Revelation 17:

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*June 9, 2010 <http://www.2rbetter.org/>*


  *G. REVELATION 17:1-18:24 *

*BABYLON'S TWO-FOLD JUDGMENT FOR ALLIANCE WITH BEAST*


 *1. 17:1-18 INTERPRETATION OF THE HARLOT AND THE BEAST*

*a. 17:1-2 AN ANGEL OFFERS TO REVEAL JUDGMENT ON THE GREAT HARLOT*

Kai *E*Lthen heis ek t*o*n hepTA agGEl*o*n t*o*n eCHONt*o*n tas hepTA
phiAlas [5357]

*And one out of the seven angels that had the seven bowls*

kai eLAl*e*-sen met' eMOU, LEg*o*n,

*came and spoke with me, saying, *

DEUro [1204], DEIx*o* soi to KRIma [2917] t*e*s PORn*e*s [4204] t*e*s meGAl*
e*s

*Hither, I will show you the judgment of the great :harlot*

t*e*s ka-th*e*MEn*e*s [2521] ePI huDAt*o*n [5204] polL*O*N;

*that sits upon many waters;*

meth' h*e*s ePORneu-san [4203] hoi ba-siLEIS t*e*s g*e*s,

*2 with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication,*

kai e-meTHUSth*e*-san [3184] hoi ka-toiKOUNtes [3631] t*e*n g*e*n

*and the dwellers on the earth*

ek tou OInou t*e*s porNEIas [4202] auT*E*S.

*were made drunken with the wine of her :fornication.*


 *b. 17:3 THE HARLOT RIDES THE BEAST*

kai aP*E*negKEN [667] me eis Er*e*-mon [2048] en PNEUma-ti:

*And he carried me away in Spirit into a wilderness:*

kai EIdon guNAIka [1135] ka-th*e*MEn*e*n ePI th*e*RIon [2342] KOKki-non
[2847],

*and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast,*

GEmon-ta oNOma-ta [3686] blas-ph*e*MIas [988], Ech*o*n ke-phaLAS
[2776]hepTA kai KEra-ta
[2768] DEka.

*full of names of blasphemy, he having seven heads and ten horns.*


 *c. 17:4-5 A REVELATION OF THE GREAT EVIL IN THE HARLOT*

kai h*e* guN*E* *e*n pe-ri-be-bl*e*MEn*e* [4016] por-phuROUN [4209] kai
KOKki-non [2847],

*And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet,*

kai ke-chru-s*o*MEn*e* [5558] chruSI*o* [5557] kai LIth*o* [3037] tiMI*o*
[5093] kai mar-gaRItais [3135],

*and gilded with gold and precious stone and pearls,*

Echou-sa poT*E*ri-on [4221] chruSOUN en t*e* cheiRI [5495] auT*E*S GEmon
[1073] bde-lugMAt*o*n [946],

*having in her :hand a golden cup full of abominations,*

kai ta aKAthar-ta [168] t*e*s porNEIas [4202] auT*E*S,

*and the unclean things of her :fornication,*

kai ePI to MEt*o*-pon [3359] auT*E*S Ono-ma ge-gramMEnon, muST*E*ri-on
[3466],

*5 and upon her :forehead a name written, a mystery,*

Ba-buL*O*N [897] h*e* meGAl*e*, h*e* M*E*t*e*r [3384] t*o*n porN*O*N [4204]

*BABYLON THE GREAT**, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS*

kai t*o*n bde-lugMAt*o*n [946] t*e*s g*e*s.

*AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.*


 *d. 17:6a THE HARLOT: CAUSE OF MARTYRDOM OF THE SAINTS*

kai EIdon t*e*n guNAIka meTHUou-san [3184] ek tou HAIma-tos [129] t*o*n haGI
*o*n [40],

*And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints,*

kai ek tou HAIma-tos t*o*n marTUr*o*n [3144] 'I*e*SOU.

*and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.*


 *e. 17:6b And when I saw her, I wondered with a great wonder.*

Kai eTHAUma-sa [2296], iD*O*N auT*E*N, THAUma [2294] MEga.


 *f. 17:7 THE ANGEL PREPARES TO REVEAL THE MYSTERY OF THIS HARLOT*

kai EI-PEN moi ho AGge-los, DiA ti eTHAUma-sas [2296]?

