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Verse Revelation 17:15. _AND HE SAITH UNTO ME, THE WATERS WHICH THOU
SAWEST,_ _WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH, ARE PEOPLES, AND MULTITUDES, AND
NATIONS,_ _AND TONGUES._] "So many words," Bishop Newton obser...
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AND HE SAITH UNTO ME - The angel, Revelation 17:7. This commences the
more “literal” statement of what is meant by these symbols. See
the Analysis of the chapter.
THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST - See t...
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CHAPTER S 17-18
Babylon, the Harlot, and Her judgment
_ 1. The description of the woman (Revelation 17:1)_
2. The angel's interpretation (Revelation 17:7)
3. The desolation of the whore ...
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REVELATION 17:9. SEVEN MOUNTAINS: Rome was described as the city of
the seven hills.
Revelation 17:10. seven kings: this is a second interpretation of the
heads. The most probable explanation is: The...
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THE GREAT HARLOT.
The sixteenth chapter presents the series of historical events that
lead to the overthrow of spiritual Babylon. Our interpretation of
these has been for the most part determined by t...
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THE FALL OF ROME (Revelation 17:1-18) One of the seven angels, who had
the seven bowls, came and spoke with me. "Come here," he said, "and I
will show you the judgment of the great harlot, who sits up...
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_The waters_&c. Some compare Isaiah 8:7 for the use of _waters_as an
emblem of _multitudes_....
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ΛΈΓΕΙ. Lach[613] reads εἶπεν with A Latt.
[613] Lachmann’s larger edition.
15. ΤᾺ ὝΔΑΤΑ Ἃ ΕἾΔΕΣ. Some compare Isaiah 8:7 for the
use of _waters_ as an emblem of _multitudes_. It is noteworthy that
w...
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THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MYSTERY...
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_BABYLON MAKES WAR WITH THE LAMB REVELATION 17:14-18:_ These help make
war with the Lamb. Aging we see that God and his people win. "...And
the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and K...
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ΕΊΔΕΣ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть,
ΟΎ (G3757) где.
ΚΆΘΗΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΚΆΘΗΜΑΙ (G2521)
сидеть,
ΌΧΛΟΣ (G3793) толпа, множество,
ΈΘΝΗ _пот. pl. от_ ΈΘΝΟΣ (G1484) народ,...
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THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, &C.— In the former part of this
description, (Revelation 17:1.) _the whore_ is represented like
ancient Babylon, _sitting upon many waters,_ and these waters are here
sai...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 58
Text Revelation 17:6-18
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
a gre...
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_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_
CHAPTER XVII
MYSTERIOUS BABYLON SITTING
UPON THE BEASTS
_Text (Revelation 17:1-18)_
1 And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and
spake with me, sayin...
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And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore
sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
WATERS ... WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH - (; .) In impious parody of
Y...
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The Temple Section-The Scarlet Woman
1 The following Chapter s (17- Rev_19:5) are a detailed expansion of
the announcement of Babylon's fall in both the first and second
divisions of the Temple S...
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BABYLON THE GREAT HARLOT
The judgment on Rome, which had been announced before, is now shown in
detail. The identification of 'Babylon' with Rome, here and elsewhere
in Rev., is supported (HDB.) by th...
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FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME
REVELATION
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 17
GOD DESTROYS BABYLON - REVELATION 17:1-19
THE *BEAST AND THE EVIL WOMAN - REVELATION 17:1-18...
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AND HE SAID UNTO ME... — Better, _And he_ (_i.e.,_ the angel
mentioned in Revelation 17:1) _saith, &c._ The waters on which the
harlot sits are explained as “multitudes.” We have thus a key to
the ima...
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CHAPTER XIII
THE BEAST AND BABYLOST.
Revelation 17:1
AT the close of chap. 16, we reached the end of the three great series
of judgments which constitute the chief contents of the Revelation of
St....
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The woman impiously rivals God (κύριος ἐπὶ ὑδάτων
πολλῶν, Psalms 29:3; Psalms cf.10). ὄχλοι is substituted
for the more common φυλαί, perhaps with an allusion (after
Ezekiel 16:15; Ezekiel 16:25;...
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Revelation 17:12-18 : the campaign of Nero and his vassal-kings
against Rome, which is slain by an arrow feathered from her own wings....
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An explanation of the vision, cautiously but clearly outlining the
Nero-saga....
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THE GREAT WORLD CITY OVERTHROWN
Revelation 17:1
This scarlet-attired woman is that miserable attempt made in every age
to counterfeit the true Church of the living God. Man does not like
the religion...
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We now come to the true unfolding of the nature of Babylon and the
detailed account of the judgment to fall on her. The name on the
forehead of Babylon commences with the word "Mystery." Babylon stand...
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In verse 1, the angel had bid John to come see the whore that sat on
many waters and now we learn the waters are nations....
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(31) And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the
whore sitteth, (32) are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and
tongues.
(31) This is the other part of the narration, as I said in...
