1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon 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 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
9 And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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Revelation 17 is a chapter that talks about the great prostitute, representing a world system of false religions and governments that oppose God and pursue the true followers of Christ. To find five verses related to the topics covered in Revelation 17, we can look for references to false religions, persecution of the faithful, the destruction of the world system, among others.
Jeremiah 51:7-8: "Babylon was a glass of gold in the hand of the Lord, who drunk the whole earth with his wine. The nations drank from his wine, so they were crazy." This verse refers to Babylon, which is often used in the Bible to represent a world system of sin and rebellion against God. Like the great prostitute in Revelation 17, Babylon also seduced the nations and made them divert to God.
2 Timothy 3:12: "In fact, all who wish to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." This verse shows that the persecution of the faithful is an inevitable part of the Christian life. This is seen in Revelation 17, where the great prostitute pursues the true followers of Christ.
Matthew 24:29-31: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall darken, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven. And all the nations of the earth will regret and will see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with great sound of trumpet, and they will gather his chosen from the four winds, one end of the heavens to another. " This verse refers to the destruction of the world system and the return of Christ to judge the world. This destruction is seen in Revelation 17, where the great prostitute is judged and destroyed.
1 John 2:15-16: "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If someone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in it, because all that is in the world, the greed of the flesh, the greed From the eyes and the pride of life, it does not proceed with the Father, but proceeds from the world. " This verse warns against love for the world system, which is opposite to God and leads to perdition. This is similar to the warning in Revelation 17 for the faithful to leave the Great Prostitute's world system to avoid its destruction.
Isaiah 47:5-7: "Feel in silence and enters darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, because you will never be called the lady of kingdoms. Thy hand; but you did not show them mercy; even upon the elders you have imposed your extremely heavy yoke. And you said, "I will be a lady forever." You have not considered these things, nor did you remember their end. " This verse refers to Babylon, which is used as a metaphor for a worldwide system of pride and arrogance. Like the great prostitute in Revelation 17, Babylon is judged and destroyed by its wickedness and rebellion against God.
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