Revelation 18
The Fall of
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And after these things I saw another
angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was
lightened with his glory.
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And he cried mightily with a strong
voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, Is.
21.9 and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold
of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Is.
13.21 · Jer.
50.39
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For all nations have drunk of the wine of
the wrath of her fornication, Jer. 51.7 and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with
her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the
abundance of her delicacies.
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And I heard another voice from heaven,
saying, Come out of her, my people, Is. 48.20 · Jer. 50.8 that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not
of her plagues.
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For her sins have reached unto heaven, Jer.
51.9 and God hath remembered her iniquities.
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Reward her even as she rewarded you, Ps.
137.8 · Jer.
50.29 and double unto her double according to her works:
in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double.
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How much she hath glorified herself, and
lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she
saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no
sorrow.
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Therefore shall her plagues come in one
day, Is. 47.8, 9 death,
and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire:
for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
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And the kings of the earth, who have
committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail
her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her
burning,
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standing afar off for the fear of her
torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty
city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. Ezek. 26.16-18
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And the merchants of the earth shall
weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any
more:
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the merchandise of gold, and silver, and
precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and
silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of
ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass,
and iron, and marble,
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and cinnamon, and odors, and ointments,
and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and
beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls
of men.
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And the fruits that thy soul lusted after
are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly
are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at
all.
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The merchants of these things, which were
made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment,
weeping and wailing,
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and saying, Alas, alas, that great city,
that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked
with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
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For in one hour so great riches is come
to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and
sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
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and cried when they saw the smoke of her
burning, saying, What city is like unto this great
city!
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And they cast dust on their heads, and
cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city,
wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of
her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. Ezek.
27.25-36
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Rejoice over her, thou heaven, Jer. 51.48 and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath
avenged you on her.
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And a mighty angel took up a stone like
a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus
with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, Jer.
51.63, 64 and
shall be found no more at all. Ezek. 26.21
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And the voice of harpers, and musicians,
and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in
thee; Ezek. 26.13 and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be
found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard
no more at all in thee;
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and the light of a candle shall shine no
more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the
bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: Jer. 25.10 for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy
sorceries were all nations deceived.
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And in her was found the blood of
prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. Jer. 51.49
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