NASB — Revelation 17 — KJV

The Doom of Babylon

1 aThen° one° of the bseven° angels° who had° the cseven° bowls° came° and spoke° with me, saying°, “Come° here°, I will show° you dthe judgment° of the egreat° harlot° who fsits° on many° waters°, 2 with whom° athe kings° of the earth° committed° [acts of] immorality°, and bthose° who dwell° on the earth° were cmade° drunk° with the wine° of her immorality°.” 3 And ahe carried° me away° Ibin the Spirit° cinto a wilderness°; and I saw° a woman° sitting° on a dscarlet° beast°, full° of eblasphemous° names°, having° fseven° heads° and ten° horns°. 4 The woman° awas clothed° in purple° and scarlet°, and Iadorned° with gold° and precious° IIstones° and pearls°, having° in her hand° ba gold° cup° full° of abominations° and of the unclean° things° of her immorality°, 5 and on her forehead° a name° [was] written°, a amystery°, “bBABYLON° THE GREAT°, THE MOTHER° OF HARLOTS° AND OF cTHE ABOMINATIONS° OF THE EARTH°.” 6 And I saw° the woman° drunk° with athe blood° of the Isaints°, and with the blood° of the witnesses° of Jesus°. When I saw° her, I wondered° IIgreatly°°. 7 And the angel° said° to me, “Why°° Ido you wonder°? I will tell° you the amystery° of the woman° and of the beast° that carries° her, which has° the bseven° heads° and the ten° horns°.

[1] aRv 1:1; 21:9 bRv 15:1 cRv 15:7 dRv 16:19 eIs 1:21; Jr 2:20; Na 3:4; Rv 17:5, 15f; 19:2 fJr 51:13; Rv 17:15
[2] aRv 2:22; 18:3, 9 bRv 3:10; 17:8 cRv 14:8
[3] IOr in spirit aRv 21:10 bRv 1:10 cRv 12:6, 14; 21:10 dMt 27:28; Rv 18:12, 16 eRv 13:1 fRv 12:3; 17:7, 9, 12, 16
[4] ILit gilded IILit stone aEzk 28:13; Rv 18:12, 16 bJr 51:7; Rv 18:6
[5] a2Th 2:7; Rv 1:20; 17:7 bRv 14:8; 16:19 cRv 17:2
[6] IOr holy ones IILit with great wonder aRv 16:6
[7] ILit have you wondered a2Th 2:7; Rv 1:20; 17:5 bRv 17:3

8 ¶ “aThe beast° that you saw° bwas, and is not, and is about° to ccome° up out of the dabyss° and Iego° to destruction°. And fthose° who dwell° on the earth°, gwhose° name° has not been written° in the book° of life° hfrom the foundation° of the world°, will iwonder° when they see° the beast°, that he was and is not and will come°. 9 aHere° is the mind° which has° wisdom°. The bseven° heads° are seven° mountains° on which° the woman° sits°, 10 and they are seven° akings°; five° have fallen°, one° is, the other° has not yet° come°; and when° he comes°, he must° remain° a little° while°. 11 The beast° which° awas and is not, is himself° also° an eighth° and is [one] of the seven°, and he bgoes° to destruction°. 12 The aten° horns° which° you saw° are ten° kings° who° have not yet° received° a kingdom°, but they receive° authority° as kings° with the beast° bfor one° hour°. 13 These° have° aone° Ipurpose°, and they give° their power° and authority° to the beast°.

[8] IOne early ms reads is going aDn 7:7 bRv 13:3, 12, 14; 17:11 cRv 11:7; 13:1 dRv 9:1; 13:1 eRv 13:10; 17:11 fRv 3:10 gPs 69:28; Rv 3:5 hMt 25:34; Rv 13:8 iRv 13:3
[9] aRv 13:18 bRv 17:3
[10] aRv 10:11
[11] aRv 13:3, 12, 14; 17:8 bRv 13:10; 17:8
[12] aDn 7:24; Rv 12:3; 13:1; 17:16 bRv 18:10, 17, 19
[13] IOr mind aRv 17:17

Victory for the Lamb

14 These° will wage° awar° against° the Lamb°, and the Lamb° will bovercome° them, because° He is cLord° of lords° and cKing° of kings°, and dthose° who° are with Him [are the] ecalled° and chosen° and faithful°.”

