Verse Revelation 17:4. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication] This strikingly represents the most pompous and costly manner in which the Latin Church has held forth to the nations the rites and ceremonies of its idolatrous and corrupt worship.
REVELATION 17:4 pornei,aj auvth/j {B} Among the several readings pornei,aj auvth/j appears to be best attested, being supported by A 1006 2344 vg syrph _al_. The substitution of th/j gh/j for auvth/j...
AND THE WOMAN WAS ARRAYED IN PURPLE AND SCARLET COLOUR - On the nature of the scarlet color, see the notes on Revelation 17:3. The purple color - πορφύρα porphura - was obtained from a species of she...
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...
DECKED. Literally "gilded". STONES. stone. GOLDEN CUP. Compare Jeremiah 51:7. ABOMINATIONS. Greek. _bdelugma,_ used in Septuagint of _an idol_ (2 Kings 23:13, &c.); in plural, of _idolatry_ ...
_arrayed in purple and scarlet colour_ Protestant interpreters have been fond of applying this description to the robes of Roman bishops and cardinals: and perhaps not altogether unjustly. See Introdu...
ΤΗ͂Σ ΠΟΡΝ. ΑΥ̓ΤΗ͂Σ. B2 reads τῆς πορν. τῆς γῆς; Cyp[590] Primas[591] _fornicationis totius terrae_; א τῆς πορνίας αὐτῆς καὶ τῆς γῆς. [590] St Cyprian as quoted by Haussleiter. [591] Primasius, edited...
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...
ΉΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΊΜΊ (G1510) быть, ΠΕΡΙΒΕΒΛΗΜΈΝΗ _perf. pass. part. от_ ΠΕΡΊΒΆΛΛΩ G4016 набрасывать, облачаться, ΠΟΡΦΥΡΟΫ́Σ (G4210) пурпур, ΚΌΚΚΙΝΟΣ (G2847) малиновый. Пурпур часто использ...
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...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 57 Text Revelation 17:1-5 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the grea...
_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 was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:...
__ 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...
17:4 of (d-13) Lit. 'was made golden with.' so ch. 18.16. her (e-35) Possibly, 'of the fornication of the earth.'...
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 WAS ARRAYED... — Better, _arrayed_ (or, _clad_)_ in purple_ (the colour of the robe which was in mockery put on our Lord — John 19:2) _and scarlet, gilded_ (not “decked”) _with gold,_ &c...
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....
κεχρυς. goes by an awkward zeugma with λίθῳ (collective) καὶ μαργαρίταις; “with ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls” (like Ezekiel's doomed prince of Tyre). The harlot in _Test. Jude 1:13...
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...
The woman was arrayed in the clothes of luxury in a gaudy sort of way. Her clothes clearly identify here with the beast she rides (scarlet) and show how much she will spend on her own pleasure. (Gold,...
And (4) the woman was arrayed (5) in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having (6) a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her forn...
_Cup....full of the abomination, &c. These are common scriptural expressions for the abominations of idolatry, with which ancient Rome had notoriously polluted herself. For not content with worshippin...
(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 THE WOMAN WAS ARRAYED IN PURPLE AND SCARLET COLOUR,.... Which may be expressive of her grandeur, authority, and power, sitting as a queen, and sovereign in the empire, ruling over kingdoms and nat...
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: Ve...
_And the woman was arrayed_ With the utmost pomp and magnificence; _in purple and scarlet_ Which were the colours of the imperial habit, the purple in times of peace, and the scarlet in times of war:...
PURPLE-SCARLET-GOLD-AND PEARLS; indicating her vast wealth and luxury, and the gorgeous and splendid decorations by which she dazzled and captivated the deluded multitude. Great external parade, pomp,...
THE KINGDOM OF ANTI-CHRIST SYMBOLIZED BY THE GREAT HARLOT. The vision of the great harlot:...
AND THE WOMAN WAS ARRAYED IN PURPLE AND SCARLET COLOR, AND DECKED WITH GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES AND PEARLS, HAVING A GOLDEN CUP IN HER HAND FULL OF ABOMINATIONS AND FILTHINESS OF HER FORNICATION;...
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...
_ 4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication._ A....
DECKED: _ Gr._ gilded...
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 THE WOMAN WAS ARRAYED IN A PURPLE AND SCARLET COLOUR; _purple_ was the colour of kings and princes: this _woman,_ REVELATION 18:7, said she was _queen._ SCARLET also was a rich and noble colour, a...
Revelation 17:4 G2532 woman G1135 was G2258 (G5713) arrayed G4016 (G5772) purple G4209 and G2532 scarlet...
‘And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication.'...
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 17:4. AND THE WOMAN WAS ARRAYED IN PURPLE AND SCARLET, AND GILDED WITH GOLD AND PRECIOUS ATONE AND PEARLS. In these words we have a general description of the woman's royal magnificence (co...
WAS ARRAYED (ην περιβεβλημενη). Periphrastic past perfect indicative of περιβαλλω, to fling round one.IN PURPLE AND SCARLET (πορφυρουν κα κοκκινον). Accusative retained after this passive verb of...
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 17:4 Both prostitute and bride are adorned in GOLD, JEWELS, PEARLS, and fine linen (compare...
This woman was arrayed in gorgeous apparel, and decked with jewels, and held in her hand a cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. What a combination! a gaudy body and a filthy...
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...
_4 AND THE WOMAN WAS ARRAYED IN PURPLE AND SCARLET COLOUR, AND DECKED WITH GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES AND PEARLS, HAVING A GOLDEN CUP IN HER HAND FULL OF ABOMINATIONS AND FILTHINESS OF HER FORNICATION:...
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...
1 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 21:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; Daniel 11:38;...
Purple [π ο ρ φ υ ρ ο υ ν]. See on Luke 16:19. Decked [κ ε χ ρ υ σ ω μ ε ν η]. Lit., gilded. Precious stones [λ ι θ ω τ ι μ ι ω] Lit., precious stone. Golden cup. Compare Jeremiah 51:7. Abomination...
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 the woman was arrayed — With the utmost pomp and magnificence. In purple and scarlet — These were the colours of the imperial habit: the purple, in times of peace; and the scarlet, in times of war...