Once again John is in the spirit and led to a place, the desert, where he is given the visions. This time it is of the woman, the harlot, maybe represented by a city, Babylon. All of the evils of the city are described, the kings who have been adulterous with the woman, along with the beast. Yet, Rev 17:14 states that the Lamb will overcome them because, He is the Lord of lords and King of Kings and with him will be the called, chosen and faithful followers. That is the promise we must hang onto as we read of the pain and punishment taking place on this earth.
The readers of these texts thought of Rome, with its 7 hills and the sins of the city. They and we, however, must remember the beast has power only until God's words are fulfilled.
One more thought: the text talks about the great Babylon. It was great and ceretainly filled with sin of every sort including the murder of God's people until the blood flowed in the streets. However, today we can not find Babylon; it has been utterly destroyed and God's city Jerusalem, stands strong and well, after many centuries. God will take care of His own - and wins in the end.
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