17:5,6
There are times in the Bible when Israel and Judah are referred to as prostitutes and adulterers, Ezekiel 16 and 23 are the prime examples of this. But here we see the world system, Babylon called the great mother of prostitutes. And she was drunk on the blood of God’s people. At the time that Revelation was written Nero and Domitian had carried out acts of great violence against Christians. Jesus said if the world hated Him it would hate us (John 15:18). The world hates those who love Jesus. Who bear testimony to Him.
17:7,8
John is astonished at what he sees. We might think “is there really such evil in the world?”. The angel answers him, and the answer would seem to apply to both before and after the millennium. The seven heads and ten horns show that the beast has many tentacles. Some people think Islam is the greatest enemy, others may think it is atheism or secularism, or communism, or fascism, or capitalism. There are many facets to her evil. She once was, which I take as the time of the great tribulation. “Now is not” could be the time of the millennium, and “yet will come out of the Abyss” is the time of the final battle after the millennium. When the beast reappears those who are not saved will be amazed.
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