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Revelation 18

The Fall of Babylon the Great

After^a these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, ^band the earth was illuminated with his glory. 2 And he cried ¹mightily with a loud voice, saying, ^a“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and ^bhas become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and ^ca cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all the nations ^ahave drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, ^band the merchants of the earth have become rich through the ¹abundance of her luxury.”
4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, ^a“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 ^aFor her sins ¹have reached to heaven, and ^bGod has remembered her iniquities. 6 ^aRender to her just as she rendered ¹to you, and repay her double according to her works; ^bin the cup which she has mixed, ^cmix double for her. 7 ^aIn the measure that she glorified herself and lived ¹luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as ^bqueen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 Therefore her plagues will come ^ain one day—death and mourning and famine. And ^bshe will be utterly burned with fire, ^cfor strong is the Lord God who ¹judges her.

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

9 ^a“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her ^bwill weep and lament for her, ^cwhen they see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ^a‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! ^bFor in one hour your judgment has come.’
11 “And ^athe merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: 12 ^amerchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; 13 and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and ^asouls of men. 14 The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have ¹gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 and saying, ‘Alas, alas, ^athat great city ^bthat was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! 17 ^aFor in one hour such great riches ¹came to nothing.’ ^bEvery shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18 ^aand cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ^b‘What is like this great city?’
19 ^a“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! ^bFor in one hour she ¹is made desolate.’
20 ^a“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you ¹holy apostles and prophets, for ^bGod has avenged you on her!”

Finality of Babylon’s Fall

21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, ^a“Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and ^bshall not be found anymore. 22 ^aThe sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore. 23 ^aThe light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, ^band the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For ^cyour merchants were the great men of the earth, ^dfor by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24 And ^ain her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who ^bwere slain on the earth.”

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