Revelation 17:4-5
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.”
Revelation 17:15-16
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.