 | 1823 - 836 pagine
...doubtful or concealed, but now made manifest ; and lastly', the mysteries of Antichrist, or of " Babylon the great, the mother of harlots, and of the abominations of the earth." In this latter sense, it has been well said, that " there are no mysteries in the gospel." In the quotation... | |
 | 1823 - 836 pagine
...doubtful or concealed, but now made manifest ; and lastly, the mysteries of Лиtichrisi, or of " Babylon the great, the mother of harlots, and of the abominations of the earth." la this latter sense, it has been xvell said, that " there are no mysteries in the gospel." In the... | |
 | John Chappel Woodhouse - 1828 - 482 pagine
...prominent object exhibited by the angel, on which we are called to fix our principal attention : " Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of the abominations of the earth.'''' This title, pronounced to be a mystery, is written upon her forehead. " Come hither," says the angel... | |
 | Joseph Fletcher - 1829 - 502 pagine
...of Christian Rome, as it is called, and engraven alike by history and prophecy, is Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and of the Abominations of the Earth!!* But if Daniel, St. Paul, and St. John are to be viewed as speaking thus plainly of the papal apostacy,... | |
 | Alexander Campbell - 1835 - 502 pagine
...abominations and pollution of her whoredom. And she had on her forehead, her name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.— And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus:... | |
 | Joseph Mede - 1836 - 296 pagine
...the chiefest of the Churches, "honoured as a mother in Israel," should become a " Babylonish whore, a mother of harlots and of the abominations of the earth," (Rev. xvii.) such a one as whereby the "outmost court of the Temple of God should not only be prophaned, but trodden... | |
 | 1853 - 1048 pagine
...the Church of God, which was intended for the renovation of the world, was transformed into " Babylon the great, the mother of harlots, and of the abominations of the earth ;" and to complete her awfully degraded character, she became " dnnik with the blood of the saints,"... | |
 | Moses Stuart - 1845 - 520 pagine
...done in the version. VOL. n. 41 (5) And upon her forehead was a name mysteriously written : BABYt.ON THE GREAT; (the mother of harlots, and of the abominations of the earth). The inscription of names on the forehead is a frequently recurring idea, in this book; see 2: 17. 7:... | |
 | Joseph MEDE - 1845 - 350 pagine
...wherein, the chiefest of the Churches, honoured as a mother in Israel, should become a Babylonish whore, a mother of harlots and of the abominations of the earth (Rev. xvii.) : such a one as * TINE'S. f whereby the outmost court of the Temple of God should not only be profaned,... | |
 | Alfonso Maria de' Liguori (st.) - 1846 - 310 pagine
...country. In Rome is fulfilled the prediction, " AND UPON HER FOREHEAD WAS A NAME WRITTEN, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS, AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." * The Priest cannot, except in some cases, absolve his own accomplice, but the matter can be managed... | |
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The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. 
