Revelation 17:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Revelation 17:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Revelation 17:4 is a verse from the book of Revelation in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a go..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Revelation 17:4 — KJV
“And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: decked: Gr. gilded”
— Revelation 17:4 (KJV)
Revelation 17:4 in Context — About the Book of Revelation
Revelation pulls back the curtain on history's finale: the risen Christ walking among His churches, the throne room of heaven, judgment on evil, and a new heaven and new earth where God wipes every tear away. Written to persecuted believers, its message is singular — the Lamb wins.
Cross-References for Revelation 17:4
“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, thyine: or, sweet”
Shares key themes with Revelation 17:4: purple, scarlet, gold
“And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!”
Shares key themes with Revelation 17:4: purple, scarlet, decked
“Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 17:4: colour, gold, precious
“Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 17:4: gold, golden, cup
“The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.”
Shares key themes with Revelation 17:4: gold, precious, stones
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