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Bible Study: The Great Harlot and the Beast (Revelation 17)

Question

Who is the great harlot of Revelation 17? What is the scarlet beast she rides? How do the seven heads/mountains/kings and ten horns connect to Daniel 7's imagery? What is the relationship between the harlot and the woman of Revelation 12 (two women, two cities)? How does the beast that "goeth into perdition" (apōleia) connect to Paul's "son of perdition" (2 Thess 2:3)? What historicist identifications have been proposed?

Prior Study Context (PRE-FLIGHT)

Plan Entry (R.17)

  • Rev 17:1-6: woman on scarlet beast, purple/scarlet, gold/precious stones, cup of abominations, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT"
  • Rev 17:7-14: seven heads = seven mountains = seven kings; ten horns = ten kings (Dan 7:24 parallel)
  • Rev 17:8,11: beast "goeth into perdition" (apōleia) — same word as "son of perdition" (2 Thess 2:3)
  • Rev 17:16-18: ten horns turn on the harlot — self-destruction of the system
  • The harlot vs. the woman of Rev 12 — two women, two cities (Babylon vs. New Jerusalem)
  • Historicist identification: Roman papal system
  • Sanctuary dependencies: sanc-24 (Dan 7 — beast imagery)
  • Prior study references: rev-17-18-babylon-structure, rev-17-18-greek-grammar, nt-ties-daniel-7-12-together, revelation-historicist-proof

Key Findings from Prior Studies

From rev-17-18-babylon-structure/CONCLUSION.md: - Rev 17-18 is an EXPLANATORY EXPANSION of the 7th bowl, not a separate parallel sequence - The same bowl angel (one of the seven who had the bowls) guides John in Rev 17:1 - The phrase "in the Spirit" (en pneumati) at Rev 17:3 marks a new VANTAGE POINT (wilderness), not a new chronological section - Four "in the Spirit" markers structure Revelation: 1:10 (Patmos), 4:2 (heaven), 17:3 (wilderness), 21:10 (mountain) - Rev 17-18 answers the martyrs' cry of Rev 6:10: "How long... dost thou not judge and avenge our blood?" - Timeline: Bowls 1-6 → Bowl 7 ("It is done") → Rev 17-18 (Babylon explained) → Celebration (19:1-10) → Second Coming (19:11-21)

From rev-17-18-greek-grammar/CONCLUSION.md: - CRITICAL FINDING: KJV "reigneth" in Rev 17:18 is NOT basileuō ("to reign") but echousa basileian ("having kingdom") — present active participle of echō + noun basileia - John reserves basileuō EXCLUSIVELY for God, Christ, and the saints (7 uses in Revelation: 5:10; 11:15; 11:17; 19:6; 20:4; 20:6; 22:5) - The harlot city POSSESSES kingdom but does not legitimately REIGN — counterfeit sovereignty - Three-fold article pattern (he polis, he megale, he echousa basileian) emphatically identifies the city - basileia appears 3x in Rev 17: v.12 (ten kings "have received no kingdom as yet"), v.17 (ten kings "give their kingdom to the beast"), v.18 (city "having kingdom") - Kingdom treated as a transferable possession — received, given, held - Two women, two cities: harlot "has" kingdom (temporary) vs. saints "shall reign" (eternal); the harlot is the counterfeit of the New Jerusalem bride

From nt-ties-daniel-7-12-together/CONCLUSION.md: - NT authors demonstrably treat Daniel 7-12 as a unified prophetic narrative - Rev 13:2 is a deliberate COMPOSITE of all four Daniel 7 beasts in REVERSE order (leopard, bear, lion) - Rev 13:5 quotes Dan 7:8 VERBATIM in Greek: stoma laloun megala ("mouth speaking great things") - Rev 17:12 directly mirrors Dan 7:24: "The ten horns... are ten kings" (parallels tool scored this at 0.500 — highest in entire study) - The word apōleia (G684) connects Paul's "son of perdition" (2 Thess 2:3) to Rev 17:8,11 beast "goeth into perdition" - Paul's "man of sin" (2 Thess 2:3-4) FUSES characteristics from Dan 7:25, 8:11, and 11:36 into one figure - "The mystery of iniquity doth already work" (2 Thess 2:7) parallels "even now are there many antichrists" (1 John 2:18)