[14] aRv 16:14 bRv 3:21 c1Ti 6:15; Rv 19:16 dRv 2:10f eMt 22:14

15 ¶ And he *said° to me, “The awaters° which° you saw° where° the harlot° sits°, are bpeoples° and multitudes° and nations° and tongues°. 16 And the aten° horns° which° you saw°, and the beast°, these° will hate° the harlot° and will make° her bdesolate° and cnaked°, and will deat° her flesh° and will eburn° her up with fire°. 17 For aGod° has put° it in their hearts° to execute° His Ipurpose° IIby bhaving° a common° purpose°, and by giving° their kingdom° to the beast°, until° the cwords° of God° will be fulfilled°. 18 The woman° whom° you saw° is athe great° city°, which Ireigns°° over° the kings° of the earth°.”

[15] aIs 8:7; Jr 47:2; Rv 17:1 bRv 5:9
[16] aRv 17:12 bRv 18:17, 19 cEzk 16:37, 39 dRv 19:18 eRv 18:8
[17] IOr mind IILit even to do one mind and to give a2Co 8:16 bRv 17:13 cRv 10:7
[18] ILit has a kingdom aRv 11:8; 16:19


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1 ¶ Andº there cameºª oneº ofº the² sevenº angelsº which¹ hadºª the² sevenº vials,º andº talkedºª withº me,º sayingºª unto me,º Come hither;ºª I will shewºª unto theeº the² judgmentº of the² greatº whoreº that sittethºª uponº manyº waters:º 2 Withº whomº the² kingsº of the² earthº have committed fornication,ºª andº the² inhabitantsºª of the² earthº have been made drunkºª withº the² wineº of her¹² fornication.º

[1] Is 57:3; Jr 51:13; Na 3:4; Lk 9:30; 24:32; Rv 4:1; 15:1, 6; 16:19; 17:1, 4, 15; 18:16; 19:2; 21:9, 15.
[2] Jr 51:7; Rv 14:8; 17:13, 17; 18:3, 9, 23.

A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand, sitteth upon the beast,

3 Soº he carried¹ª me¹ awayºª² inº the spiritº intoº the wilderness:º andº I sawºª a womanº sitºª uponº a scarlet colouredº beast,º full² of¹ª namesº of blasphemy,º havingºª sevenº headsº andº tenº horns.º 4 Andº the² womanº wasºª arrayedºª in purpleº andº scarlet colour,º andº deckedºª with goldº andº preciousº stonesº andº pearls,º havingºª a goldenº cupº inº her¹² handº full² of¹ª abominationsº andº filthinessº of her¹² fornication:º

[3] 1K 18:12; 2K 2:16; So 8:5; Ezk 3:12; 8:3; 11:24; Dn 7:8, 20, 25; 11:36; Ac 8:39; 2Th 2:4; Rv 1:10; 4:2; 12:3, 6, 14; 13:1; 17:4, 6, 9, 18; 21:10.
[4] Dt 29:17; 1K 14:24; 2K 21:2; Ezr 9:11; Is 66:3; Jr 51:7; Lm 1:9; Ezk 20:30; 24:11, 13; 36:25; Dn 11:38; Ho 9:10; 2Th 2:3; Rv 14:8; 18:6, 7, 12, 16; 19:2.

which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations.

5 Andº uponº her¹² foreheadº [was] a nameº written,ºª MYSTERY,º BABYLONº THE² GREAT,º THE² MOTHERº OF HARLOTSº ANDº ABOMINATIONSº OF THE² EARTH.º 6 Andº I sawºª the² womanº drunkenºª withº the² bloodº of the² saints,º andº withº the² bloodº of the² martyrsº of Jesus:º andº when I sawºª her,º I wonderedºª with greatº admiration.º 7 Andº the² angelº saidºª unto me,º Whereforeº didst thou marvel?ºª Iº will tellºª theeº the² mysteryº of the² woman,º andº of the² beastº that carriethºª her,º which¹ hathºª the² sevenº headsº andº tenº horns.º

[5] Is 3:9; Jr 51:47; Php 3:19; 2Th 2:7; 2Ti 3:1; Rv 7:3; 11:8; 14:8; 16:19; 18:2, 9, 10, 21; 19:2.
[6] Dn 7:21, 25; Hab 1:13; Ac 22:20; Rv 2:13; 6:9; 12:11; 13:7, 15; 16:6; 18:20.
[7] Rv 17:1, 8.

The punishment of the whore.

