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Revelation 17:1-6

1 The Woman on the Beast
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

2 With her the kings of the earth committed adultery and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”

3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.

5 This title was written on her forehead:
mystery
babylon the great
the mother of prostitutes
and of the abominations of the earth.

6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

Cross References for Revelation 17:1-6

Isaiah 27:1 - Deliverance of Israel In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword, his fierce, great and p... Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:1

Jeremiah 51:13 - You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to b... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:13

Revelation 16:19 - The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered ... Click to read the verse Revelation 16:19 Click to read the verse Revelation 16:19

Nahum 2:8 - Nineveh is like a pool, and its water is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turn... Click to read the verse Nahum 2:8 Click to read the verse Nahum 2:8

Jeremiah 2:20 - “Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said, ‘I will not serve you!’ In... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:20

Revelation 4:1 - The Throne in Heaven After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heave... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1

Revelation 19:2 - for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the ea... Click to read the verse Revelation 19:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:2

Ezekiel 30:19 - So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.’” Click to read the verse Ezekiel 30:19 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 30:19

Numbers 24:7 - Water will flow from their buckets; their seed will have abundant water. “Their king will be gr... Click to read the verse Numbers 24:7 Click to read the verse Numbers 24:7

Revelation 17:15 - Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitu... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:15 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:15

Isaiah 57:3 - “But you—come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:3

Revelation 15:1 - Seven Angels With Seven Plagues I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels ... Click to read the verse Revelation 15:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 15:1

2 Samuel 22:5 - “The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 22:5 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 22:5

Luke 9:30 - Two men, Moses and Elijah, Click to read the verse Luke 9:30 Click to read the verse Luke 9:30

Luke 24:32 - They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the ro... Click to read the verse Luke 24:32 Click to read the verse Luke 24:32

Psalms 124:4 - the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, Click to read the verse Psalms 124:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 124:4

Revelation 21:9 - One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to... Click to read the verse Revelation 21:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 21:9

Revelation 18:1 - The Fall of Babylon After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great author... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:1

Isaiah 17:12 - Oh, the raging of many nations— they rage like the raging sea! Oh, the uproar of the peoples— t... Click to read the verse Isaiah 17:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 17:12

Revelation 11:8 - Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and E... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:8 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:8

Isaiah 1:21 - See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness used... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:21

Jeremiah 47:2 - This is what the Lord says: “See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an ov... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:2

Revelation 18:16-19 - and cry out: “‘Woe! Woe, O great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet, and glitterin... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:16-19 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:16-19

Ezekiel 31:4 - The waters nourished it, deep springs made it grow tall; their streams flowed all around its ba... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 31:4 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 31:4

Revelation 21:15 - The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its... Click to read the verse Revelation 21:15 Click to read the verse Revelation 21:15

Revelation 15:6-7 - Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shi... Click to read the verse Revelation 15:6-7 Click to read the verse Revelation 15:6-7

Nahum 3:4-5 - all because of the wanton lust of a harlot, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved n... Click to read the verse Nahum 3:4-5 Click to read the verse Nahum 3:4-5

Revelation 17:1-17 - The Woman on the Beast One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Co... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:1-17 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:1-17