From revelation-historicist-proof/CONCLUSION.md: - Historicist interpretation proven by cumulative internal biblical evidence - Rev 12:5 (Christ's birth/ascension) + Rev 14:14-20 (harvest/Second Coming) establishes a ~2000-year span — only historicism accounts for this - Preterism and futurism were invented by Jesuits (Alcazar 1614, Ribera 1590) to deflect Protestant identification of papacy - The 1260-day prophecy (Rev 12:6; 13:5) = 538-1798 AD under the day-year principle - Three parallel sequences (churches, seals, trumpets) cover the same historical period from different perspectives

From rev-16-seven-bowls-judgment/CONCLUSION.md (R.16 — immediately preceding): - Rev 16:19 introduces "great Babylon came in remembrance before God" — the thymos-orge convergence establishing the wrath vocabulary that Rev 17-18 elaborates - The "great city" divided into "three parts" at 16:19 requires identification with or distinction from Babylon - Rev 18:24 ("in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints") directly echoes the lex talionis of 16:6 - The bowls are eschatological (post-probation), not historical - SP037 altar vindication arc: Stage 5 at Rev 16:7 (altar speaks), Stage 6 completes at Rev 19:1-2 with "hath judged the great whore... hath avenged the blood"

Study DB Query Results

rev-study.db — "great harlot Babylon scarlet beast seven heads": - rev-11-sea-beast-daniels-composite (0.518): Seven heads are arithmetic composite of Daniel 7's beasts (1+1+4+1=7) - rev-10-woman-dragon-war-heaven (0.512): Dragon with seven heads and ten horns (Rev 12:3) - rev-10-woman-dragon-war-heaven (0.479): Dragon's fourfold identification and Daniel 7 connections

rev-study.db — "seven mountains kings ten horns": - rev-09-seventh-trumpet-ark-revealed (0.527): Basileia vocabulary in Revelation - rev-07-trumpets-5-6-woes (0.500): Historical identifications - rev-10-woman-dragon-war-heaven (0.498): Daniel 7:7-25 fourth beast, little horn, time period

hist-study.db — "Revelation 17 harlot beast papacy Rome": - hist-12-revelation-13-14-beast-three-angels (0.560): Beast worship contest (proskyneō), therion 36x in Revelation - hist-09-why-not-preterism-futurism-idealism (0.554): Therion composite beast analysis - hist-11-revelation-12-woman-dragon-1260 (0.537): Woman, dragon, 1260-day period

Discovered Scope

Topics Found (from naves_semantic.py)

Topic Score Source Query Key Verse References
HORN 0.48 harlot/beast query DAN 7:7-24; 8:3-9,20; ZEC 1:18-21; REV 5:6; 12:3; 13:1,11; 17:3-16
BABYLON 0.44 harlot/beast query GEN 10:10; ISA 13; 14:4; JER 50; 51; DAN 2:21-38; 4:30; 7; REV 14:8; 16:19; 17; 18
BEASTS 0.44 harlot/beast query (See ANIMALS — cross-ref to Rev beast passages)
PIT 0.53 mountains/perdition query REV 9:1,2,11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1,3
MOUNTAIN 0.44 mountains/perdition query DEU 12:2; 1KI 14:23; ISA 13:2; MAT 17:20
KING 0.40 mountains/perdition query EZR 7:12; EZK 26:7; DAN 2:37; PRO 8:15; DAN 2:21
KINGDOM OF SATAN 0.42 mountains/perdition query MAT 12:26
IDOLATRY 0.48 mystery/iniquity query REV 2:14,20-22; 9:20,21; 14:8; 17:1-6
CHURCH 0.43 mystery/iniquity query REV 21:2,9; 22:17; GAL 4:26; HEB 12:22 (bride/city imagery)
MARTYRDOM 0.60 fornication/blood query REV 6:9-11; 11:7-12; 12:11; 16:6; 17:6
FORNICATION 0.52 fornication/blood query (See ADULTERY — spiritual fornication/idolatry)
JERUSALEM 0.54 two women/cities query PSA 46:4; 48:2; ISA 62:1-7; REV 21:2,10
BRIDE 0.44 two women/cities query REV 19:7,8; 21:2,9; 22:17; PSA 45:10-17; EZK 16:8-14
HARLOT (PROSTITUTE) 0.41 two women/cities query PRO 2:16; 7:11-27; HOS 2:13; JOS 2:3-6; HEB 11:31
SEVEN — keyword search REV 12:3; 13:1; 17:3,7,9,10 (seven heads/crowns/kings)