8 The² beastº thatº thou sawestºª was,ºª andº isºª not;º andº shallºª ascendºª out ofº the² bottomless pit,º andº goºª intoº perdition:º andº they that dwellºª onº the² earthº shall wonder,ºª whoseº namesº were¹ª notº writtenºª inº the² bookº of lifeº fromº the foundationº of the world,º when they beholdºª the² beastº that² was,º¹ª andº isºª not,º and yetº is.ºª

[8] Dn 7:11, 26; 11:45; Mt 25:34; Jn 17:24; Ac 15:18; Ep 1:4; 2Th 2:3; Tit 1:2; 1P 1:20; Rv 9:2; 11:7; 13:1, 3, 8, 11; 14:8; 16:1; 17:11; 19:15; 20:10, 12, 15.

The interpretation of the seven heads,

9 And hereº [is] the² mindº which¹ hathºª wisdom.º The² sevenº headsº areºª sevenº mountains,º² onº whichº the² womanº sitteth.ºª¹ 10 Andº there areºª sevenº kings:º fiveº are fallen,ºª andº oneº is,ºª [and] the² otherº is¹ª not yetº come;ºª andº whenº he cometh,ºª heº mustºª continueºª a short space.º 11 Andº the² beastº thatº was,ºª andº isºª not,º evenº heº isºª the eighth,º andº isºª ofº the² seven,º andº goethºª intoº perdition.º

[9] Dn 12:4, 8; Ho 14:9; Mt 13:11; 24:15; Rv 13:1, 18; 17:3, 7, 18.
[11] Rv 17:8.

and the ten horns.

12 Andº the² tenº hornsº whichº thou sawestºª areºª tenº kings,º whichº have receivedºª no¹ª kingdom¹ as yet;º² butº receiveºª powerº asº kingsº oneº hourº withº the² beast.º 13 Theseº haveºª oneº mind,º andº shall giveºª theirº powerº andº strengthº unto the² beast.º

[12] Dn 2:40; 7:7, 20, 24; Zc 1:18; Rv 12:3; 13:1.
[13] Is 10:5; Ezk 38:10; Ac 4:28; Php 1:27; 2:2; Rv 17:17.

The victory of the Lamb.

14 Theseº shall make warºª withº the² Lamb,º andº the² Lambº shall overcomeºª them:º forº he isºª Lordº of lords,º andº Kingº of kings:º andº they² that are withº himº [are] called,º andº chosen,º andº faithful.º 15 Andº he saithºª unto me,º The² watersº whichº thou sawest,ºª whereº the² whoreº sitteth,ºª areºª peoples,º andº multitudes,º andº nations,º andº tongues.º 16 Andº the² tenº hornsº whichº thou sawestºª uponº the² beast,º theseº shall hateºª the² whore,º andº shall makeºª herº desolateºª andº naked,º andº shall eatºª her¹² flesh,º andº burnºª herº withº fire.º 17 Forº Godº hath putºª inº their¹² heartsº to fulfilºª his¹² will,º andº to agree,ºººª andº giveºª their¹² kingdomº unto the² beast,º untilº the² wordsº of Godº shall be fulfilled.ºª 18 Andº the² womanº whichº thou sawestºª isºª that greatº city,º which¹ reignethººª overº the² kingsº of the² earth.º

[14] Dt 10:17; Ps 2:8; 21:8; 110:5; 136:2; 149:5; Pv 8:15; Jr 1:15, 19; 50:44; Dn 2:44, 47; 7:21, 25, 26; 11:9, 24; Mi 5:7; Zc 2:8; Mt 25:40; Jn 15:16; Ac 9:4; Ro 8:30, 37; 1Co 15:24; 1Ti 6:15; 2Ti 2:4; He 3:1; 1P 2:9; Rv 1:5; 2:10; 6:12; 8:6; 11:7; 14:1; 16:14; 19:14, 15, 16.
[15] Ps 18:4; 65:7; 93:3; Is 8:7; Jr 51:13, 42, 55; Rv 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 17:1.
[16] Lv 21:9; Jb 31:31; Ps 27:2; Is 13:17; Jr 50:41; Ezk 16:37; 23:45; Dn 7:5; Rv 16:12; 17:1, 2, 10, 12, 13; 18:8, 16.
[17] Ezr 7:27; Ps 105:25; Pv 19:21; 21:1; Is 45:17; 46:10; Jr 27:6; 32:40; Ezk 38:16; Dn 12:7; Lk 22:3, 22, 37; Jn 10:35; 12:39; 13:2, 18; 19:24, 28; Ac 4:27; 2Th 2:10; Jm 1:13; Rv 6:11; 10:7; 15:1; 17:13.
[18] Dn 2:40; 7:23; Lk 2:1; Rv 12:4; 16:19; 18:2.


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