Rev 17:1-19:10 The Great Prostitute Part 2

Did you know that discerning the Great Prostitute of Revelation 17-18 is perhaps more important for the church today than understanding the Beast and the Mark of the Beast? In this episode, Rob and Vinnie look at John's description of the Great Prostitute in Rev 17-18. More importantly, they ask: "Who/what is the Great Prostitute today?" Their answer is revealing.

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Show notes:

The Great Harlot 17:1-19:10; The Bride 21:9-22:9

She sits on many waters 17:1; Which are people 17:15

17:6; 18:24 “slain”

“I was amazed after seeing her: greatly amazed” (17:6)

• “amazed” 4x: 13:3; 17:6, 7, 8

She is sitting on the Beast (17:3) 

• She “says in her heart, I sit as a queen’” (18:7)
• God is the One who is seated on the throne (4:1-2)

Note who is ruling! It is not empire per se. It is the economic, commercial side of the empire

The Beast, the FP, and the Dragon = Satanic Trinity

The Beast, the FP, the Prostitute

• The empire, embodied by the Beast, rules

• The False Prophet is the source of the propaganda that demanded the worship of the Beast
• Babylon/the Great Prostitute represents the material and economic of the empire 

John: wants us to see the Great Prostitute for what she really is: her wealth was brought about through deception, slavery, and murder

• “by means of your sorcery all the nations were deceived” (18:23)

“These will make war with the Lamb” (17:14)

“And those who are with Him [the Lamb] are called, chosen, and faithful” (17:14)

Empires are often destroyed by forces from within.

John’s use of women: misogyny/patriarchy?

1. Revelation also portrays the people of God as the Bride
2. Revelation’s imagery is not meant to suppose that Babylon is actually a female prostitute
3. John’s choice to depict Babylon as a prostitute must be viewed against the imperial portrait of the goddess Roma
4. Must be read in light of the biblical depiction of Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly in Proverbs 1-9 
5. The Greek word for “city” was a feminine noun that required a feminine pronoun
6. John was not writing from a position of power. He does not have the power to exclude or silence Jezebel
7. The imagery of making naked, devouring flesh, and burning with fire are all associated with siege warfare