Verse References (from Nave's entries)

Babylon (OT prophecies against): - PSA 87:4; 137:8,9; ISA 13; 14:4-26; 21:1-10; 46:1,2; 47; 48:14,20; JER 21:4-10; 25:12-14; 27:1-11; 50; 51; EZK 21:19; 26; DAN 2:21-38; 4:10-26; 5:25-29; 7; HAB 1:5-11; ZEC 2:7-9

Babylon (figurative/prophetic in Revelation): - REV 14:8; 16:19; 17 (entire chapter); 18 (entire chapter)

Horn (symbolical): - DAN 7:7-24; 8:3-9,20; AMO 6:13; MIC 4:13; HAB 3:4; ZEC 1:18-21; REV 5:6; 12:3; 13:1,11; 17:3-16

Bottomless pit/abyss: - REV 9:1,2,11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1,3

Idolatry — licentiousness and wicked practices (most relevant to harlot imagery): - EXO 32:6,25; NUM 25:1-3; 1KI 14:24; EZK 16:17; 23:1-44; HOS 4:12-14; ROM 1:24,26,27; 1CO 10:7,8; REV 2:14,20-22; 9:20,21; 14:8; 17:1-6

Martyrdom (Revelation references): - PSA 44:22; REV 6:9-11; 11:7-12; 12:11; 16:6; 17:6

Bride (figurative — the true church/city): - PSA 45:10-17; EZK 16:8-14; REV 19:7,8; 21:2,9; 22:17

Church — backslidden/corrupt: - ISA 1:2-27; JER 2:5-34; 3:1-25; EZK 16:23; HOS 2; 4; REV 2:1-6,12-25; 3:1-4,14-20

Church — triumphant (contrasting city): - GAL 4:26; HEB 12:22,23; REV 3:12; 21:3,10

Jerusalem (prophetic): - PSA 46:4; 48:2; ISA 62:1-7; JER 3:17; ZEC 14:8-11; REV 21:2,10

Harlot/prostitute imagery: - PRO 2:16; 7:11-27; 9:13-18; ISA 23:15,16; HOS 2:13; DEU 23:18

Seven — symbolical in Revelation: - REV 12:3; 13:1; 17:3,7,9,10 (seven heads/crowns/kings)

King/Kingdom references: - EZR 7:12 ("King of kings"); EZK 26:7; DAN 2:37; DAN 2:21,37; DAN 4:17; PRO 8:15

Strong's Numbers Found (from semantic_strongs.py)

