Golden Cup
“And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:” (Rev 17:4 KJV)
The woman is arrayed as if she were royalty- from her clothes to the cup she holds. Even though she and the golden cup that she holds is beautiful to behold, the cup shows what is in her heart- abominable sin. This shows the spiritual condition of the world and the false religion that it follows.