Revelation 18:1-19:21

Fallen Is Babylon

After these things I saw another ^aangel ^bcoming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was ^cillumined with his glory. 2 And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “¹^aFallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she ^bhas become a dwelling place of demons and a ²prison of every ^cunclean spirit, and a ²prison of every unclean bird ³and a ²prison of every unclean and hateful beast. 3 For all the nations ¹have drunk of the ^awine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, and ^bthe kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the ^cmerchants of the earth have become rich by the power of her ²^dsensuality.”
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “^aCome out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; 5 for her sins have ¹^apiled up as high as heaven, and God has ^bremembered her iniquities. 6 ^aPay her back even as she paid, and ¹give her back double according to her deeds; in the ^bcup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7 ^aTo the degree that she glorified herself and ^blived ¹sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning, for she says in her heart, ‘^cI sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’ 8 For this reason ^ain one day her plagues will come, ¹pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be ^bburned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her ^cis strong.
9 “And ^athe kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and ^blived ¹sensuously with her, will ^ccry and lament over her when they ^dsee the smoke of her burning, 10 ^astanding at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘^bWoe, woe, ^cthe great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in ^done hour your judgment has come.’
11 “And the ^amerchants of the earth ^bcry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore— 12 cargo of ^agold and silver and precious ¹stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from precious wood and ²bronze and iron and marble, 13 and cinnamon and amomum and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargo of horses and carriages and ¹human beings and ²^ahuman lives. 14 And the fruit ¹you long for has gone from you, and all things that were splendid and shining have passed away from you and men will no longer find them. 15 The ^amerchants of ^bthese things, who became rich from her, will ^cstand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, crying and mourning, 16 saying, ‘^aWoe, woe, ^bthe great city, she who ^cwas clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and ¹adorned with gold and precious ²stones and pearls; 17 for in ^aone hour such great wealth has been laid ^bwaste!’ And ^cevery shipmaster and every ¹passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, ^astood at a distance, 18 and were ^acrying out as they ^bsaw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘^cWhat is like ^dthe great city?’ 19 And they threw ^adust on their heads and were crying out, crying and mourning, saying, ‘^bWoe, woe, the great city, in which all who have ships at sea ^cbecame rich by her ¹wealth, for in ^bone hour she has been laid ^dwaste!’ 20 ^aRejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and ^bapostles and prophets, because ^cGod has ¹pronounced judgment for you against her.”
21 Then ¹a ^astrong angel ^bpicked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, ^cthe great city, be thrown down with violence, and ^dwill not be found any longer. 22 And ^athe sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the ^bsound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer; 23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the ^avoice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your ^bmerchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived ^cby your sorcery. 24 And in her was found the ^ablood of prophets and of saints and of ^ball who have been slain on the earth.”

Hallelujah!

After these things I heard something like a ^aloud voice of a great crowd in heaven, saying,
“^bHallelujah! ^cSalvation and ^dglory and power belong to our God; 2 ^abecause His ^bjudgments are ^ctrue and righteous; for He has judged the ^dgreat harlot who was corrupting the earth with her sexual immorality, and He has ^eavenged the blood of His slaves shed by her hand.” 3 And a second time they said, “^aHallelujah! ^bHer smoke rises up forever and ever.” 4 And the ^atwenty-four elders and the ^bfour living creatures ^cfell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, “^dAmen. ^eHallelujah!” 5 And a voice came from the throne, saying,
“^aGive praise to our God, all you His slaves, ^byou who fear Him, the small and the great.” 6 Then I heard something like ^athe voice of a great crowd and like ^bthe sound of many waters and like the ^csound of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
“^aHallelujah! For the ^dLord our God, the Almighty, reigns.

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

7 Let us rejoice and be glad and ^agive the glory to Him, for ^bthe marriage of the Lamb has come and His ¹^cbride has made herself ready.” 8 And it was given to her to clothe herself in ^afine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the ^brighteous acts of the saints.
9 Then ^ahe *said to me, “^bWrite, ‘^cBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’” And he *said to me, “^dThese are true words of God.” 10 Then ^aI fell at his feet to worship him. ^bBut he *said to me, “¹Do not do that! I am a ^cfellow slave with you and your brothers who ^dhave the witness of Jesus. Worship God! For the witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw ^aheaven opened, and behold, a ^bwhite horse, and He who sits on it is called ^cFaithful and True, and in ^drighteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His ^aeyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many ^bdiadems; having a ^cname written on Him which no one knows except Himself, 13 and being clothed with a ^agarment dipped in blood, His name is also called ^bThe Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in ^afine linen, ^bwhite and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15 ^aAnd from His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may ^bstrike down the nations, and He will ¹^crule them with a rod of iron; and ^dHe treads the wine press of the wrath of the rage of God, the Almighty. 16 And He has on His garment and on His thigh ^aa name written, “^bKING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
17 Then I saw ¹an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to ^aall the birds which fly in ^bmidheaven, “^cCome, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may ^aeat the flesh of kings and the flesh of ¹commanders and the flesh of strong men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, ^bboth free men and slaves, and ^csmall and great.”
19 Then I saw ^athe beast and ^bthe kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with Him who ^csits on the horse and with His army.

The Beast and False Prophet Are Seized

20 And the beast was seized, and with him the ^afalse prophet who ^bdid the signs ¹^cin his presence, by which he ^ddeceived those who had received the ^emark of the beast and those who ^fworshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the ^glake of ^hfire which burns with ²brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which ^acame from the mouth of Him who ^bsits on the horse, and ^call the birds were filled with their flesh.