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A harlot is sitting on the back of a fearsome beast. The beast has seven heads and ten horns. (Revelation 17:1-4) Whom does the harlot represent? She exerts influence “over the kings of the earth.” She dresses in purple, uses incense, and is exceedingly wealthy. In addition, by means of her spiritistic practice, ‘all the nations are misled.’ (Revelation 17:18; 18:12, 13, 23) The Bible helps us to see that this harlot is a worldwide religious entity. She depicts, not any one religion, but all religions that produce rotten fruit.
The beast that the harlot rides pictures the world’s political powers.* (Revelation 17:10-13) False religion straddles the back of this political beast, attempting to influence its decisions and to control its direction.
Juniper
This is an important question. The "Whore of Babylon" can be determined by the identifiers given in Revelation 17.
First, in Bible prophecy, a women is often used to represent a church or a religious group. See Jer 6:2, II Cor 11:2, Eph 5:23-27, Hos 2:5 etc
So we know the whore is a religious institution.
Next, Revelation 17:9 says "Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits."
Almost any European can tell you that Rome, Italy is known historically as "The city of 7 hills" or "The city of 7 mountains".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_hills_of_Rome
http://ezinearticles.com/?Rome:-City-of-Seven-Hills&id=361128
So now we know that the "Whore of Babylon" is a religious institution that sits in Rome.
Third, Revelations 17:4 says "The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication."
Please see this pictures linked:
http://www.adishakti.org/images/cardinals.jpg
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c305/benodette/june%202006/Spring%202007/august%2007/Quater1%202008/?action=view¤t=April17MassNatStadiumGetty.jpg
Rev 17:6 "I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus."
Tens of thousands were killed by the papacy during the dark ages, who refused to pay homage to the Catholic church.
Revelation 17:3 "...And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy...:
The pope claims to have to power to forgive sins, and to make changes to the Word of God, which He has done over the years, even to the 10 commandments.
Respectfully, the Bible calls this blasphemy.
On a personal note, I have nothing against Catholics, and believe that there will be many in heaven. But the religious system itself not biblical.
ecker
i've got faith there is yet another component that could desire to be extra to this communication. If it is been addressed in yet another submit I say sorry. even although, revelations refers back to the tip of days. because of the fact that many have faith we are seeing the birthing pangs of the apocalypse, many are searching for for the great whore, whose inequities and corruption are looked as though it would be a catalyst, or a minimum of section of the main suitable judgement. If we've been to have faith that revelations became purely some historic text cloth that became written a pair of city with the aid of somebody who theory the international became ending before, i assume Rome or Babylon could desire to greater healthful the define. keep in mind those cities do no longer exist in any ability that could desire to greater healthful the define in revelations, a minimum of no longer anymore. yet whilst the e book of revelations is predicting properly, and the tip of days is upon us, there could be a civilization, thriving today who's the whore. If this prophesy is genuine, it is uncomplicated to work out how united statesa. could desire to be perceived because of the fact the whore of Babylon. we could constantly no longer forget one significant factor; it is asserted that the tip of days could come like a thief in the evening, we will not be attentive to or be waiting to foretell it. the very fact that such quite a few people have faith the tip is close to, could be data that it is not.
coffee_pot12
The Papacy
Texas
Surely you're not using jew owned wickipedia to get your information? SMH.