Purple and Scarlet were also worn by the Levitical Priests. The "whore of Babylon" was riding on the "beast". The beast was the Roman government of that day and the whore was the Jewish religious establishment of that day. It's in the past - not in our future. The religious leaders of Jesus' day had him arrested and crucified with the help of the Roman Government. Yes I'm a Preterist....
I guess it’s both ways, but time is explicitly associated with purple and scarlet, describing the clothing of those in the Vatican.
Purple and Scarlet were also worn by the Levitical Priests. The "whore of Babylon" was riding on the "beast". The beast was the Roman government of that day and the whore was the Jewish religious establishment of that day. It's in the past - not in our future. The religious leaders of Jesus' day had him arrested and crucified with the help of the Roman Government. Yes I'm a Preterist....