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Text -- Revelation 17:3-18 (NET)
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17:3 So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness , and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns .
17:4 Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold , precious stones , and pearls . She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality .
17:5 On her forehead was written a name , a mystery : “Babylon the Great , the Mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth .”
17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus . I was greatly astounded when I saw her .
17:7 But the angel said to me , “Why are you astounded ? I will interpret for you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her .
17:8 The beast you saw was , and is not , but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction . The inhabitants of the earth – all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world – will be astounded when they see that the beast was , and is not , but is to come .
17:9 (This requires a mind that has wisdom .) The seven heads are seven mountains the woman sits on . They are also seven kings:
17:10 five have fallen ; one is , and the other has not yet come , but whenever he does come , he must remain for only a brief time .
17:11 The beast that was , and is not , is himself an eighth king and yet is one of the seven , and is going to destruction .
17:12 The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom , but will receive ruling authority as kings with the beast for one hour .
17:13 These kings have a single intent , and they will give their power and authority to the beast .
17:14 They will make war with the Lamb , but the Lamb will conquer them , because he is Lord of lords and King of kings , and those accompanying the Lamb are the called , chosen , and faithful .”
17:15 Then the angel said to me , “The waters you saw (where the prostitute is seated ) are peoples , multitudes , nations , and languages .
17:16 The ten horns that you saw , and the beast – these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked . They will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire .
17:17 For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled .
17:18 As for the woman you saw , she is the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ANTICHRIST |
Babylon |
Horn |
Angel |
Animals |
Jesus, The Christ |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V |
Vision |
Women |
REVELATION OF JOHN |
Prostitution |
Idolatry |
Seven |
Forehead |
Harlot |
CRIME; CRIMES |
BABYLON IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
PERDITION |
MYSTERY |
Pearl |
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NET Notes -> Rev 17:3; Rev 17:3; Rev 17:3; Rev 17:3; Rev 17:4; Rev 17:4; Rev 17:4; Rev 17:4; Rev 17:4; Rev 17:5; Rev 17:5; Rev 17:6; Rev 17:6; Rev 17:6; Rev 17:7; Rev 17:7; Rev 17:8; Rev 17:8; Rev 17:8; Rev 17:9; Rev 17:9; Rev 17:10; Rev 17:11; Rev 17:12; Rev 17:12; Rev 17:13; Rev 17:14; Rev 17:15; Rev 17:15; Rev 17:15; Rev 17:16; Rev 17:16; Rev 17:16; Rev 17:17; Rev 17:17; Rev 17:17; Rev 17:17; Rev 17:17; Rev 17:17; Rev 17:18
NET Notes: Rev 17:3 The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: Rev 17:4 Several mss (including 1611 1854 2053 ÏK pc) read “sexual immorality on/of the earth” (πορνεία`...
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NET Notes: Rev 17:5 Some translations consider the word μυστήριον (musthrion, “mystery”) a part of the name writ...
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NET Notes: Rev 17:7 Grk “I will tell you,” but since what follows is the angel’s interpretation of the vision, “interpret for you” is the pr...
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NET Notes: Rev 17:8 Some translations take the ὅτι (Joti) here as causal: “because he was, and is not, but is to come” (so NIV, NRSV), but it ...
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NET Notes: Rev 17:9 It is important to note that the height of “mountains” versus “hills” or other topographical terms is somewhat relative. In te...
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NET Notes: Rev 17:11 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
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NET Notes: Rev 17:13 The word “kings” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to clarify the referent.
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NET Notes: Rev 17:15 Grk “and multitudes,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here and before the following term since English normally uses ...
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NET Notes: Rev 17:16 The final clause could also be turned into an adverbial clause of means: “They will consume her flesh by burning her with fire.”
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