REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 17:4 Both prostitute and bride are adorned in gold, jewels, pearls, and fine linen (compare Revelation 18:16; Revelation 19:8; Revelation 21:18). Babylon’s clothing is expensive purple and scarlet. The bride’s is bright, pure white. The prostitute symbolizes the appeal of a worldly economic system driven by wealth and pleasure (Revelation 18:11). golden cup. Compare Jeremiah 51:7.

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