In this case for completeness I have included below the full text of both chapters 17 & 18 of Revelations, which concern The Great Whore. I will use the above color codes to indicate my comments (yellow) the rest is from the scriptures. I encourage you to read the chapters and decide for your self who this Whore is. All through the writing of this section I have felt like a lawyer making a case but if it helps one person awaken to the end times which are approaching and lead them back or too the salvations of our Lord Jesus then it is all worth it.
First I will collect all the descriptions and then we can try to determine who it is they are describing.
| John's Vision |
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And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:....
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. |
This indicates it must be a large religious institution for voice from heaven to say "Come out of her, my people" there must be Christians woven into it and the leaders are corrupt.{Vatican?} |
| kings of the earth have committed fornication..&..earth...made drunk with the wine of her fornication...is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. |
In any study of the history of the Vatican's rule with and over kings of the earth many evils have been caused and many have died because of them. The Spanish inquisition, Crusades, Knights Templar and so on. The Vatican again is the only organization to rule over Kings of the earth. |
| The Beast in this section |
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| I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. |
The Great Red Dragon section covers this creature in greater detail just close when done. |
| The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. |
The beast is Lucifer an fallen angel created by God who lives outside of our time. This will be the strange God that will deceive the multitudes not in the body of Christ. |
| And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. |
Rome has been known to sit on the seven hills or mountains of Rome so once again it points to the Vatican. The Vatican is also a city in it own right. |
| And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. |
This one perhaps refers to a certain sequence of Popes just prior to the False Prophet taking control over the Vatican. To give power onto the anti-christ. |
| And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. |
This part speaks of The Great Red Dragon and one of his seven heads also being part of the 8th which is the anti-christ his (Lucifer's) Son. |
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. |
Much speculation has occurred over who the ten kingdoms are but I am of the group who believe that these 10 will be the 7 founding members in the European Union and 3 additions members forced to submit to the antichrists control. |
| These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. |
So now we have a general picture: The Dragon is the European Union controlled by Lucifer & his son with the false prophet in the Vatican causing all to worship the beast and receive his mark (666). |
| And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. |
But now we see that after the false prophet (Vatican) has served its purpose the dragon (E.U.) hate the Vatican and make her desolate. |
| And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. |
There has only been one city that can claim to reign over all the earth and/or the kings of the earth that's Rome & the Vatican. |
| Back to the whore |
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| And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: |
All you have to do is witness mass at the Vatican to see every one of those things described here. The colors the Gold the Cup the abominations the priests have done to our children and covered it up. |
| And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. |
Confess your sins to a priest for a price and you shall have forgiveness. That qualifies for an abomination. Keep all the money you can get for yourself. Just how rich is the Vatican? |
| And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. |
In the early years of Rome & the Vatican conflict over who should be allowed to read the bible or even read it at all. Allowing only priests & Bishops to teach the Gospels the way they wanted too. Rome has killed more Christians than any other City in the world. The saints : declaring who is a saint is the Vatican and also using the worship of the saints to gain power for themselves is the Vatican and this qualifies as drunk with the blood of the saints. |
| For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. |
Kings and countries have for centuries controlled the masses using religion and the Vatican. |
| And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth....And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. |
Rome & The Vatican |
| Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. |
This one is the most telling of all of the pointers because I know beyond any doubt that with in the following of the Vatican & Roman Catholic Church it rules is a massive group of christians lead astray by the very priests they trust with thier salvation. They all Love Jesus as thier savior but follow the teaching of the church which is deceiving them to get thier tithe to make them richer. And also having them pray to statues or Images. |
| How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, |
Is not the Priesthood all the way to the Pope always dressed in riches and wealth? (living deliciously while millions starve) |
| I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. |
Jesus is the Groom and the Christians are the bride and the bride should be waiting for His return. The whole point of the tax free status is so they could help the needy with all their money not just a pittance. |
for in one hour is thy judgment come
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. |
It will be destroyed in 1 hour with such a massive blow like a mountain fell on it."shall be found no more at all" |
| The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. |
I have very little doubt that every item on this long list would be found on an inventory of the Vatican's treasures or in the chruches they have built all of them lavisouly decorated. The odd one is the last one souls of men but they are in the business of saving your soul to the point of dictatating a set of rules to live by the Catechisim |
| And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! |
Any sunday mass at the Vatican. |
| Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her...And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. |
Why would God have a problem with the way the Vatican has treated the Prophets or the saints? perhaps the 2nd commandment example: Statue of Mary the Mother of God you have to kneel down before it and pray for forgiveness.
Ex 20:4-5 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
This and also the declaration that the Sabbath day is now Sunday just because they say it is. All of the clouding of the plain and simple truth of salvation. John 3:15-16 |
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Revelation 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
Revelation 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
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