Revelation 17:1 Cross References - Thomson

¹ Then one of the seven angels who had the seven vials came to me and talked with me, saying to me, Come let me shew thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth on the many waters,

²¹ How is the faithful city become a harlot? Sion that was full of justice! In it righteousness made its abode; but now murderers.

³ But as for you, draw near hither, ye lawless sons! ye seed of adulterers and of fornication!

²⁰ Further, I have no pleasure in thee, saith the Lord thy God, because of old thou hast broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands, and said, I will not serve thee; but I will go up every high mount: and under every shady tree, I will there indulge my wantonness.

¹³ against them who dwell on many waters, and against the multitude of her treasures. Thine end is come, it is come indeed into thy bowels:

⁴ by reason of great fornication. fair harlot and bewitching mistress of sorceries, who sellest nations by thy whoredom, and peoples by thy sorceries! ⁵ behold I am against thee, saith the Lord God Almighty, and I will expose thy skirts to view; and shew nations thy shame; and kingdoms, thy dishonour:

³⁰ And behold two men conversed with him. These were Moses and Elias,

³² Then they said to one another, Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked with us on the road, and while he expounded the scriptures to us?

¹ After this I looked and behold a door was opened in the heaven, and the voice which I heard at first like that of a trumpet speaking to me said, Come up hither and I will shew thee the things which must hereafter come to pass.

¹ Then I saw another sign in heaven great and wonderful: seven angels having the seven last plagues because by them the wrath of God was finished.

⁶ And the seven angels having the seven plagues came out of the temple, clad in clean white linen and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. ⁷ And one of the four animate beings gave the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God who liveth for the ages of the ages.

¹⁹ And the great city was divided into three parts; and the cities of the nations fell; and Babylon the great came into remembrance before God "to give her the cup of the venemous wine of his indignation;

¹ Then one of the seven angels who had the seven vials came to me and talked with me, saying to me, Come let me shew thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth on the 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 And he carried me away in spirit to a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast full of blasphemous names, which had seven heads and ten horns. ⁴ And the woman was clad in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls; and she had in her hand a golden cup full of the abominations and impurity of her fornication; ⁵ and on her forehead there was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, the mother of the harlots and the abominations of the earth. ⁶ And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and when I saw her I expressed my astonishment with great amaze. ⁷ And the angel said to me, Why art thou amazed? I will tell thee the mystery of this woman and of the beast which carrieth her, which hath seven heads and ten horns. ⁸ The beast which thou sawest was and is not and is soon to ascend out of the bottomless gulf and go to destruction; and the inhabitants of the earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will wonder when they see the beast, because it was and is not although indeed it is. ⁹ Let the mind which hath wisdom attend. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sitteth ¹⁰ and they are seven kings. Five have fallen, and one is and the other is not yet come; and when he hath come he must continue but a little while; ¹¹ and the beast, which was and is not, is itself the eighth and is of the seven and goeth to destruction; ¹² and the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but are about to take authority as kings one short period of time with the beast. ¹³ These have one mind and will transfer their power and authority to the beast. ¹⁴ These will make war against the lamb, and the lamb will overcome them; for he is Lord of lords and King of kings; and they who are with him are called and chosen and faithful. ¹⁵ Then he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest where the harlot sitteth are peoples, and multitudes and nations and tongues: ¹⁶ and with regard to the ten horns which thou sawest on the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked and devour her flesh, and burn her with fire. ¹⁷ For God hath put it into their hearts to execute his sentence and to execute one design and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God are accomplished.

¹⁶ and saying, Alas! Alas! the great city! she that was clothed with cotton and purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! ¹⁷ for in one hour what a mass of wealth is laid waste! And every one sailing to the place, both mariners and traffickers by sea stood afar off ¹⁸ and screamed when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city was like this great city? ¹⁹ and they put dust on their heads and cried weeping and wailing and saying, Alas! Alas! the great city by which all who have ships at sea were enriched by means of her wealth; for in one hour she is desolated.

² for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath passed sentence on the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and hath avenged the blood of his servants, at her hand.

⁹ Then one of the angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues came to me and spoke to me saying, Come let me shew thee the bride the Lamb's wife.

¹⁵ And he who was talking with me had a golden reed to measure the city and its gates and its wall.