Revelation 17
| Revelation 17 | |
|---|---|
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Revelation 13:16-14:4 on Papyrus 47 from the third century. | |
| Book | Book of Revelation |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 27 |
| Category | Apocalypse |
Revelation 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.[3][4] It mainly describes the judgment of the Whore of Babylon.
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 47 (3rd century; extant: verses 1-2)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- This chapter is divided into 18 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Revelation 17:1-6 = The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast
- Revelation 17:7-18 = The Meaning of the Woman and the Beast
Verse 1
- Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,"[5]
Verse 5
- And on her forehead a name was written:
- MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
- THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
- AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
- OF THE EARTH.[6]
Verse 16
- And the ten horns which you saw on[d] the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire.[7][8]
See also
- Book of Daniel
- Jesus Christ
- John's vision of the Son of Man
- Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament
- Whore of Babylon
- Other related Bible parts: Zechariah 12, Revelation 4, Revelation 6, Revelation 13, Revelation 14, Revelation 15, Revelation 16
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ↑ Revelation 17:1
- ↑ Revelation 17:5
- ↑ Revelation 17:16
- ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 17:16
This article incorporates text from a work in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).
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