The Bible Book of Revelation Chapter 17

Revelation 17 is one of the most mysterious and symbolic chapters in the Bible, describing a woman riding a scarlet-colored beast, the fall of Mystery Babylon, and the political powers that will control the world in the last days. This chapter reveals how false religion and political power unite against God’s truth—but are ultimately destroyed.

This chapter connects directly to:
✔ Genesis 11 – The first Babylon (Tower of Babel), a rebellion against God.
✔ Daniel 2 & 7 – The Beast system, its kingdoms, and its final form.
✔ Revelation 13 – The Beast, the Mark, and the world’s deception.
✔ Revelation 18 – Babylon’s total destruction.

🔥 Mystery Babylon is a deceptive global system leading the world into rebellion—until God destroys it.

✔ The world is being prepared for Mystery Babylon—globalism, false religion, and deception.
✔ True believers must remain spiritually separate from Babylon (Revelation 18:4).
✔ Christ’s victory is certain—the Lamb will overcome (Revelation 17:14).

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Revelation 17:3-5 – “I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-colored beast… having seven heads and ten horns. And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.”

What Does the Woman Represent?

✔ In prophecy, a “woman” represents a church or religious system. Learn More.

• A pure woman = God’s true church (Revelation 12:1 // Isaiah 54:5-6 // 2 Corinthians 11:2 // Ephesians 5:25-27).
• A corrupt woman = A fallen religious system (Revelation 17:1-5 // Isaiah 1:21 // Revelation 18:3).
  ✔ She rides a beast, meaning she controls a political power. See 1^st beast notes below.
  ✔ She is called “Mystery Babylon” because she continues the spiritual rebellion of ancient Babylon—opposing God’s truth.

Who is This Woman?

✔ The Roman Catholic Church system (not individual Catholics)

✔ The Papacy is a religious power that also controls political kingdoms. See Also. This is why global leaders—Presidents, Top Businessmen, Country Kings, and Top Celebrities—visit the Vatican, reinforcing its influence.”

✔ It calls itself the “Mother Church“—matching the prophecy of being the “Mother of Harlots.”

🔹 The woman represents a religious system that is unfaithful to God and seeks power over nations.
🔹 She controls the First Beast and influences the Second Beast to enforce false worship.

Revelation 17:3 So he caried me away in the Spirit into the wildernesse: and I saw a woman sit vpon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemie, hauing seuen heads and ten hornes.

Key Features of This Beast

1. Scarlet-colored – Symbolizes power, corruption, and possibly sin.
2. Full of names of blasphemy – Represents opposition to God.
3. Seven heads and ten horns – Connects directly to the first beast of Revelation 13 and Daniel 7‘s prophecy.

Characteristics of the First Beast:

✔ Rises from the sea = Comes from a populated area (Europe). What is Sea? Revelation 17:15 // Isaiah 17:12-13 // Psalm 65:7
✔ Seven heads & ten horns = Connected to the division of Rome. What is a Horn? Daniel 7:24

The Ten Horns

✔ Receives power from the dragon (Satan) = Papal Rome inherited power from Pagan Rome. Revelation 12 shows the dragon using Pagan Rome to attack Christ at His birth. “The Dragon represents Satan (Revelation 12:9) but also works through Pagan Rome (Revelation 12:3-5). The transition of power from Pagan Rome to Papal Rome was historically seen when Constantine moved the capital to Constantinople, leaving the Pope in Rome with increasing authority.”

✔ Rules for 42 prophetic months (1,260 years) = The Papacy ruled from 538 AD to 1798 AD. In 1798 she received a “Deadly Wound” when Napoleon invaded in 1796 and then took papal power in 1798. “Deadly Wound” Healed 1929. March 538 AD – The Ostrogoths, the last of the three Arian tribes opposing the Papacy, were removed from Rome, solidifying her power. The year 538 AD was a turning point in the history of the Roman Empire. It marked the end of the power of the Ostrogoths and the rise of the Roman Catholic Church.

✔ Speaks blasphemies = Claims to be God on Earth “Papal Infallibility” and forgives sins: “Priests forgive sins” (Mark 2:7). “The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ himself, hidden under the veil of flesh.” – Catholic National, July 1895.

✔ Persecutes the saints = The Inquisition, the killing of millions of Bible-believing Christians.

Who is the First Beast?

✔ Papal Rome – The Roman Catholic Church System.
✔ It is a religious power that also governs politically.
✔ It has persecuted God’s people and changed God’s laws (Daniel 7:25 – “shall think to change times and laws”). Gregorian Calendar / Sunday Worship
✔ It will rise again to enforce false worship in the last days. In the works with Sunday Laws.

🔹 This is the Beast that enforces the “Mark of the Beast” (false worship) with the help of the Second Beast.

Rev 17:1  And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 
Rev 17:2  With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 
Rev 17:3  So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 
Rev 17:4  And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 
Rev 17:5  And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 
Rev 17:6  And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 
Rev 17:7  And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 
Rev 17:8  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 
Rev 17:9  And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 
Rev 17:10  And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 
Rev 17:11  And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 
Rev 17:12  And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 
Rev 17:13  These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 
Rev 17:14  These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 
Rev 17:15  And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 
Rev 17:16  And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 
Rev 17:17  For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 
Rev 17:18  And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.