Revelation 18 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Fall of Babylon the Great

Rev 18:1After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

Rev 18:2

Rev 18:2And he cried mightily[fn] with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!

Rev 18:3

Rev 18:3“For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”

Rev 18:4

Rev 18:4And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.

Rev 18:5

Rev 18:5“For her sins have reached[fn] to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

Rev 18:6

Rev 18:6“Render to her just as she rendered to you,[fn] and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her.

Rev 18:7

Rev 18:7“In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’

Rev 18:8

Rev 18:8“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[fn] her.

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

Rev 18:9

Rev 18:9“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,

Rev 18:10

Rev 18:10“standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’

Rev 18:11

Rev 18:11“And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

Rev 18:12

Rev 18:12“merchandise 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;

Rev 18:13

Rev 18:13“and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.

Rev 18:14

Rev 18:14“The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have gone from you,[fn] and you shall find them no more at all.

Rev 18:15

Rev 18:15“The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

Rev 18:16

Rev 18:16“and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

Rev 18:17

Rev 18:17‘For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance

Rev 18:18

Rev 18:18“and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What is like this great city?’

Rev 18:19

Rev 18:19“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! For in one hour she is made desolate.’

Rev 18:20

Rev 18:20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles[fn] and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”

Finality of Babylon’s Fall

Rev 18:21

Rev 18:21Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore.

Rev 18:22

Rev 18:22“The 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.

Rev 18:23

Rev 18:23“The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

Rev 18:24

Rev 18:24“And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”

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NKJV Footnotes

(18:2)

NU-Text and M-Text omit mightily.

(18:5)

NU-Text and M-Text read have been heaped up.

(18:6)

NU-Text and M-Text omit to you.

(18:8)

NU-Text and M-Text read has judged.

(18:14)

NU-Text and M-Text read been lost to you.

(18:20)

NU-Text and M-Text read saints and apostles.

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