Strong's Word Relevance
G4204 pornē (harlot/whore) Core term — the great harlot of Rev 17:1,15,16; 19:2
G4202 porneia (fornication) Rev 17:2,4 — fornication with kings of the earth
G4203 porneuō (to commit fornication) Rev 17:2; 18:3,9 — kings "committed fornication" with her
H2181 zānāh (to commit adultery/play the harlot) OT background: Hosea, Ezekiel 16, 23 — Israel as unfaithful wife/harlot
H2183 zānūn (whoredom) Hosea's primary vocabulary for spiritual adultery
G684 apōleia (perdition/destruction) Rev 17:8,11 — beast "goeth into perdition"; 2 Thess 2:3 — "son of perdition"
H11 abaddōn (destruction/Abaddon) Rev 9:11 — "Abaddon" as name of abyss angel; connects to perdition theme
G3 Abaddōn (destroying angel) Rev 9:11 — "king" of the abyss; possible connection to beast from abyss (17:8)
G3466 mystērion (mystery) Rev 17:5 — "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT"; also Rev 1:20; 10:7; 17:7
G2847 kokkinos (scarlet) Rev 17:3,4 — scarlet beast, scarlet clothing
G4209 porphyra (purple) Rev 17:4; 18:12,16 — luxury/royal purple
H713 argāmān (purple) OT purple in tabernacle/priestly garments — contrast with harlot's purple
H8144 shānīy (scarlet/crimson) OT scarlet thread/fabric — tabernacle, priestly garments
Study Question/Title Relevance
rev-17-18-babylon-structure "What is happening in Rev 17-18?" Structural placement as 7th bowl expansion
rev-17-18-greek-grammar "Greek grammar of Rev 17:18" echousa basileian vs basileuō — counterfeit sovereignty
nt-ties-daniel-7-12-together "Do NT writings tie Daniel 7-12 together?" Dan 7:24
revelation-historicist-proof "Cumulative case for historicism" 1260-day fulfillment; historicist framework
rev-16-seven-bowls-judgment "Seven bowl judgments (Rev 16)" Rev 16:19 Babylon introduction; wrath vocabulary; altar vindication arc
rev-11-sea-beast-daniels-composite "Sea beast: Daniel's composite" Seven heads = arithmetic composite (1+1+4+1=7); SP108
rev-10-woman-dragon-war-heaven "Woman, dragon, war in heaven (Rev 12)" Dragon with seven heads/ten horns; woman in wilderness
revs-26-seven-heads-mountains-kings "Seven heads: mountains, kings, beast" Direct prior revs-series study on this exact topic

Focus Areas

  1. Rev 17:1-6 — The Harlot Description and OT Antecedents: The harlot imagery draws on Ezekiel 16 and 23 (Jerusalem/Judah as unfaithful harlot), Hosea 1-4 (Israel's spiritual adultery), and Isaiah 23:15-16 (Tyre as harlot). The research agent should retrieve Rev 17:1-6 with full chapter context, Ezekiel 16:15-43 and 23:1-35, Hosea 2:1-13, and Isaiah 1:21 ("How is the faithful city become an harlot!"). The purple/scarlet clothing and gold/precious stones must be compared with the tabernacle/priestly garments (Exo 28:5-8) — both use purple, scarlet, and gold, suggesting the harlot is a religious counterfeit. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:1-6 for the mystērion inscription.

  2. Rev 17:7-8 — The Beast that "Was, and Is Not, and Yet Is": This phrase (en kai ouk estin kai parestai) parallels and inverts the divine existence formula "which is, and which was, and which is to come" (Rev 1:4,8; 4:8). The beast emerges from the abyss (abyssos, G12) — the same location as the fifth trumpet's locusts (Rev 9:1-2,11) and where the dragon is bound (Rev 20:1-3). The research agent should retrieve Rev 17:7-8, Rev 1:4,8, Rev 4:8, Rev 9:1-2,11, Rev 11:7, and Rev 20:1-3. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:8 to analyze the existence formula. Look up G684 (apōleia) with --verses to trace "perdition" across NT.

  3. Rev 17:9-11 — Seven Heads = Seven Mountains = Seven Kings: This is the most debated identification section. "Seven mountains on which the woman sitteth" (v.9) — mountains can mean literal hills (Rome's seven hills) or kingdoms/powers (Jer 51:25 calls Babylon a "destroying mountain"; Dan 2:35,44-45 the stone becomes a great mountain). The "five are fallen, one is, the other is not yet come" formula (v.10) requires chronological sequencing. The research agent should retrieve Rev 17:9-11, Dan 2:35,44-45, Dan 7:17,23-24, Jer 51:25, Isa 2:2, and run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on Rev 17:9-10 (both --hybrid-ot and --hybrid-nt). The eighth who "is of the seven" (v.11) and "goeth into perdition" links to 2 Thess 2:3 — run parallels on Rev 17:11.

  4. Rev 17:12-14 — Ten Horns = Ten Kings and the Daniel 7:24 Parallel: The nt-ties study scored Rev 17:12 || Dan 7:24 at 0.500 (highest in that study). The ten horns "have received no kingdom as yet" but "receive power as kings one hour with the beast" (v.12). They "make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them" (v.14) — connecting to Rev 19:11-21 (Second Coming battle). The Lamb is "King of kings, and Lord of lords" (v.14) — the legitimate sovereignty (basileuō) denied to the harlot (echousa basileian, v.18). The research agent should retrieve Rev 17:12-14, Dan 7:7-8,20-24, and Rev 19:11-16. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:12-14 for the basileia vocabulary cluster. Look up G935 (basileus) with --verses.

