Whore of Babylon

The Whore of Babylon or Babylon the Great is one of several Christian and Rastafarian allegorical figures of supreme evil, who is mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. She is associated with the figures of the Antichrist and the Beast of Revelation.

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Babylon - Christian - Rastafarian - Allegorical - Evil - Book of Revelation - Bible - Antichrist - Beast

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She makes her appearance in Revelation chapter 17, in which she is described as:

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"the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 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. 17:1-2 KJV)

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She moreover bears the title, "Mystery, Babylon the Great, The Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth". She is furthermore described as being "drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus." (Rev. 17:5-6) Her apocalyptic downfall is prophesied in Chapter 18.

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Apocalyptic - Prophesied

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