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Revelation 18
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Revelation 18 . 1
1 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.TOSKRevelation 18:1
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2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.IPIsaiah 13:21TOSKRevelation 18:2TTNimrod (The First Empire Builder) Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)
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3 All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”TOSKRevelation 18:3
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4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.IPJeremiah 51:45 Isaiah 52:11TOSKRevelation 18:4TTCyrus (Gentile Deliverer) Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods)
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5 For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.IPJeremiah 51:9TOSKRevelation 18:5
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6 Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.IPPsalm 137:8TOSKRevelation 18:6
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7 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’IPIsaiah 47:7-8TOSKRevelation 18:7
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8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”TOSKRevelation 18:8
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9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.IPEzekiel 27:33TOSKRevelation 18:9
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10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”TOSKRevelation 18:10
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11 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—TOSKRevelation 18:11
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12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;TOSKRevelation 18:12
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13 of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.TOSKRevelation 18:13
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14 And they will say: “The fruit of your soul’s desire has departed from you; all your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be seen again.”TOSKRevelation 18:14
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15 The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,TOSKRevelation 18:15
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16 saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!TOSKRevelation 18:16
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17 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distanceTOSKRevelation 18:17
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18 and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.TOSKRevelation 18:18
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19 Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”TOSKRevelation 18:19
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20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.TOSKRevelation 18:20
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21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.IPJeremiah 51:63TOSKRevelation 18:21
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22 And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.IPIsaiah 24:8TOSKRevelation 18:22
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23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”TOSKRevelation 18:23
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24 And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.TOSKRevelation 18:24
Intertextuality Pairs 9
Trajectory Tables 6
- Babylonian Exile Trajectory Table
- Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer) Trajectory Table
- Nimrod (The First Empire Builder) Trajectory Table
- Plagues of Egypt (Judgment on False Gods) Trajectory Table
- Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry) Trajectory Table
- Tower of Babel (Division Reversed) Trajectory Table