Drunken with the blood of the saints (μεθυουσαν εκ του αιματος των αγιων). Present active feminine accusative singular participle …

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints. This refers to a reeling, intoxicated harlot—for that is the image maintained th…

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

This mother prostitute is also the source of the shed blood of the followers of Jesus (cf. 2:13), the martyrs referred to throughout the book (6:9;…

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints ,
&c.] To see a woman drunk is a shameful sight; but to see…

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…