Revelation 17:2 Meaning and Explanation
“With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The harlot has drawn the kings of the earth into her unfaithfulness and left the nations intoxicated by it.
What Does Revelation 17:2 Mean?
The angel describes the harlot's reach before John sees her. Earthly kings have joined themselves to her, and the ordinary inhabitants of the world have drunk her wine until they stagger. The language of fornication, borrowed from the prophets, pictures a whole civilization that has traded loyalty to God for the allurements of a seducing power.
Sin here is not merely private failure but something poured out like wine that dulls the senses of a whole world. Those who drink it lose the clear sight that would let them see where they are being led. The warning is gentle and severe at once: the things that promise pleasure can leave a person too numb to notice the danger, and only a sober heart can recognize the difference between the world's intoxication and the joy God gives.
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What does Revelation 17:2 mean?
The harlot has drawn the kings of the earth into her unfaithfulness and left the nations intoxicated by it.