Revelation Study 22. Revelation 17:1-18, pgs 141-150 (part 1)
"God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath" (16:19). Babylon's fall was promised in 14:8 and glimpsed in 16:19, but it is so important to the message of the Revelation that two chapters are now devoted to it." Chapter 17 and 18 expand on the effect of the seventh bowl Why is prostitution wrong? It disconnects pleasure from everything else the the totality of sex act is meant to include: intimacy/relationship, responsibility, spiritual union. The act of sex is inappropriate reward for payment of money. An artist who 'prostitutes' himself/herself compromises creative vision, or personal values in exchange for money, fame, commercial success or social approval. Something deeply personal has become a commodity. These 2 acts have in common the giving up of something of great significance for an inappropriate price. The 'great prostitute' (v.1) is not an innocent victim. She revels in her sta...