*And the angel said to me, Why did you wonder?*

eG*O* eR*O* soi to muST*E*ri-on [3466] t*e*s gu-naiKOS, kai tou th*e*RIou

*I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast*

tou baSTAzon-tos [941] auT*E*N, tou Echon-tos tas hepTA ke-phaLAS [2776] kai
to DEka KEra-ta [2768].

*that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.*


 *g. 17:8a FIRST: THE MYSTERY OF THE BEAST*

to th*e*RIon [2342] ho EIdes *e*n, kai ouk EStin; kai MELlei

*The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about*

a-naBAInein [305] ek t*e*s aBUSsou [12], kai eis aP*O*lei-an [684] huPAgei
[5217].

*to come up out of the abyss, and he goes unto destruction.*


 *h. 17:8b THE BEAST: A CAUSE OF WONDER TO EARTH-DWELLERS*

kai thau-masTH*E*son-tai [2296] hoi ka-toiKOUNtes ePI t*e*s g*e*s,

*And the dwellers on the earth shall wonder,*

h*o*n ou GEgrap-tai to Ono-ma ePI to bibLIon [975] t*e*s z*o*-*E*S [2222]

*they** whose name has not been written upon the little book of :life*

aPO ka-ta-boL*E*S [2602] KOSmou, blePONt*o*n to th*e*RIon [2342],

*from the world's foundation, when they behold the beast,*

HOti *e*n, kai ouk EStin, kai paREstai [3936].

*how that he was, and is not, and shall be present.*


 *i. 17:9a Here is the mind that has wisdom.*

H*O*de ho nous [3563] ho Ech*o*n soPHIan [4678].


 *j. 17:9b-10 THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE BEAST AND HARLOT*

hai hepTA ke-phaLAI hepTA hoR*E* [2776] eiSIN, HOpou h*e* guN*E* KAth*e*-tai
ep' auT*O*N:

*The seven heads are seven mountains, where the woman sits on them:*

kai ba-siLEIS hepTA ei-sin;

*10 and the kings are seven;*

hoi PENte Epe-san [4098], ho heis EStin, ho ALlos HOUp*o* *E*Lthen;

*the five are fallen, the one is, the other is not yet come;*

kai HOtan ELth*e*, oLIgon [3641] auTON dei MEInai [3306].

*and when he does come, he must continue a little while.*


 *k. 17:11 THE BEAST: HIS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND END*

kai to th*e*RIon ho *e*n, kai ouk EStin, kai auTOS OGdoOS es-tin,

*And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth,*

kai ek t*o*n hepTA es-tin, kai eis aP*O*lei-an [684] huPAgei [5217].

*and is of the seven, and goes unto destruction.*


 *l. 17:12 THE NATURE OF HIS TEN HORNS*

kai ta DEka KEra-ta [2768] ha EIdes DEka ba-siLEIS [935] ei-sin,

*And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings,*

HOIti-nes ba-siLEIan [932] OUp*o* Ela-bon;

*who have received no kingdom as yet;*

alLA e-xouSIan [1849] h*o*s ba-siLEIS MIan H*O*ran [5610] lamBAnou-sin meTA
tou th*e*RIou.

*but receive authority as kings with the beast one hour.*


 *m. 17:13 THE MIND OF THESE KINGS ON BEHALF OF THE BEAST*

HOUtoi MIan GN*O*m*e*n [1106] Echou-sin,

*These have one mind,*

kai t*e*n DUna-min [1411] kai e-xouSIan [1849] auT*O*N t*o* th*e*RI*o*
[2342] diDOa-sin.

*and they give their :power and authority to the beast.*


 *n. 17:14 WAR OF THE LAMB AGAINST THESE TEN - HIS VICTORY*

HOUtoi meTA tou arNIou [721] po-leM*E*sou-sin [4170], kai to arNIon niK*E*sei
[3528] auTOUS,

*These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them,*

HOti KUrios kuRI*o*n esTIN, kai ba-siLEUS ba-siLE*o*n;

*for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings;*

kai hoi met' auTOU kl*e*TOI [2822] kai e-klekTOI [1588], kai piSTOI [4103].

