Revelation 18
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The Fall of Babylon
1#Eze 43:2; Rev 17:1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2#Rev 14:8; Jer 51:37He cried out mightily with a loud voice, saying:
“ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’#Isa 21:9.
She has become a dwelling place of demons,
a haunt for every unclean spirit,
and a haunt for every unclean and hateful bird.
3#Rev 14:8; 17:2 For all the nations have drunk
of the wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality,
the kings of the earth have committed adultery with her,
and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the
abundance of her luxury.”
4#2Co 6:17; Isa 48:20Then I heard another voice from heaven saying:
“ ‘Come out of her, my people,’#Jer 51:45.
lest you partake in her sins,
and lest you receive her plagues.
5#Jer 51:9; Rev 16:19 For her sins have reached up to heaven,
and God has remembered her iniquities.
6#Ps 137:8; Jer 50:15 Render to her as she has rendered to you,
and repay her double for her deeds;
in the cup which she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.
7#Zep 2:15 To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
so give her torment and sorrow;
for in her heart she says,
‘I sit as a queen, and am no widow,
and will see no sorrow.’#Isa 47:7–8.
8#Jer 50:31; 50:34 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—
death and mourning and famine.
And she will be utterly burned with fire,
for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
9#Rev 17:2; 18:3“The kings of the earth, who have committed adultery and lived luxuriously with her, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning. 10#Rev 18:19; 18:8; 14:8Standing far off for the fear of her torment, they will say:
‘Alas, alas for that great city,
that mighty city, Babylon!
In one hour your judgment has come.’
11#Rev 18:3; 18:15“The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more: 12#Rev 17:4the merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen, purple, silk and scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, all artifacts of ivory, all merchandise of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13#Eze 27:13; 1Ti 1:10and cinnamon and incense, myrrh and frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves and souls of men.
14‘The fruit that your soul lusted after
has departed from you,
and all the things which graceful and exquisite
have departed from you,
and you shall never find them.’
15#Rev 18:3; Eze 27:31“The merchants of these things, who gained wealth by her, will stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16#Rev 17:4and saying:
‘Alas, alas, that great city,
that was arrayed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet,
and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!
17#Rev 17:16 In one hour such great riches came to nothing!’
“All sea captains and seafaring men, sailors and all who trade by sea, stood far off, 18#Rev 13:4; 18:9–10and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What city is like this great city?’ 19#Jos 7:6; Rev 18:10They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying:
‘Alas, alas, that great city,
in which all who had ships in the sea
grew rich from her wealth!
In one hour she has been laid waste!’
20#Lk 11:49–50; Rev 6:10 “Rejoice over her, O heaven
and saints and apostles and prophets,
for God has avenged you against her.”
21#Jer 51:63–64; Eze 26:21Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying:
“With such violence
shall that great city Babylon be thrown down,
and shall be found no more.
22#Jer 25:10; Eze 26:13 The sound of harpists and musicians, flute players and trumpeters,
shall not be heard in you any more.
No craftsman of any craft
shall be found in you any more,
and the sound of a millstone
shall not be heard in you any more.
23#Isa 23:8; Na 3:4 The light of a lamp
shall shine in you no more,
and the voice of bridegroom and of bride
shall be heard in you no more.
For your merchants were the great men of the earth,
and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.
24#Rev 17:6; Jer 51:49 In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints
and of all who were slain on the earth.”
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