Revelation 17:1
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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 prostitute who sits on many waters,
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBabylon, once the capital of a powerful Mesopotamian empire on the Euphrates River in present-day Iraq, became a biblical symbol of arrogant opposition to God and oppression of his people. In Revelation 17:1, “Babylon” represents the corrupt, idolatrous world power condemned for spiritual unfaithfulness.
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Revelation 17:1 mentions Babylon.
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