Revelation 17:18

And the woman which thou sawest,.... Rev 17:3 as there described,

is that great city, often mentioned in this book; great Babylon, the city of Rome, Rev 11:8 which reigneth over the kings of the…

And the woman which thou sawest - Rev 17:3. Is that great city - Represents that great city. Which reigneth over the kings of the earth - Rome would of course be understood by this language in the…

And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth - It has already been shown that the woman sitting upon the seven-headed beast is a representation of the…

Here we have some account of the downfall of Babylon, to be more fully described in the following chapter.

I. Here is a war begun between the beast and his followers, and the Lamb and his followers.…

that great city&c. Again as in Rev 17:17 the designation of Rome is unmistakeable. The words cannot be glossed, "Babylon is (now represented by) Rome," but must mean "Babylon isRome."

which reigneth…