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Revelation 17:15
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Verse Revelation 17:15. _AND HE SAITH UNTO ME, THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST,_ _WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH, ARE PEOPLES, AND MULTITUDES, AND NATIONS,_ _AND TONGUES._] "So many words," Bishop Newton obser...
AND HE SAITH UNTO ME - The angel, Revelation 17:7. This commences the more “literal” statement of what is meant by these symbols. See the Analysis of the chapter. THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST - See t...
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 17:9. SEVEN MOUNTAINS: Rome was described as the city of the seven hills. Revelation 17:10. seven kings: this is a second interpretation of the heads. The most probable explanation is: The...
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...
_The waters_&c. Some compare Isaiah 8:7 for the use of _waters_as an emblem of _multitudes_....
ΛΈΓΕΙ. Lach[613] reads εἶπεν with A Latt. [613] Lachmann’s larger edition. 15. ΤᾺ ὝΔΑΤΑ Ἃ ΕἾΔΕΣ. Some compare Isaiah 8:7 for the use of _waters_ as an emblem of _multitudes_. It is noteworthy that w...
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MYSTERY...
_BABYLON MAKES WAR WITH THE LAMB REVELATION 17:14-18:_ These help make war with the Lamb. Aging we see that God and his people win. "...And the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and K...
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THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, &C.— In the former part of this description, (Revelation 17:1.) _the whore_ is represented like ancient Babylon, _sitting upon many waters,_ and these waters are here sai...
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...
_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...
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. WATERS ... WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH - (; .) In impious parody of Y...
__ 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...
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 HE SAID UNTO ME... — Better, _And he_ (_i.e.,_ the angel mentioned in Revelation 17:1) _saith, &c._ The waters on which the harlot sits are explained as “multitudes.” We have thus a key to the ima...
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....
The woman impiously rivals God (κύριος ἐπὶ ὑδάτων πολλῶν, Psalms 29:3; Psalms cf.10). ὄχλοι is substituted for the more common φυλαί, perhaps with an allusion (after Ezekiel 16:15; Ezekiel 16:25;...
Revelation 17:12-18 : the campaign of Nero and his vassal-kings against Rome, which is slain by an arrow feathered from her own wings....
An explanation of the vision, cautiously but clearly outlining the Nero-saga....
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...
In verse 1, the angel had bid John to come see the whore that sat on many waters and now we learn the waters are nations....
(31) And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, (32) are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (31) This is the other part of the narration, as I said in...
The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, signify the different nations, in all which is a multitude of wicked, especially among the great ones of this world. (Witham) --- And the ten ho...
(14) 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. (15) And he sait...
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 HE SAITH UNTO ME,.... That is, the angel, who proposed to give John the interpretation of the vision, he went on with it as follows: THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH, Revela...
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. Ver. 15. _Are peoples_] Fitly called waters for their instability a...
_And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are peoples_, &c. In the former part of this description, (Revelation 17:1,) _the whore_ is represented like ancient Babylon...
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...
_ 15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues._ A. This verse helps with some of the interpretation of this chapter. B. The...
15-18 God so ruled the hearts of these kings, by his power over them, and by his providence, that they did those things, without intending it, which he purposed and foretold. They shall see their fol...
John saw _the great whore_ sitting upon _seven mountains,_ REVELATION 17:9, and _upon many waters,_ REVELATION 17:1; these signified her dominion and jurisdiction over many people....
A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian by an Anonymous Bishop Moreover, by the waters, the cataracts broken forth meeting together on all sides, and growing, were signified the peoples which grew up...
Revelation 17:15 Then G2532 said G3004 (G5719) me G3427 waters G5204 which G3739 saw G1492 (G5627) where...
‘And he says to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the pros...
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 17:15. The fourfold designation of those who constitute the WATERS spoken of in this verse is a clear proof that the harlot exercises her sway over the _whole world,_ in travesty of Him ‘wh...
WHERE THE HARLOT SITTETH (ου η πορνος καθητα). Relative adverb ου (where) referring to the waters (υδατα) of verse Revelation 17:1 on which the harlot sits. Present middle indicative of καθημα.ARE...
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...
FOR GOD PLACED IN THERE HEARTS. The prostitute sits on the waters, which symbolize the nations, peoples, races and languages - that are always working to oppose the church of Christ. The world in gene...
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...
_15 AND HE SAITH UNTO ME, THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH, ARE PEOPLES, AND MULTITUDES, AND NATIONS, AND TONGUES._ The angel explains what I said previously, that the waters wh...
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...
Isaiah 8:7; Isaiah 8:8; Jeremiah 51:13; Jeremiah 51:42; Jeremiah 51:55
The waters. The explanation of the symbol given here is in accordance with Isaiah 8:7; Psalms 18:4; Psalms 18:16; Psalms 124:14. Peoples and multitudes,
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...
Here the angel proceeds, and goes on farther in the explication of the vision. By the WATERS whereon the whore sat, he declares, are to be understood many and divers nations belonging to the Roman emp...