Originally posted by whipsandchainsamerica
In my opinion,the whore of babylon is a city but it is also a woman.
There are reasons for thinking of this woman as a metaphorical woman.
Very much Old Testament practice, certainly in the prophets.
The city of Babylon is portrayed as a woman in places like Isaiah ch47.
Jeremiah ch4 v30 portrays the city of Jerusalem in terms that are very similar to the vision in Revelation ch13;
"You dress in scarlet, deck yourself with ornaments of gold", etc.
I was looking at these passages in the "other woman" thread cited in the OP.
So, yes, the being "thirsty" for blood is metaphorical, and does mean that the entity represented by this image is pleased at their
deaths.
edit on 13-12-2010 by DISRAELI because: (no reason given)