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NASB | Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment and doom of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters [influencing nations], [Jer 51:13] |
Bible Question: who is the great whore in rev chap 17. |
Bible Answer: There are two points of view on the subject, one group of believers believe the Harlot to be a Spiritual beleif system i.e. the Church. Believers such as Jehovah's witnesses, some baptists, born agains belief the harlot to be th Roman Catholic church. On the other hand there are others Christians who believe that the harlot to be the U.S.( According to Several Christian Web-sites) The justification of the latter group is based on the characteristics of the Great City of Babylon described in Revelations as fitting the description of the Last Superpower on the Earth - the U.S. and in particular the City of NewYork. Another thing reported by one of the several web-sites on the subject is that The Jews in NY apparently had named NY Babylon and that there is an actual place called Babylon in NY. Some say a church, others say the last superpower of the world. The thing is, Revelations describes the whore as sitting on seven mountains. Clearly the US is not on Seven mountains neither is NY , although I stand corrected if anyone knows otherwise. On the other hand the Vatican is not a superpower in these end-time days. |