Revelation 17: The Harlot
1. Information About the Harlot (17:1-6)
a. An angel with one of the bowls beckoned John to come see the Harlot.
i. She sits on many waters and commits immorality with kings.
ii. Those on the earth are drunk with the wine of her immorality.
b. A woman was sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous names.
i. The beast had seven heads and ten horns.
ii. The woman was clothed in purple, scarlet, gold, precious stones.
iii. Gold cup of abominations; Mystery, Babylon, Mother of Abominations
iv. She was drunk with the blood of saints and witnesses of Jesus.
2. Interpretation of the Harlot (17:7-18)
a. Angel: “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and the beast.”
b. The beast was, is not, and is about to come out of abyss to destruction.
i. The seven heads are seven mountains where woman sits.
ii. They are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and one will come.
iii. The beast is an eighth and one of the seven and goes to destruction.
iv. The ten horns are ten kings who receive authority for one hour.
v. They have one purpose and give their power to the beast.
c. They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them.
d. The waters where the harlot sits are peoples, multitudes, and nations.
i. The ten horns and the beast will hate the harlot and burn her.
ii. They will fulfill God’s purpose until His words are fulfilled.
iii. The woman is the great city which rules over the kings of the earth.