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Verse Revelation 17:18. _AND THE WOMAN WHICH THOU SAWEST IS THAT
GREAT CITY,_ _which reigneth over the kings of the earth._] It has
already been shown that the woman sitting upon the seven-headed bea...
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AND THE WOMAN WHICH THOU SAWEST - Revelation 17:3.
IS THAT GREAT CITY - Represents that great city.
WHICH REIGNETH OVER THE KINGS OF THE EARTH - Rome would of course be
understood by this language in...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THAT. the.
REIGNETH. Literally having. kingdom, or sovereignty.
KINGS... EARTH. Those who are so called in Revelation 16:14. See also
Revelation 17:2....
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_that great city_&c. Again as in Revelation 17:9 the designation of
Rome is unmistakeable. The words cannot be glossed, "Babylon is (now
represented by) Rome," but must mean "Babylon _is_Rome."
_whic...
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ΒΑΣΙΛΈΩΝ. א reads βασιλειῶν.
18. Ἡ ΠΌΛΙΣ Ἡ ΜΕΓΆΛΗ. Again as in Revelation 17:9 the
designation of Rome is unmistakeable. The words cannot be glossed,
“Babylon is (now represented by) Rome,” but must...
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THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MYSTERY...
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_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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ΕΊΔΕΣ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть,
ΈΧΟΥΣΑ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь....
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth
over the kings of the earth.
REIGNETH - `hath kingship over the kings.' The harlot cannot be a
mere city, but in a spiritual sense...
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- REV_18:15
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The Temple Section-Babylon's Fall
18 The basic law which underlies all figures of speech pleads with us
to make this city a literal fact. No one presumes to make the woman
literal. S...
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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...
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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...
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AND THE WOMAN WHICH THOU SAWEST... — Read, _And the woman whom thou
sawest is_ (not “that,” but) _the great city, which has a kingdom
over the kings of the earth._ With these words the angel’s
explana...
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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....
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The dramatic climax of the oracle: the great harlot is Rome, domina
Roma, the pride and queen of the world! _Cf._ Spenser's _Ruines of
Rome_, 360 f. (“Rome was th' whole world, and al the world was
Ro...
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An explanation of the vision, cautiously but clearly outlining the
Nero-saga....
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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....
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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...
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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...
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The harlot is clearly identified as "that great city," which would
seem to be none other than Rome the capital of the Empire and the Holy
Roman Empire....
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And the woman which thou sawest is that (35) great city, which
reigneth over the kings of the earth.
(35) That is, Rome that great city, or only city (as Justinian calls
it) the king and head of whic...
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(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...
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REFLECTIONS
Blessed and condescending Teacher of John! Thy Church desire to praise
thee, O Lord Jesus, for causing thy servant the Apostle to be shown,
and the Church through him also concerning this...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AND THE WOMAN WHICH THOU SAWEST,.... Revelation 17:3 as there
described,
IS THAT GREAT CITY, often mentioned in this book; great Babylon, the
city of Rome, Revelation 11:8 which reigneth over the kin...
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And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth
over the kings of the earth.
Ver. 18. _Is that great city_] Rome, that _radix omnium malorum, _
the base of all evil. This is confes...
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_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...
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THAT GREAT CITY; Rome; those who there exerted influence and exercised
dominion over Italy, and over a great portion of the earth....
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AND THE WOMAN WHICH THOU SAWEST IS THAT GREAT CITY WHICH REIGNETH OVER
THE KINGS OF THE EARTH.
The angel here takes up his interpretation anew, in order to give the
explanation of certain features of...
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The conclusion of the explanation:...
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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...
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_ 18 And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over
the kings of the earth.”_
A. The woman is described as “that great city.” Many assume that
she represents Rome.
B. However, remem...
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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...
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AND THE WOMAN WHICH THOU SAWEST: see REVELATION 17:3. IS THAT GREAT
CITY; that is, signifieth that great city, _Babylon the great:_ see
REVELATION 17:5. WHICH REIGNETH OVER THE KINGS OF THE EARTH,
com...
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Revelation 17:18 And G2532 woman G1135 whom G3739 saw G1492 (G5627) is
G2076 (G5748) great G3173 city...
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‘And the woman whom you saw is the great city which controls
(literally ‘has a kingdom over') over the kings of the earth.'
Here is the explanation of the mystery of the woman. As we have seen
the wom...
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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...
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Revelation 17:18. AND THE WOMAN WHICH THOU SAWEST IS THE GREAT CITY
WHICH HATH A KINGDOM OVER THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. That Rome may be
here present to the mind of St. John it would be difficult to den...
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THE WOMAN
(η γυνη). She is now explained after the beast has been
interpreted. Verse Revelation 17:9 made it plain enough, but this
verse demonstrates that the woman is the city of Rome "which reig...
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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...
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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...
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IS THE GREAT CITY. Rome. _See_ Revelation 17:9.
The Prostitute is "The Great Babylon" - the symbol of anti-christian
seduction [the glamour, romance, and appeal of this world (1 John
2:15-17)], at any...
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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...
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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...
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_17 FOR GOD HATH PUT IN THEIR HEARTS TO FULFIL HIS WILL, AND TO
AGREE, AND GIVE THEIR KINGDOM UNTO THE BEAST, UNTIL THE WORDS OF GOD
SHALL BE FULFILLED._
God made Pharaoh and hardened his heart to b...
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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...
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Daniel 2:40; Daniel 2:41; Daniel 7:23; Luke 2:1; Revelation 12:4;...
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Reigneth [ε χ ο υ σ α β α ο ι λ ε ι α ν]. Lit., hath a
kingdom....
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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...
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This is so clear. description of Rome, that the church of Rome herself
acknowledges it: for if that be the city built upon seven hills, the
city that allures the inhabitants of the earth to idolatry;...