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Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Reflections: Reading the book of revelation today: 6 of 9

BACKGROUND The Revelation of John is part of a group of writings known as "apocalyptic" literature. The base Greek word is "apocolypsis" which translates in English as "revealing" or "unveiling". A key element for any apocalyptic writing is that the world is beyond any hope of salvation and therefore must be destroyed. At th...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Revelation 17: 4 of 6

Revelation 17 OVERVIEW The last cycle of 7 destructions is finished and John is shown the judgment of a woman clothed in purple and scarlet sitting on a scarlet beast. The beast has 7 heads and 10 horns. The woman has a message written on her forehead reading: "Mystery, Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and of the abo...