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Zechariah 5:5-11 | Revelation 17 & 18 |
Woman sitting in a basket. | Woman sitting on the Beast, seven mountains, and many waters. |
Emphasis on commerce (a basket measuring grain). | Emphasis on commerce. |
Woman's name is wickedness. | Woman's name is Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth. |
Focus on false worship (a temple is built for the woman). | Focus on false worship. |
Woman is taken to the land of Shinar (Babylon). | Woman is called Babylon. |
Attribute |
The Harlot
(Revelation 17) |
The City
(Revelation 18, 19) |
Named Babylon | Rev. 17:5 | Rev. 18:2 |
Called "The Great Harlot" | Rev. 17:1 | Rev. 19:2 |
Holding a Cup | Rev. 17:4 | Rev. 18:6 |
Fornicating with Kings | Rev. 17:2 | Rev. 18:3 |
Drunk with Wine of Immorality | Rev. 17:2 | Rev. 18:3 |
Persecuting Believers | Rev. 17:6 | Rev. 18:24; 19:2 |
Destroyed by Fire | Rev. 17:16 | Rev. 18:8, 18 |
Destroyed by God | Rev. 17:17 | Rev. 18:5, 8 |
Clothed with Purple, Scarlet, Gold, Precious Stones, Pearls | Rev. 17:4 | Rev. 18:16 |
Wealthy | Rev. 17:4 | Rev. 18:3, 7, 12-14 |
Sitting | Rev. 17:1, 7, 15 | Rev. 18:7 |
Global Influence | Rev. 17:1-2, 15, 18 | Rev. 18:3, 9, 11; 19:2 |
Spiritual Wickedness | Rev. 17:5 | Rev. 18:23 |