IN VIEW OF JUDGMENT The next two Chapter s (17 and 18) deal with great Babylon, her character, her self-exaltation and her judgment. This emphasizes the solemnity of God's view o...
_ 6 I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement._ A. She is drunk, not with wine, but with the...
1-6 Rome clearly appears to be meant in this chapter. Pagan Rome subdued and ruled with military power, not by art and flatteries. She left the nations in general to their ancient usages and worship....
AND I SAW THE WOMAN, the papacy, DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS, AND WITH THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS OF JESUS; filled with the blood of those holy ones, which she caused to be slain for bearing te...
Tertullian Scorpiace When great Babylon likewise is represented as drunk with the blood of the saints,[90]...
Revelation 17:6 G2532 saw G1492 (G5627) woman G1135 drunk G3184 (G5723) with G1537 blood G129 saints...
‘And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of God's people (the saints) and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her I wondered with a great wonder.' The ancient empires from Babel...
THE SCARLET WOMAN AND THE BEAST (REVELATION 17:1). This is a remarkable chapter for in it John rises above himself and foresees the inevitable consequences of history. As with all the great prophets h...
Revelation 17:6. The description of the ungovernable fierceness of the woman's spirit is continued. She drinks, and makes herself drunk with the blood of the saints and of the martyrs of Jesus (comp,...
DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS (μεθυουσαν εκ του αιματος των αγιων). Present active feminine accusative singular participle of μεθυω, old verb, to be drunk (Matthew 24:49).OF THE MARTYRS OF J...
CONTENTS: The doom of Babylon, the last great ecclesiastical order. CHARACTERS: Christ, John, 7 angels, beast. CONCLUSION: There will be in the Tribulation period a great apostate ecclesiastical syst...
Revelation 17:1. _Come_ (up) _hither; I will shew thee the judgment of the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,_ or nations, as in Revelation 17:15; and with whom the kings of the earth have co...
THERE I SAW A WOMAN SITTING ON A RED BEAST. These verses form a picture-symbol. The red beast is the sea-beast of Revelation 13:1. It is the governments of the world as the center or focus of the spir...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 17:1 An extended vision describes the fall of Babylon. This event was announced by an angel (Revelation 14:8) and portrayed in the seventh bowl ...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 17:6 DRUNK WITH THE BLOOD OF THE... MARTYRS OF JESUS. The wealthy and powerful rulers kill Jesus’ followers (Revelation 13:15).
"And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus." Here is her persecution. She was intoxicated with a fanatical zeal to exterminate the Christians;...
THE JUDGMENT ON BABYLON _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ NOTICE that in the Old Testament, harlotry is the frequent representation of apostasy. Babylon stands for the Apostate Church, which is here f...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 17:1 AND THERE CAME ONE OF THE SEVEN ANGELS WHICH HAD THE SEVEN VIALS, AND TALKED WITH ME, SAYING UNTO ME; _and spake with me, saying. _Omit "unto me." This and the following c...
_6 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._ The woman is drunk with the blood of th...
In chapter seventeen, we now have the specific judgment of God upon the false religious system that has damned the souls of so many men through deception. Jesus warned us to "beware of false prophets...
Acts 22:20; Daniel 7:21; Daniel 7:25; Habakkuk 1:13; Revelation 12:11
Saints - martyrs. The saints include the martyrs or witnesses, but the latter word emphasizes the testimony of the saints which has been the cause of their death. For martyr; see on 1 Peter 5:1....
MYSTIC AND COMMERCIAL BABYLON Revelation 17:1 _and Revelation 18:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The seventeenth chapter of Revelation discusses what we call mystic Babylon; and the eighteenth presents commer...
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints — So that Rome may well be called, "The slaughter — house of the martyrs." She hath shed much Christian blood in every age; but at length she is...
St. John porceeds in the description of this woman; he declared her to be. filthy and common whore in the foregoing verse; in this he represents her as. cruel and bloody whore; she is said to be DRUNK...