'Rev 17:15-18

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The beast destroys the prostitute (Rev 17:15-18)

In their pursuit of power and prosperity, people may develop international cooperation (Rev 17:15), but hatred and jealousy eventually bring disunity and conflict (cf. James 4:1-2).

As the prostitute has relied on the beast to carry her, so the human race has relied on the forces of Satan to achieve stability, growth, wealth and power. But as the prostitute is killed by the beast that supported her, so the human race is destroyed by the very forces it has used to advance itself (Rev 17:16).

People have a desire to build a society that is independent of God, and in the end God uses that desire to bring about their punishment (Rev 17:17-18).