Julie
So the great prostitute of the world is all of the bad things that people are enticed to do and those that give into those temptations will be judged harshly in the end. Those that are followers of God will rejoice when God reigns down his judgement on them.
We should have integrity, love and care for others and not turn our back on those in need.
Michelle
In this reading, Babylon, sounds like a city of terrible things and people doing terrible things that go against what God has commanded. That being the case, it sounds like God will destroy Babylon for these things and he and the angels are telling people to repent and leave so they do not fall with Babylon. When you read about Babylon's history it talks about "the Queen of the Night" goddess of sex and love that is worshipped by people. This seems to relate, but historical info says Babylon has "fallen" twice in history. So, I can't tell, again, if what we are reading has actually happened or will happen in the future, like there will be another Babylon.
I think that's a good interpretation of today's Proverb. This one seemed to have a theme compared to the others.
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