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Historically, Protestant commentators emphasized parallels between the Whore and the papacy. The ''Geneva Bible'' (1540) connects the papacy to the Whore by portraying it as a continuation of imperial Rome: "A scarlet color, that is, with a red and purple garment: and surely it was not without cause that the Romish clergy were so much delighted with this color."<ref>''Geneva Bible'' (1560), Commentary for Revelation 17:3.</ref> There is also, "That harlot, the spiritual Babylon, which is Rome."<ref>''Geneva Bible'' (1560), Commentary for Revelation 17:4.</ref> In his 1706 Bible commentary, Matthew Henry identified those who followed the whore with those that "have been bewitched and enslaved by the papacy."<ref>Matthew, Henry, ''[https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/revelation/17.html Complete Commentary on Revelation 17]''.</ref> This view has waned in recent years due to increased cooperation between Protestants and Catholics (though the cooperation is mainly on social issues such as [[abortion]]); however, it is still the prevalent view within [[fundamentalism]] especially within [[Independent Baptist]] churches.
Historically, Protestant commentators emphasized parallels between the Whore and the papacy. The ''Geneva Bible'' (1540) connects the papacy to the Whore by portraying it as a continuation of imperial Rome: "A scarlet color, that is, with a red and purple garment: and surely it was not without cause that the Romish clergy were so much delighted with this color."<ref>''Geneva Bible'' (1560), Commentary for Revelation 17:3.</ref> There is also, "That harlot, the spiritual Babylon, which is Rome."<ref>''Geneva Bible'' (1560), Commentary for Revelation 17:4.</ref> In his 1706 Bible commentary, Matthew Henry identified those who followed the whore with those that "have been bewitched and enslaved by the papacy."<ref>Matthew, Henry, ''[https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/revelation/17.html Complete Commentary on Revelation 17]''.</ref> This view has waned in recent years due to increased cooperation between Protestants and Catholics (though the cooperation is mainly on social issues such as [[abortion]]); however, it is still the prevalent view within [[fundamentalism]] especially within [[Independent Baptist]] churches.
== External links ==
*[https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/columns/ad-fontes/who-is-the-whore-of-babylon-and-why-does-it-matter/ Who Is The Whore Of Babylon? (And Why Does It Matter?)], The Gospel Coalition
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