  5. Rev 17:15-18 — Waters = Peoples, Horns Turn on the Harlot: The angel interprets the waters as "peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues" (v.15) — the same four-term list appears in Rev 13:7 (beast's universal authority) and Dan 7:14 (Son of Man's authority). The ten horns "shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire" (v.16) — the system self-destructs. "God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will" (v.17) — divine sovereignty over the judgment. The research agent should retrieve Rev 17:15-18, Isa 8:7 (waters = peoples/nations), Jer 51:13 (Babylon sits on many waters), and Rev 13:7. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:16-18.

  6. The Two Women, Two Cities Contrast (Rev 12 vs Rev 17; Rev 17 vs Rev 21): Revelation's literary architecture contrasts two women who are two cities: (a) The pure woman of Rev 12 (clothed with the sun, in the wilderness) vs. the harlot of Rev 17 (clothed in purple/scarlet, in the wilderness); (b) The harlot/Babylon (Rev 17-18) vs. the bride/New Jerusalem (Rev 21:2,9-10). Note the structural parallel: bowl angel shows harlot (17:1), Lamb's wife shown by bowl angel (21:9). The research agent should retrieve Rev 12:1-6, Rev 17:1-6, Rev 21:1-2,9-14 and create a synoptic comparison table.

  7. The "Son of Perdition" Link (Rev 17:8,11 || 2 Thess 2:3): The word apōleia (G684) connects these texts. Paul's "man of sin... the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God" (2 Thess 2:3-4) fuses Daniel 7:25, 8:11, and 11:36 (from nt-ties study). Revelation's beast also "goeth into perdition." The research agent should retrieve 2 Thess 2:1-12, Rev 17:8, Rev 17:11, John 17:12 (Judas called "son of perdition" — same phrase), and run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on Rev 17:8 and Rev 17:11 (both directions). Look up G684 (apōleia) with search_strongs.py --lexicon and --verses.

  8. Historicist Identification: The plan specifies searching Elliott, Barnes, Guinness, Newton. Protestant reformers unanimously identified the harlot/Babylon with the Roman papal system. Key identifiers: (a) sits on seven mountains/hills (Rome), (b) clothed in purple and scarlet (papal vestments), (c) "MYSTERY" inscription (mystery religions absorbed into medieval Christianity), (d) "drunk with the blood of the saints" (persecution history), (e) "reigneth over the kings of the earth" (medieval papal supremacy). The research agent should look for these historical connections and document the identification chain. Also note Rev 17:6 says she was drunk with the blood of the saints AND the blood of the martyrs of Jesus — two groups implying a long persecuting history.

  9. DOA Null-Hypothesis Assessment for Rev 17: Following the plan's DOA null-hypothesis testing requirement, the research agent must assess whether any Rev 17 elements are DOA-specific vs. general sanctuary/prophetic imagery. The harlot sits on the beast that "ascends out of the abyss" — is this connected to the DOA scapegoat/Azazel (sent to the wilderness/abyss)? The "mystery" inscription may connect to "the mystery of iniquity" (2 Thess 2:7). The research agent should specifically note which elements, if any, are DOA-specific versus general prophetic/judgment imagery.

  10. Rev 17:5 — "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH": The mystērion (G3466) inscription on her forehead may connect to: (a) Roman custom of prostitutes wearing name-bands, (b) the "mystery of God" that shall be finished at the seventh trumpet (Rev 10:7), (c) the "mystery of iniquity" (2 Thess 2:7), (d) the "mystery of the woman" the angel will explain (Rev 17:7). "Mother of harlots" implies daughter systems. The research agent should retrieve Rev 10:7, 2 Thess 2:7, and look up G3466 (mystērion) with search_strongs.py --verses to trace its usage across NT.

