125Then in the spirit, the angel took me [John] into the wilderness, I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns and had foul words of blasphemy written all over it.

       This woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, she wore beautiful gold jewelry and precious gems and pearls. She held in her hand a golden goblet full of filth and immorality and obscenities.

            This mysterious name was written on her forehead: "Babylon the Great, Mother of all the prostitutes and obscenities of the world."

    I could see that she was drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Christ Jesus. I was so completely amazed that I just stood staring at her.