John's vision here is of a "great prostitute," representing a "religious Babylon" which sets itself opposed to God.

Revelation 17:4 — The New International Version (NIV). 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls.

4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, ...

The Lord alone by His coming can make the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ. The "purple" is the badge of empire; even as in ...

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour. Which may be expressive of her grandeur, authority, and power, sitting as a queen, and sovereign in ...

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.

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

The description in Revelation 17:4 serves as a warning to believers about the dangers of being seduced by worldly temptations and false doctrine. In the ...

4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and ...