*and they with him called and chosen and faithful.*


 *o. 17:15 INTERPRETATION OF THE HARLOT'S WATERS*

kai LEgei moi, Ta HUda-ta [5204] ha EIdes, hou h*e* PORn*e* [4204] KAth*e*
-tai,

*And he says to me, The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits,*

laOI [2992], kai OCHloi [3792] eiSIN, kai ETHn*e* [1484], kai GL*O*Ssai
[1100].

*are peoples, and crowds, and nations, and tongues.*


 *p. 17:16 EVIL OF BEAST OVERCOMES EVIL OF HARLOT*

kai ta DEka KEra-ta [2768] ha EIdes, kai to th*e*RIon,

*And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast,*

HOUtoi miS*E*sou-si [3404] t*e*n PORn*e*n [4204],

*these shall hate the harlot, *

kai *e*-r*e*-m*o*MEn*e*n [2049] poi*E*sou-sin [4160] auT*E*N kai gumN*E*N
[1131],

*and shall make her desolate and naked,*

kai tas SARkas [4561] auT*E*S PHAgon-tai [4315], kai auT*E*N ka-taKAUsou-sin
[2618] en puRI [4442].

*and shall eat her :flesh, and shall burn her utterly with fire.*


 *q. 17:17 GOD BEHIND THE 10 KINGS YIELDING TO THE BEAST*

ho gar TheOS Ed*o*-ken eis tas karDIas [2588] auT*O*N poi*E*sai t*e*n GN*O*m
*e*n [1106] auTOU,

*For :God did put in their :hearts to do his :mind,*

kai poi*E*sai MIan GN*O*m*e*n, kai DOUnai t*e*n ba-siLEIan auT*O*N t*o* th*e
*RI*o*,

*and to come to one mind, and to give their :kingdom to the beast,*

Achri te-lesTH*E*son-tai [5055] hoi LOgoi tou TheOU.

*until the words of :God should be accomplished.*


 *r. 17:18 THE HARLOT: A CITY OVER KINGS OF THE EARTH*

kai h*e* guN*E* h*e*n EIdes esTIN h*e* POlis [4172] h*e* meGAl*e*,

*And the woman whom you saw is the great :city,*

h*e* Echou-sa ba-siLEIan [932] ePI t*o*n ba-siLE*o*n [935] t*e*s g*e*s.

*which has kingship over the kings of the earth.*



 *NOTE**: *Revelation 17:1-18 deals with the relationship between the harlot
and the beast. 18:1-24 deals specifically with the judgment on the harlot.
Heaven rejoice over this judgment, and specifically the martyred saints.
Again in this section we see the balance between the love of God in
Redemption, and the Judgment of God when Redemption in the Lamb is despised
and rejected. The world has great difficulty in understanding and receiving
the Justice and Righteousness of God in this balance. Only the Holy Spirit
in answer to prayer can open the human heart to see and understand. But the
day is fast approaching when this Judgment will be released and
accomplished. For all eternity the universe, even the wicked, will then
acknowledge the everlasting Justice of God.


 And Babylon? The great City? The great harlot? The one who in end times
links up with the Beast, the Antichrist, the false prophet and the dragon?
Ask the leaders of just a few centuries back, and they have almost a
unanimous understanding of this mystery. The angel spells it out to John
quite clearly, and a study of church history throughout the past 1700-1800
years, made sense to them concerning the Book of Revelation. Read “Rees
Howells, Intercessor” by Norman P. Grubb, and you will find a key figure who
sided with God in this Revelation.


 27 times in the NT the word “mystery” appears. What was hidden and a
mystery in the OT however, has been revealed by Jesus and His apostles in
the NT. The parables of Jesus in a marvelous manner open up what had been
hidden even to OT prophets. The mystery of the harlot is one of the 27
mysteries that God has made clear. Jesus through His angel has made this
clear to the apostle John in this last book of the Bible. Dr. Daniel Juster
had this even more clearly revealed to him by the Spirit through the 7 keys
of the First Passover and the Exodus of Israel from Egypt through the Red
Sea. These 7 principles placed upon this last book as a key, unlock yet more
clearly to us what John is saying.


 Many see other answers and interpretations. But consider the clothes of the
harlot. They are a clue to understanding. The merging of the Roman Empire
with the Church under the Emperor Constantine is another clue. - J.A.W.

















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