1. The Adulterous woman that rides the beast. 17:1-6 V.1 a) Sitting harlot - I. One of the 7 bowl angels begins to show John the harlot, the wicked religious movement, the united religious network. II. She is a harlot, meaning that she is Committing and Causing spiritual uncleanness, she is the personification of spiritual adultery. Isaiah 23:15-17 III. She sits on many waters, the waters represents many peoples. v.15 Jer.51:13 IV. She is the counterpart of the bride of the Lamb; chapter 21:9 is very similar to this invitation. V.2 b) Sharing sin - I. She is causing the inhabitants of the earth to worship her gods and be intoxicated with her evil pleasures. Jer.51:7 II. Her occult and religious practises are revealed in Isaiah Ch. 47. V.3 c) Scarlet beast - I. John is being carried away in a vision to a spiritual wilderness, a very dry place where there is no life. II. The harlot sits on the beast that arose from the earth (The Antichrist and the revived Roman Empire), the harlot impacts the beast for a season. III. The scarlet (Red) beast has 7 heads, which speaks of 7 empires and kings: 12:3; 17:7-11 1st empire - Egypt. 3000-1100 B.C. 2nd empire - Assyria. 750-612 B.C. 3rd empire - Babylon. 612-539 B.C. Dan.7:4; 8:4 4th empire - Medo-Persia. 539-331 B.C. Dan.7:5; 8:3 5th empire - Greece. 331-146 B.C. Dan.7:6 6th empire - Rome. 146 B.C. - 476 A.D. Dan.7:7 7th empire - Revived Roman Empire. Dan.9:26-27 IV. The beast has 10 horns, it speak of the 10 ruling kings of the Revived Roman Empire that Antichrist rules over. 17:12-17; Dan.7:7-8, 24 V.4 d) Sinful appearance - I. The harlot is adorned with royalty (Purple) and blood (Scarlet). II. The harlot is adorned with riches and wealth. III. The harlot has a cup full of her religious evil idolatries and deceptions. Deut.18:9; 29:17; 32:16; Jer.51:7; 1.Cor.10:19-21 V.5 e) Secret name - The harlot who appears to be good and the answer for the world, is revealed to be the opposite: I. She is a mystery, for unbelievers she will be difficult to understand. II. She is the ancient spiritual Babylon. III. She has produced many religious harlots on the earth, a whole network under her rule. IV. She has caused abominations on the earth. V. Roman harlots wore a label with their names on their foreheads. V.6 f) Saints blood - I. The harlot is intoxicated with blood; she enjoys killing the saints. II. John is amazed, perhaps this vision is an eye opener for him concerning the religious wicked system.