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Revelation 17:18

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

Revelation 17:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 17:18

Theological / Devotional

The woman. See on v. 3.

That great city. Literal Babylon was the “great city” of ancient times (see Additional Note on Dan. 4). From the days of Babel the city of Babylon has been representative of organized opposition to the purposes of God on earth (see on Gen. 11:4–6; Rev. 14:8). A city is a highly organized and integrated association of human beings. Hence, how appropriate is “Babylon the great” as a prophetic symbol for the organized, universal, apostate religious organization.

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