THE STORY OF THE HARLOT RIDING ON THE BEAST

Revelation 17, One of the seven angels who had poured out the plagues came over and talked with me. “Come with me,” he said, “and I will show you what is going to happen to the Notorious Prostitute, who sits upon the many waters of the world. The kings of the world have had immoral relations with her, and the people of the earth have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality.” So the angel took me in spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet animal that had seven heads and ten horns written all over with blasphemies against God. The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls, she held a golden goblet full of obscenities: A mysterious caption was written on her forehead: “Babylon the Great, Mother of Prostitutes and of Idol Worship Everywhere around the World.” I could see that she was drunk with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus she had killed.  “Why are you so surprised?” the angel asked. “I’ll tell you who she is and what the animal she is riding on represents. Soon he will come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction; and the people of earth, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life before the world began, will be dumbfounded at his reappearance after being dead. “And now think hard: his seven heads represent a certain city built on seven hills where this woman has her residence. And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.” FRIENDS, THE HARLOT IS A CITY THAT WILL PARTNER WITH THE ANTICHRIST. ONE DAY, THE HARLOT CITY WILL BE BURNED. Rec 18:10-11 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. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more.