Gary Hampton Commentaries
Revelation 17:18
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
THAT. the. REIGNETH. Literally having. kingdom, or sovereignty. KINGS... EARTH. Those who are so called in Revelation 16:14. See also Revelation 17:2....
_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...
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MYSTERY...
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...
_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...
ΕΊΔΕΣ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΈΧΟΥΣΑ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь....
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 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...
- REV_18:15 __ 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...
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 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...
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....
An explanation of the vision, cautiously but clearly outlining the Nero-saga....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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 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...
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...
_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...
THAT GREAT CITY; Rome; those who there exerted influence and exercised dominion over Italy, and over a great portion of the earth....
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...
The conclusion of the explanation:...
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...
_ 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...
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...
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...
Revelation 17:18 And G2532 woman G1135 whom G3739 saw G1492 (G5627) is G2076 (G5748) great G3173 city...
‘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...
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 17:18. 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...
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...
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...
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...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 17:18 The GREAT CITY is Rome, which had DOMINION OVER THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. ⇐
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...
_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...
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...
Daniel 2:40; Daniel 2:41; Daniel 7:23; Luke 2:1; Revelation 12:4;...
Reigneth [ε χ ο υ σ α β α ο ι λ ε ι α ν]. Lit., hath a kingdom....
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...
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;...