Revelation 17
1 A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand sits upon the beast;
5 which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations.
9 The interpretation of the seven heads;
12 and the ten horns.
14 The victory of the Lamb.
16 The punishment of the whore.
one <1520> [one.]
spoke <2980> [talked.]
I will show <1166> [I will.]
great <3173> [the great.]
sits <2521> [that sitteth.]
he carried ... away <667> [he carried.]
to <1519> [into.]
a woman <1135> [a woman.]
was full <1073> [full.]
had <2192> [having.]
dressed in <4016> [arrayed.]
adorned <5558> [decked. Gr. gilded.]
a golden <5552> [golden.]
with detestable things <946> [abominations.]
<168> [filthiness.]
On <1909> [upon.]
a mystery <3466> [MYSTERY.]
Babylon <897> [BABYLON.]
Mother <3384> [THE MOTHER.]
prostitutes <4204> [HARLOTS. or, fornications.]
was drunk <3184> [drunken.]
testified <3144> [the martyrs.]
I was ... astounded <2296> [I wondered.]
beast ............................. whose .......................... beast <3739 2342> [beast that thou.]
The Roman empire was the beast, or idolatrous persecuting power, when under the Pagan emperors; it ceased to be so when it became Christian; and became so again under the Roman pontiffs, and shall "go into perdition."
go <5217> [go.]
will be astounded <2296> [shall wonder.]
whose <3739> [whose.]
since <575> [from.]
beast ............................. whose .......................... beast <2342 3739 2258 3748> [the beast that was.]
<5602> [here.]
seven .... seven <2033> [The seven.]
ten ....... ten <1176> [the ten.]
<3391> [one.]
<1239> [shall.]
will make war <4170> [shall make.]
Lamb .... Lamb will conquer <721 3528> [the Lamb shall.]
Lord of lords <2962> [Lord.]
with .... but ............. and ..... and ... accompanying ........ and <2532 3326> [and they.]
but ............. and ..... and .......... and faithful <2532 4103> [and faithful.]
waters <5204> [The waters.]
<1526> [are.]
ten <1176> [the ten.]
these <3778> [these.]
The ten horns, which the angel explained of "ten kings" or kingdoms, and which once exalted and supported her ecclesiastical tyranny, will hate, desolate, strip, and devour her. They will be the principal instruments in the destruction of popery and the ruin of Rome itself.
and ......... and ..... and naked ....... and <2532 1131> [and naked.]
They will consume <5315> [eat.]
and ......... and ..... and ........ and burn ... up <2532 2618> [and burn.]
God has put .............. to give ............ God <2316 1325> [God hath.]
has put .............. to give <1325> [put.]
to carry out ..... making <4160> [to fulfil.]
until <891> [until.]
woman <1135> [the woman.]
has <3739 3588 2192> [which reigneth.]
The city which, at the time of the vision, "reigned over the kings of the earth," was undoubtedly Rome; and from its foundation, it has, in different ways, accomplished this object to the present time.
