Thematic Bible
Revelation 17:1 (show verse)
And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,
Revelation 17:2 (show verse)
with whom the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and those who live on the earth became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality."
Revelation 17:3 (show verse)
And he carried me away into the wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman seated on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation 17:4 (show verse)
And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of detestable things and the unclean things of her sexual immorality.
Colors » Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet, symbols of various ideas » Of iniquity
Empires/world powers » Mystery babylon
Horn » Symbolical
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Seductive splendor and false glory of the apostacy
Woman » Illustrative » (lewd,) of the roman apostacy
Women » Figurative » Of backsliding
Empires/world powers » Mystery babylon
Horn » Symbolical
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Seductive splendor and false glory of the apostacy
Woman » Illustrative » (lewd,) of the roman apostacy
Women » Figurative » Of backsliding
Revelation 17:5 (show verse)
And on her forehead a name [was] written, a mystery: "Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth."
Revelation 17:6 (show verse)
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. And {I was greatly astonished when I saw her}.
Revelation 17:7 (show verse)
And the angel said to me, "Why are you astonished? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that has the seven heads and the ten horns that carries her.
Revelation 17:8 (show verse)
The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is going to come up from the abyss, and he is going to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be astonished [when they] see the beast that was, and is not, and will be present.
Revelation 17:9 (show verse)
Here [is] the mind that has wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains {on which the woman sits} and they are seven kings.
Revelation 17:10 (show verse)
Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and whenever he comes it is necessary [for] him to remain a short time.
Revelation 17:11 (show verse)
And the beast that was, and is not, is also himself an eighth, and is of the seven, and he is going to destruction.
Revelation 17:12 (show verse)
And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings [for] one hour with the beast.
Revelation 17:13 (show verse)
These have one opinion, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.
Revelation 17:14 (show verse)
These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him [are] called and chosen and faithful."
Battle of Life » The victory » The presence of the victorious Christ gives assurance of
Call » To special religious duty » All who are called of God
Character » Of saints » Faithful
Character of saints » Faithful
Christ » Victor » The presence of the victorious Christ gives assurance of
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
Christ » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
Christ » Exaltation of » King of kings
Christ » Joy of » King of kings
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As king of kings and lord of lords
Jesus Christ, King » Shall overcome all his enemies
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
Empires/world powers » Mystery babylon
Glory of Christ » As lord of lords, &c
Faith/faithfulness » Who is faithful
Faithfulness » In business » Faithfulness to God, examples of
Faithfulness » A characteristic of saints
Fidelity » In business » To God
Horn » Symbolical
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lamb
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » King of kings and lord of lords
Jesus Christ » Names of » King of kings
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lord of lords
King of kings » King of kings
Kingdom » Christ's
Kings » Christ is the king of
Lamb of God » An name of jesus
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Kingdom of Christ
Victory/overcoming » The lord triumphing
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Call » To special religious duty » All who are called of God
Character » Of saints » Faithful
Character of saints » Faithful
Christ » Victor » The presence of the victorious Christ gives assurance of
Christ » Divinity » Kingdom of
Christ » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
Christ » Exaltation of » King of kings
Christ » Joy of » King of kings
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As king of kings and lord of lords
Jesus Christ, King » Shall overcome all his enemies
Divinity » Divine names ascribed to Christ » King of kings
Empires/world powers » Mystery babylon
Glory of Christ » As lord of lords, &c
Faith/faithfulness » Who is faithful
Faithfulness » In business » Faithfulness to God, examples of
Faithfulness » A characteristic of saints
Fidelity » In business » To God
Horn » Symbolical
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lamb
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » King of kings and lord of lords
Jesus Christ » Names of » King of kings
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lord of lords
King of kings » King of kings
Kingdom » Christ's
Kings » Christ is the king of
Lamb of God » An name of jesus
Spiritual » Eternal the growth of » Kingdom of Christ
Victory/overcoming » The lord triumphing
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Revelation 17:15 (show verse)
And he said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and crowds and nations and languages.
Revelation 17:16 (show verse)
And the ten horns that you saw and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire.
Revelation 17:17 (show verse)
For God put into their hearts to carry out his purpose and to make {a unanimous decision} and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
Revelation 17:18 (show verse)
And the woman that you saw is the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth.