Revelation 17:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ On her forehead was written a mysterious name: “Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and of every abomination on the earth.” ⁶ And I noticed that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who had borne witness to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was utterly astounded. ⁷ But the angel said to me, “Why are you astounded? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and the ten horns that carries her. Read full chapter