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The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, signify the
different nations, in all which is a multitude of wicked, especially
among the great ones of this world. (Witham) --- And the ten
ho...
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(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 sait...
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It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not
observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the
chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one
o...
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The Bowl Judgments
I. INTRODUCTION
A. We have just finished with the final seven bowl judgments of the
Lord upon the earth, and the seas, and the atmosphere!
1. The earth is in total chaos and the...
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The characters of Babylon are first portrayed. Like the beast, she is
only one thing in the judgment but morally she is more important than
all the rest. The general character is the great active idol...
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AND HE SAITH UNTO ME,.... That is, the angel, who proposed to give
John the interpretation of the vision, he went on with it as follows:
THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, WHERE THE WHORE SITTETH,
Revela...
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And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore
sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Ver. 15. _Are peoples_] Fitly called waters for their instability a...
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_And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest where the whore
sitteth are peoples_, &c. In the former part of this description,
(Revelation 17:1,) _the whore_ is represented like ancient Babylon...
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The conclusion of the explanation:...
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AND HE SAITH UNTO ME, THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, WHERE THE WHORE
SITTETH, ARE PEOPLES AND MULTITUDES AND NATIONS AND TONGUES....
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GREAT BABYLON EXPOSED IN VIEW OF JUDGMENT
The next two Chapter s (17 and 18) deal with great Babylon, her
character, her self-exaltation and her judgment. This emphasizes the
solemnity of God's view o...
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_ 15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot
sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues._
A. This verse helps with some of the interpretation of this chapter.
B. The...
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15-18 God so ruled the hearts of these kings, by his power over them,
and by his providence, that they did those things, without intending
it, which he purposed and foretold. They shall see their fol...
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John saw _the great whore_ sitting upon _seven mountains,_ REVELATION
17:9, and _upon many waters,_ REVELATION 17:1; these signified her
dominion and jurisdiction over many people....
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A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian by an Anonymous Bishop
Moreover, by the waters, the cataracts broken forth meeting together
on all sides, and growing, were signified the peoples which grew up...
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‘And he says to me, “The waters which you saw, where the
prostitute sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations and tongues.
And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the
pros...
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THE SCARLET WOMAN AND THE BEAST (REVELATION 17:1).
This is a remarkable chapter for in it John rises above himself and
foresees the inevitable consequences of history. As with all the great
prophets h...
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Revelation 17:15. The fourfold designation of those who constitute the
WATERS spoken of in this verse is a clear proof that the harlot
exercises her sway over the _whole world,_ in travesty of Him ‘wh...
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WHERE THE HARLOT SITTETH
(ου η πορνος καθητα). Relative adverb ου (where)
referring to the waters (υδατα) of verse Revelation 17:1 on which
the harlot sits. Present middle indicative of καθημα.ARE...
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CONTENTS: The doom of Babylon, the last great ecclesiastical order.
CHARACTERS: Christ, John, 7 angels, beast.
CONCLUSION: There will be in the Tribulation period a great apostate
ecclesiastical syst...
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Revelation 17:1. _Come_ (up) _hither; I will shew thee the judgment of
the great whore, that sitteth upon many waters,_ or nations, as in
Revelation 17:15; and with whom the kings of the earth have co...
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FOR GOD PLACED IN THERE HEARTS. The prostitute sits on the waters,
which symbolize the nations, peoples, races and languages - that are
always working to oppose the church of Christ. The world in gene...
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THE JUDGMENT ON BABYLON
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
NOTICE that in the Old Testament, harlotry is the frequent
representation of apostasy. Babylon stands for the Apostate Church,
which is here f...
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EXPOSITION
REVELATION 17:1
AND THERE CAME ONE OF THE SEVEN ANGELS WHICH HAD THE SEVEN VIALS, AND
TALKED WITH ME, SAYING UNTO ME; _and spake with me, saying. _Omit
"unto me." This and the following c...
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_15 AND HE SAITH UNTO ME, THE WATERS WHICH THOU SAWEST, WHERE THE
WHORE SITTETH, ARE PEOPLES, AND MULTITUDES, AND NATIONS, AND TONGUES._
The angel explains what I said previously, that the waters wh...
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In chapter seventeen, we now have the specific judgment of God upon
the false religious system that has damned the souls of so many men
through deception. Jesus warned us to "beware of false prophets...
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Isaiah 8:7; Isaiah 8:8; Jeremiah 51:13; Jeremiah 51:42; Jeremiah 51:55
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The waters. The explanation of the symbol given here is in accordance
with Isaiah 8:7; Psalms 18:4; Psalms 18:16; Psalms 124:14.
Peoples and multitudes,
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MYSTIC AND COMMERCIAL BABYLON
Revelation 17:1 _and Revelation 18:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The seventeenth chapter of Revelation discusses what we call mystic
Babylon; and the eighteenth presents commer...
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Here the angel proceeds, and goes on farther in the explication of the
vision. By the WATERS whereon the whore sat, he declares, are to be
understood many and divers nations belonging to the Roman emp...