Upon her forehead a name written (επ το μετωπον αυτης ονομα γεγραμμενον). Roman harlots wore a label with their names on their bro…

And upon her forehead. This means in a circlet around her forehead. That is, it was made prominent and public, as if written on t…

And upon her forehead . . .—It was usual for harlots to wear their name on the forehead; but the name here is more than a…

The woman has a title written on her forehead, showing that in spite of all her royal glamour she is nothing but a prostitute. It was customary for…

And upon her forehead was a name written
As the high priest had on his mitre upon his forehead written, holiness to …

Rome clearly appears to be meant in this chapter. Pagan Rome subdued and ruled with military power, not by artifice and flatteries. She generally l…