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**Advice to translators**: In English, one cannot say “do idolatry” or “do adultery.” Instead, one must say “commit idolatry” or “commit idolatry.”
See: Revelation 17:15-18
See: Metaphor; Bride of Christ; Adultery; Prostitute (Prostitution); Idolatry (Idol); Church
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Bride of Christ](../articles/brideofchrist.md); [Adultery](../articles/adultery.md); [Prostitute (Prostitution) ](../articles/prostitute.md) ; [Idolatry (Idol)](../articles/idolatryidol.md); [Church](../articles/church.md)
See Map: Babylon
### Why is she “seated on many waters”?
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**Advice to translators**: In English, one cannot say “do idolatry.” Instead, one must say “commit idolatry.
See: Metaphor; Adultery
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Adultery](../articles/adultery.md)
### How do the people get drunk?
People got drunk because they drank too much wine. John wrote about getting drunk. This was a metaphor. The people drank too much from the cup the woman was holding. He wanted to write that the people did the evil things the woman taught. They committed idolatry.
See: Metaphor; Idolatry (Idol)
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md);[Idolatry (Idol)](../articles/idolatryidol.md)
### How did John get carried away in the Spirit?
John wrote he was carried away by the Spirit. This means God gave him a vision.
See: Holy Spirit; Vision
See:[Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Vision](../articles/vision.md)
### What was the woman sitting on?
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Some scholars think John wrote about a woman who was a false teacher. They think her clothes were a symbol. Perhaps John was writing about the church where she taught. He may been writing about how the church building looked. Or perhaps John wrote about the clothes the false teacher wore.
See: Symbol
See: [Symbol](../articles/symbol.md)
### What was written on her forehead?
The woman had something written on her forehead. Some scholars think this was a metaphor. She knew she taught the wrong things. And even wanted people to know she taught the wrong things. She was not ashamed about the things she taught.
See: Metaphor
See:[Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
### How was the woman drunk?
John wrote that the woman was drunk. This was a metaphor. He wanted to say that she persecuted and killed many Christians.
See: Metaphor; Persecute (Persecution)
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Persecute (Persecution)](../articles/persecute.md)
## 17:7-13
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Hell is often described as a bottomless pit. When John wrote about the bottomless pit, he wanted to say Satan gave these rulers power.
See: Hell; Satan (The Devil)
See:[Hell](../articles/hell.md);[Satan (The Devil)](../articles/satan.md)
### What is the book of life?
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John wrote about the seven heads being symbols. They were symbols of the seven mountains on which the woman spoke. Scholars think John wrote about the seven hills around the city of Rome. The woman rules. She sits in the same way someone would sit on a throne.
See: Symbol; Throne
See: [Symbol](../articles/symbol.md); [Throne](../articles/throne.md)
### Who are the seven kings?
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Other scholars think John wrote about seven different empires who ruled large parts of the world near Israel. When John wrote that five had fallen, he wanted to write that they did not rule anymore. The Roman Empire was the sixth great kingdom ruling the world. The seventh kingdom had not yet begun to rule the world.
See: Metaphor
See:[Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
### Who is the eighth king?
John wrote about an eighth king. This king will rule the seventh kingdom. John wrote about the antichrist. The antichrist will rule for a time. However, God promises that the antichrist is going to be destroyed.
See: Antichrist
See: [Antichrist](../articles/antichrist.md)
### What are the ten horns?
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1. Other scholars think these were other nations that helped the Roman Empire when they fought against Israel shortly after Jesus returned to heaven.
1. Other scholars think John wrote about what Daniel wrote about. He wrote about the ten toes of a statue (see: Daniel 2). They think these are ten rulers who will help the antichrist to rule.
See: Metaphor; Antichrist; Heaven
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Antichrist](../articles/antichrist.md); [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md)
### How will the kings receive a kingdom?
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Jesus is the lamb. The kings will war against Jesus and the people who serve him.
See: Lamb of God
See: [Lamb of God](../articles/lambofgod.md)
### Who are “the called ones, the chosen ones, and the faithful ones”?
Christians are the called ones, the chosen ones, and the faithful ones.
See: Call (Calling); Elect
See: [Call (Calling)](../articles/call.md); [Elect (Election)](../articles/elect.md)
### Why will the beast and the ten kings hate the prostitute?
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See: Revelation 17:1
See: Prostitute (Prostitution); Symbol; Antichrist
See:[Prostitute (Prostitution) ](../articles/prostitute.md) ; [Symbol](../articles/symbol.md); [Antichrist](../articles/antichrist.md)
### What will the kings and beast do to the prostitute?
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See: Revelation 1:8; 17:1; 1 Kings 21:23; 2 Kings 9:33-37
See: Prostitute (Prostitution); Metaphor; Antichrist
See: [Prostitute (Prostitution) ](../articles/prostitute.md) ; [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Antichrist](../articles/antichrist.md)