Research Instructions

You are the Research Agent. Execute this study by:

  1. Read the SKILL.md at C:/Users/Michael/.claude/skills/bible-study3/SKILL.md (Windows) for full tool documentation and principles
  2. Read your agent instructions at C:/Users/Michael/.claude/skills/bible-study3/agents/research-agent.md (Windows)
  3. Follow the answer-question workflow from the skill
  4. Write research files to this folder:
  5. 01-topics.md - Nave's topics and full entries (retrieve full entries for: BABYLON, HORN, PIT, IDOLATRY, MARTYRDOM, HARLOT, BRIDE, SEVEN, CHURCH — especially BACKSLIDDEN and TRIUMPHANT subsections)
  6. 02-verses.md - All verse texts retrieved with context for:
    • Rev 17:1-18 (entire chapter) — retrieve with full chapter context
    • The OT harlot/unfaithful city passages: Ezk 16:15-43; Ezk 23:1-35; Hos 2:1-13; Isa 1:21; Isa 23:15-17; Jer 51:7,12-13,25
    • The Daniel 7 parallel passages: Dan 7:7-8,17,20-24; Dan 2:35,44-45
    • The two women/two cities: Rev 12:1-6; Rev 21:1-2,9-14
    • The perdition/man of sin: 2 Thess 2:1-12; John 17:12
    • The waters = peoples: Isa 8:7; Jer 51:13; Rev 13:7
    • The purple/scarlet priestly garments: Exo 28:5-8
    • Supplementary: Rev 1:4,8; 4:8 (existence formula); Rev 9:1-2,11; 11:7; 20:1-3 (abyss/bottomless pit); Rev 10:7 (mystery of God); Rev 19:1-2 (altar arc completion)
  7. 04-word-studies.md - Strong's research for ALL listed numbers:
    • G4204 (pornē) — CRITICAL: trace all NT/Rev occurrences
    • G4202 (porneia) — fornication vocabulary
    • G684 (apōleia) — perdition: trace ALL 20 NT occurrences
    • G3466 (mystērion) — mystery: trace all 27 NT occurrences
    • G2847 (kokkinos) — scarlet: all NT uses
    • G4209 (porphyra) — purple: all NT uses
    • G935 (basileus) — king: Rev occurrences especially
    • G932 (basileia) — kingdom: Rev 17 cluster (vv.12,17,18)
  8. raw-data/ - Raw tool output organized by category
  9. Do NOT write 03-analysis.md or CONCLUSION.md — those are for the analysis agent

Specific Research Directives

  1. Priority verses to retrieve with FULL CHAPTER context:
  2. Revelation 17 (entire chapter)
  3. Daniel 7 (full chapter — beast/horn/judgment context)
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2 (full chapter — man of sin)
  5. Ezekiel 16 (vv. 15-43 minimum)

  6. Ezekiel 23 (vv. 1-35 minimum)

  7. Required cross-testament parallels (run BOTH --hybrid-ot AND --hybrid-nt):

  8. Rev 17:1 (judgment of the great whore)
  9. Rev 17:5 (Mystery Babylon)
  10. Rev 17:8 (beast that was, is not, shall ascend out of abyss)
  11. Rev 17:9 (seven mountains)
  12. Rev 17:12 (ten horns are ten kings — compare Dan 7:24)
  13. Rev 17:14 (Lamb is King of kings)
  14. Rev 17:16 (horns turn on harlot)

  15. Rev 17:18 (the woman is the great city)

  16. Required Greek parsing:

  17. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:1-6 (harlot description, mystērion inscription)
  18. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:7-8 (beast existence formula)
  19. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:9-11 (seven heads/mountains/kings)
  20. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:12-14 (ten horns/kings, King of kings)
  21. Run greek_parser.py on Rev 17:15-18 (waters=peoples, horns turn, echousa basileian)

  22. Run greek_parser.py on 2 Thess 2:3-4 (son of perdition)

  23. Required word traces:

  24. G684 (apōleia) — --verses for every translation (perdition, destruction, waste, etc.)
  25. G3466 (mystērion) — --verses for "mystery" and "mysteries"
  26. G4204 (pornē) — --verses for all translations (harlot, whore)
  27. G2847 (kokkinos) — --verses for "scarlet"
  28. G4209/G4210 (porphyra/porphyrous) — --verses for "purple"

Workflow

answer-question

Scoped: 2026-03-18 Folder: bible-studies/rev-17-great-harlot-beast/