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                                                      By Hudson Millar

This is what is said about the Great Prostitute described in the book of Revelation.

“Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. “Come,” he said, “I will show you the condemnation and punishment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,” Revelation‬ ‭17‬:‭1‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/rev.17.1.NET

The metaphor of the ‘many waters’ is explained clearly.

“Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw (where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.” Revelation‬ ‭17‬:‭15‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/rev.17.15.NET

That is another way of saying the whole world.

More is said about her.

“On her forehead was written a name, a mystery: “Babylon the Great, the Mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.” I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭17‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/rev.17.5-6.NET

This woman is the enemy of the saints (God’s holy children) and drinks their blood, which suggests takes their life (Rev 13:10 see appendix below).  She is called the ‘Mother of Prostitutes’.

I learned something new recently about her name.  Her name in Greek is (Mother of πόρνη) pornē.

This word is pronounced por’-nay, and it is not a big leap to know what modern word has come from her name, yes it is ‘porn’.

Here is the history of this word.

The word “porn” is an abbreviation of “pornography,” which originated in the mid-19th century (circa 1842) from the French pornographie, derived from the Greek pornographos (“writing about or depicting prostitutes”). It combines pornē (“prostitute” or “bought”) and graphein (“to write, draw, or paint”). 

Her power has come about initially through printing, but now because of the internet this verse is literally fulfilled, she rides the waters of the whole world.

As Christians we must be alert, she is trying to kill us, she is an enemy we must not forget this. We overcome her by knowing who we are ‘chosen by God’ and by doing what is required of us, ‘faithfulness.’ We are called the ‘chosen and faithful’, or to put it another way it is a mutual relationship, he chooses us and we choose him, he is faithful to us and we are faithful to him. He is of course better than us 2 Tim 2:13 (Appendix below)

Here is a verse later in the same chapter (Revelation 17:14) where I got this truth.

“They (10 kings (10 horns) and their king ‘the best with these horns’, ridden by the prostitute). Will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of Lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”Revelation‬ ‭17‬:‭14‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/rev.17.14.NET

To conclude, there will eventually come to the west, governmental murder of God’s chosen, but until then don’t forget the rider of this beast has her own cup of blood.  There are many ways to take life, or to cause one to become unfaithful, learn from these proverbs.

“Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes; for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.” Proverbs‬ ‭6‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/pro.6.25-26.NET

“A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.” Proverbs‬ ‭6‬:‭32‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/pro.6.32.NET

“She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him. Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare till an arrow pierces his liver – like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.” Proverbs‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬-‭23‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/pro.7.22-23.NET

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Appendix- The 144,000 Jewish evangelists:

“These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb, and no lie was found on their lips; they are blameless.” Revelation‬ ‭14‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭NET‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/rev.14.4-5.NET

See the qualifications of these Jewish evangelists needed to defeat the prostitute, among a few things it required chastity.

Appendix- The prostitute’s cup of blood

“If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed. This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.” Revelation‬ ‭13‬:‭10‬ ‭NET‬ https://bible.com/bible/107/rev.13.10.NET

Appendix- God is faithful even if we are not

“If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬ ‭NET‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/107/2ti.2.13.NET