Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Mystery
The mother
Bible References
Upon
Revelation 7:3
'Do not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads.'
Philippians 3:19
The end of such men is Ruin; for their appetites are their God, and they glory in their shame; their minds are given up to earthly things.
Mystery
2 Thessalonians 2:7
Wickedness, indeed, is already at work in secret; but only until he who at present restrains it is removed out of the way.
2 Timothy 3:1
Be sure of this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
The mother
Revelation 18:9
All the kings of the earth who had licentious intercourse with her and shared her luxury will weep and lament over her, when they see the smoke from the burning city,
Revelation 19:2
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has passed judgment upon the Great Harlot who was corrupting the earth by her licentiousness, and he has taken vengeance upon her for the blood of his servants.'