And the angel said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.
The Lamb shall overcome, though to earthly eyes His army seems absurdly weak beside the great red dragon. Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords; all powers of earth and hell bow to His check and control. His followers are called, chosen, and faithful, such an army under such a Commander will carry all the world before them.
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Commenting on Revelation 17:14-18
These waters signify the vast multitude of people belonging to Rome Papal's jurisdiction, of divers languages and kingdoms. They are compared to waters because of their vast numbers, their overwhelming force, their constant flux as generations succeed one another, and their instability, they will hate the whore they love, and at last utterly cease.
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Waters naturally represent a multitude of people, and here they show that vast numbers would be subject to this power, composed of different nations and languages. No government, not Babylon, Macedon, nor ancient Rome, ever ruled over such great diversity of peoples speaking so many different tongues.
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