Revelation 17

© 10-21 Colin Melbourne

Who Is The Woman on the Beast?

Q: Can you explain who the woman and beast are, and the meaning of Babylon, in the Revelation prophecy Chapter 17?

A: You refer to Rev. 17:3 KJV where the Holy Ghost, through John, writes:

I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

God first introduced her as the great whore (Rev. 17:1). She is characterized vividly in the Holy Bible using all capitals in Rev. 17:5 KJV;